Al-Furqan 25:57
The Criterion · Meccan · Juz 19 · Page 365
I Ask No Payment
قُلۡ مَآ أَسۡـَٔلُكُمۡ عَلَيۡهِ مِنۡ أَجۡرٍ إِلَّا مَن شَآءَ أَن يَتَّخِذَ إِلَىٰ رَبِّهِۦ سَبِيلࣰا ٥٧
Say: I ask of you no reward for this, save that whoso will may choose a way unto his Lord.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
Say: “I ask of you no payment, except that whoever wills may take a way to his Lord.”
Insight
According to Elmalılı, his only wish is that people seek nearness to Allah through faith and obedience.
Reflect
Do good without expecting return.
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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