Surah Al-Isra — Verse 26

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وَءَاتِ ذَا ٱلْقُرْبَىٰ حَقَّهُۥ وَٱلْمِسْكِينَ وَٱبْنَ ٱلسَّبِيلِ وَلَا تُبَذِّرْ تَبْذِيرًا

Waati tha alqurba haqqahuwalmiskeena wabna assabeeli walatubaththir tabtheera

Verse recitation

Translations of this verse 11

Saheeh International

And give the relative his right, and [also] the poor and the traveler, and do not spend wastefully.

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

Give relatives their due, and the needy, and travellers- do not squander your wealth wastefully:

Marmaduke Pickthall

Give the kinsman his due, and the needy, and the wayfarer, and squander not (thy wealth) in wantonness.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

And render to the kindred their due rights, as (also) to those in want, and to the wayfarer: But squander not (your wealth) in the manner of a spendthrift.

Mufti Taqi Usmani

Give the relative his right, and the needy and the wayfarer. And do not squander recklessly.

Al-Hilali & Khan

And give to the kinsman his due and to the Miskîn (poor) and to the wayfarer. But spend not wastefully (your wealth) in the manner of a spendthrift. (Tafsir At-Tabarî)

Abul A'la Maududi (Tafhim)

(iii) Give to the near of kin his due, and also to the needy and the wayfarer. (iv) Do not squander your wealth wastefully,

Muhammad Asad — The Message of the Qur’an

And give his due to the near of kin, as well as to the needy and the wayfarer, but do not squander [thy substance] senselessly.

Rowwad · source edition

Give relatives their due, and the needy and the stranded travelers, and do not spend wastefully.

Noor International · source edition

(26) And give the relative his right, and [also] the poor and the traveler, and do not spend wastefully.[737]

Notes

[737]- i.e., on that which is unlawful or in disobedience to Allāh.

Hilali and Khan · source edition

26. And give to the kinsman his due and to the Miskîn [4] (poor) and to the wayfarer. But spend not wastefully (your wealth) in the manner of a spendthrift.[5] (Tafsir At-Tabarî)

Notes

[4] (V.17:26) See the footnote of (V.2:83). [5] (V.17:26) You have to follow a middle course in your spendings - neither a miser nor a spendthrift, and not to be like those who spend in the disobedience of Allâh and His Messenger صلى الله عليه وسلم.