Surah Al-Ma'un — Verse 3

The Small kindnesses · 107:3 · 3/7

وَلَا يَحُضُّ عَلَىٰ طَعَامِ ٱلْمِسْكِينِ

Wala yahuddu AAalataAAami almiskeen

Verse recitation

Translations of this verse 11

Saheeh International

And does not encourage the feeding of the poor.

M.A.S. Abdel Haleem

and does not urge others to feed the needy.

Marmaduke Pickthall

And urgeth not the feeding of the needy.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

And encourages not the feeding of the indigent.

Mufti Taqi Usmani

and does not persuade (others) to feed the needy.

Al-Hilali & Khan

And urges not on the feeding of Al-Miskîn (the poor),

Abul A'la Maududi (Tafhim)

and urges not the feeding of the needy.

Muhammad Asad — The Message of the Qur’an

and feels no urge to feed the needy.

Hilali and Khan · source edition

3. And urges not on the feeding of Al-Miskîn (the poor),[2]

Notes

[2] (V.107:3) Narrated Abû Hurairah رضي الله عنه: The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said, "The one who looks after a widow or a poor person is like a Mujâhid (fighter) who fights for Allâh’s Cause, or like him who performs prayers all the night and fasts all the day." (Sahih Al-Bukhari, Vol.7, Hadith No.265).