Adh-Dhariyat 51:19
The Winnowing Winds · Meccan · Juz 26 · Page 521
The Asker and the Deprived
وَفِيٓ أَمۡوَٰلِهِمۡ حَقࣱّ لِّلسَّآئِلِ وَٱلۡمَحۡرُومِ ١٩
And in their wealth the beggar and the outcast had due share.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
And in their wealth was a right for the one who asks and the deprived.
Insight
Elmalılı explains “sa’il” as the one who asks, who begs; and “mahrum” as the needy who, thought rich because of their reserve, are deprived even of charity.
Reflect
Notice today someone too dignified to ask.
This short note is based on Elmalılı Hamdi Yazır’s Turkish commentary and has not yet been reviewed by a scholar.
Elmalılı’s commentary
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