Al-Munafiqun 63:9
The Hypocrites · Medinan · Juz 28 · Page 555
Let Not Wealth and Children Distract
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ لَا تُلۡهِكُمۡ أَمۡوَٰلُكُمۡ وَلَآ أَوۡلَٰدُكُمۡ عَن ذِكۡرِ ٱللَّهِۚ وَمَن يَفۡعَلۡ ذَٰلِكَ فَأُوْلَـٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلۡخَٰسِرُونَ ٩
O ye who believe! Let not your wealth nor your children distract you from remembrance of Allah. Those who do so, they are the losers.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
Let not your wealth and children divert you from the remembrance of Allah.
Insight
According to Elmalılı, this warns believers who know honour belongs to Allah and His Messenger and who seek the divine honour reserved for believers.
Reflect
Make time for remembrance today amid work and family.
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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