Al-Fajr 89:20
The Dawn · Meccan · Juz 30 · Page 593
Excessive Love of Wealth
وَتُحِبُّونَ ٱلۡمَالَ حُبࣰّا جَمࣰّا ٢٠
And love wealth with abounding love.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
And you love wealth with immense love.
Insight
According to Elmalılı, they cling to wealth with all their greed, not thinking that wealth hoarded and not spent on good is squandered by heirs in dissipation.
Reflect
Spend part of something you have saved on a good cause today.
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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