At-Tur 52:40
The Mount · Meccan · Juz 27 · Page 525
Do You Ask a Payment?
أَمۡ تَسۡـَٔلُهُمۡ أَجۡرࣰا فَهُم مِّن مَّغۡرَمࣲ مُّثۡقَلُونَ ٤٠
Or askest thou (Muhammad) a fee from them so that they are plunged in debt.
Translation: Marmaduke Pickthall
Meaning
Or do you ask of them a payment, so they are by debt burdened down?
Insight
According to Elmalılı, the Prophet asked no payment for his advice and mission.
Reflect
Do a good deed for free 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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