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At-Tawbah 9:99

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وَمِنَ ٱلْأَعْرَابِ مَن يُؤْمِنُ بِٱللَّهِ وَٱلْيَوْمِ ٱلْـَٔاخِرِ وَيَتَّخِذُ مَا يُنفِقُ قُرُبَـٰتٍ عِندَ ٱللَّهِ وَصَلَوَٰتِ ٱلرَّسُولِ ۚ أَلَآ إِنَّهَا قُرْبَةٌ لَّهُمْ ۚ سَيُدْخِلُهُمُ ٱللَّهُ فِى رَحْمَتِهِۦٓ ۗ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ

But among the bedouins are some who believe in Allāh and the Last Day and consider what they spend as means of nearness to Allāh and of [obtaining] invocations of the Messenger. Unquestionably, it is a means of nearness for them. Allāh will admit them to His mercy. Indeed, Allāh is Forgiving and Merciful.

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Tafsir Muyassar

Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Saudi Arabia

ومن الأعراب مَن يؤمن بالله ويقرُّ بوحدانيته وبالبعث بعد الموت، والثواب والعقاب، ويحتسب ما ينفق من نفقة في جهاد المشركين قاصدًا بها رضا الله ومحبته، ويجعلها وسيلة إلى دعاء الرسول صلى الله عليه وسلم له، ألا إن هذه الأعمال تقربهم إلى الله تعالى، سيدخلهم الله في جنته. إن الله غفور لما فعلوا من السيئات، رحيم بهم.

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