Surah 89 · verse 18
Al-Fajr 89:18
Sign in to listenوَلَا تَحَاضُّونَ عَلَىٰ طَعَامِ الْمِسْكِينِ
wa-la tahaddun 'ala ta'am al-miskin
And you do not encourage one another to feed the poor.
Saheeh International translation
Context in the surah
فَأَمَّا الْإِنسَانُ إِذَا مَا ابْتَلَاهُ رَبُّهُ فَأَكْرَمَهُ وَنَعَّمَهُ فَيَقُولُ رَبِّي أَكْرَمَنِ
And as for man, when his Lord tries him and [thus] is generous to him and favors him, he says, "My Lord has honored me."
Verse 16وَأَمَّا إِذَا مَا ابْتَلَاهُ فَقَدَرَ عَلَيْهِ رِزْقَهُ فَيَقُولُ رَبِّي أَهَانَنِ
But when He tries him and restricts his provision, he says, "My Lord has humiliated me."
Verse 17كَلَّا ۖ بَل لَّا تُكْرِمُونَ الْيَتِيمَ
No! But you do not honor the orphan
وَلَا تَحَاضُّونَ عَلَىٰ طَعَامِ الْمِسْكِينِ
And you do not encourage one another to feed the poor.
وَتَأْكُلُونَ التُّرَاثَ أَكْلًا لَّمًّا
And you consume inheritance, devouring [it] altogether,
Verse 20وَتُحِبُّونَ الْمَالَ حُبًّا جَمًّا
And you love wealth with immense love.
Verse 21كَلَّا إِذَا دُكَّتِ الْأَرْضُ دَكًّا دَكًّا
No! When the earth has been leveled - pounded and crushed -
