Quran Chapter 2- 219c (Pt-2, Stg-1) (L-280) - درس قرآن
Superfluous should be spent
Surah
‘Al-Baqarah (The Cow) – Chapter – 2)
‘A-‘uu-zu Billaahi minash-Shay-taanir- Rajiim.
(I seek refuge in God from Satan the outcast.)
Bis-Millaahir-Rah-maanir-Rahiim.
(In the name of God, the Beneficent, the Merciful.)
(I seek refuge in God from Satan the outcast.)
Bis-Millaahir-Rah-maanir-Rahiim.
(In the name of God, the Beneficent, the Merciful.)
219.
يَسْـَٔلُونَكَ عَنِ ٱلْخَمْرِ وَٱلْمَيْسِرِ ۖ قُلْ فِيهِمَآ إِثْمٌ كَبِيرٌ
وَمَنَٰفِعُ لِلنَّاسِ وَإِثْمُهُمَآ أَكْبَرُ مِن نَّفْعِهِمَا ۗ
وَيَسْـَٔلُونَكَ مَاذَا يُنفِقُونَ قُلِ ٱلْعَفْوَ ۗ كَذَٰلِكَ يُبَيِّنُ ٱللَّهُ
لَكُمُ ٱلْءَايَٰتِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَتَفَكَّرُونَ
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219c.
And they ask thee what they ought to spend. Say: that which is
superfluous.
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219c.
Wa yas- ‘aluunaka maa-zaa yunfiquun. Qulil-
‘afw.
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Commentary
‘Al- ‘afw - (which is
superfluous, surplus), more than that which is needful. It means, “Spend from
that which is remainder, residue and savings after your lawful and necessary
requisites”.
In this verse, God
Almighty has commanded about the best principle for establishing the human
society on financially strong foundations. Many nations have tried to achieve
this purpose but in vain. It can be achieved only after acting upon this rule, that
is to say; the system in which every body may earn for his daily necessary
requirements. The nation may get rid of reproach of the poorness and
unemployment, may be saved from starving. Due to poverty; nobody may be
compelled to suicide, prostitute, deny the good conduct and decay of humanity.
To acquire this
object, Allah Almighty has given this rule that every individual should earn
legally and lawfully, meet his needs out of it and spend his superfluous after
lawful necessities on the needy people.
The remedy of the
entire badness exists in this Command, which is being faced by the human
society at this time, for example we see that value of the human labor has been
lessened nowadays. Complete remuneration is not being paid as retaliation of
the physical and mental endeavors. The capital has taken place of the human
labor. So, the society has been distributed in two different groups. One group
is the richest which is very few in numbers and the other is very poor which
exists in majority. On one side; there is luxury, idleness and power of
influence, whereas on the other side, there is poorness, hard labor and
helplessness. The rich are filling their pockets with the blood of the poor and
the poor are being trampled under their feet. Uneasiness and despair has grown
in the public due to this system.
The western nations
thought many solutions for it but could not found the solution. The one and the
best solution of it is that, which has been proposed by the Holy Qur’an.
That is to say; every rich person should keep with him only which may fulfill
his lawful necessities and the remaining should be distributed in the deserving
people.
It is revealed that
neither the money will be gathered in a few hands due to acting upon this
command, nor poverty will increase. Moreover, the individual, who works hard,
will never die of starving. This is the way of correction of the financial
ruins and poverty which exists with none save Islam.
