Al-Hadid 57:7
The Iron · Medinan · Juz 27 · Page 538
Wealth in Trust
ءَامِنُواْ بِٱللَّهِ وَرَسُولِهِۦ وَأَنفِقُواْ مِمَّا جَعَلَكُم مُّسۡتَخۡلَفِينَ فِيهِۖ فَٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ مِنكُمۡ وَأَنفَقُواْ لَهُمۡ أَجۡرࣱ كَبِيرࣱ ٧
Believe in Allah and His messenger, and spend of that whereof He hath made you trustees; and such of you as believe and spend (aright), theirs will be a great reward.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
Spend from that of which He has made you trustees.
Insight
According to Elmalılı, faith in Allah must go with faith in His Messenger, who brings and explains His commands; and wealth is a trust in human hands.
Reflect
Spend today, remembering your wealth is a trust.
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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