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Ayah 59
Surah At-Tawba
If only they had been satisfied with what Allah and His Messenger gave them and said, "Sufficient for us is Allah; Allah will give us of His bounty, and [so will] His Messenger; indeed, we are desirous toward Allah," [it would have been better for them].﴿59﴾
Translation
If only they had been satisfied with what Allah and His Messenger gave them and said, "Sufficient for us is Allah; Allah will give us of His bounty, and [so will] His Messenger; indeed, we are desirous toward Allah," [it would have been better for them].
Simplified Tafsir
ولو أن هؤلاء الذين يعيبونك في قسمة الصدقات رضوا بما قسم الله ورسوله لهم، وقالوا: حسبنا الله، سيؤتينا الله من فضله، ويعطينا رسوله مما آتاه الله، إنا نرغب أن يوسع الله علينا، فيغنينا عن الصدقة وعن صدقات الناس. لو فعلوا ذلك لكان خيرًا لهم وأجدى.
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