And those who, when they spend, are neither wasteful nor stingy, but choose a middle course between that.
What does the Qur'an say about moderation in spending?
Key findingsEditorial
One finding for each passage this study carries, in the order the study reads them. Each is the reason that passage was signed into the study, in full and unedited - including, where the renderings disagree, the disagreement.
- 01 25:67 Those who, when they spend, are neither prodigal nor grudging; and there is ever a firm station between the two. In because it names both errors and asserts that a middle exists - the verse the question is really asking about.
- 02 17:29 Let not thy hand be chained to thy neck, nor open it with a complete opening, lest thou sit down rebuked, denuded. In because it gives the same rule as an image of two hands, and states the consequence of each extreme.
- 03 47:38 Ye are called to spend in the way of God, yet among you are some who hoard; and whoso hoardeth, hoardeth only from his own soul. In because it addresses the withholding side alone and says who the loss falls on.
In plain wordsEditorial written by the editors, not a translation
Three verses, and two of them say the same thing twice - once as a principle and once as a picture.
25:67 states it: those who, when they spend, are neither prodigal nor grudging, and between the two there is a firm station. Both extremes are named as faults in one clause, and the middle is asserted to exist rather than left as a gap.
17:29 draws it. Do not chain your hand to your neck, and do not open it all the way - or you will sit down rebuked and stripped. The two gestures are the two errors, and the verse says where each ends up.
47:38 takes only the withholding side, and adds something the other two do not: whoso hoards, hoards only from HIS OWN SOUL. God is named in the same verse as the Rich, and the reader as the poor one. The loss in withholding is placed on the withholder.
What is absent is a proportion. No verse in this set gives a fraction, a ceiling or a floor. 25:67's firm station between the two is the nearest the text comes to a measure, and it is not a number - the obligatory share is the separate zakat question.
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What this rests on
Opens with 25:67, widening across 3 passages in all.
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The versesSource fact 3 passages, each with every cleared translation
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25:67
Why this passage is in the study finding 01
وَٱلَّذِينَ إِذَآ أَنفَقُوا۟ لَمْ يُسْرِفُوا۟ وَلَمْ يَقْتُرُوا۟ وَكَانَ بَيْنَ ذَٰلِكَ قَوَامًا
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Easy-read (simplified)walladheena idhaa anfaqoo lam yusrifoo walam yaqturoo wakaana bayna dhaalika qawaamaa
DIN 31635wallaḏīna ʾiḏā ʾanfaqū lam yusrifū walam yaqturū wakāna bayna ḏālika qawāman
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
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And those who, when they spend, are neither prodigal nor grudging; and there is ever a firm station between the two
And those who when they spend are neither extravagant nor miserly, but who ever take their stand between the two
Those who when they spend are neither lavish nor niggard, but keep the mean
And who, when they bestow, are neither profuse, nor niggardly; but observe a just medium between these
Sources
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Uthmani, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
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- Hafs/Kufan verse numbering, 6236 ayahs. The bismillah is delivered as a separate `bismillah` attribute on ayah 1 and is NOT fused into the ayah text. 112 surahs carry one: every surah except al-Fatiha, where the bismillah is ayah 1:1 itself, and at-Tawba, which has none. Sourced from the XML output; the plain-text output of the same release DOES fuse it, which is defect D1.
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Other languages (18)
Kur shpenzojnë, nuk janë dorëshpuar e as dorështrënguar, por janë mesatarë.
আর তারা যখন নিজেদের সম্পদ ব্যয় করে তখন অপব্যয় করে না এবং কার্পণ্যও করে না; বরং মাঝামাঝি অবস্থানে থাকে।
i oni koji, kad udjeljuju, ne rasipaju i ne škrtare, već se u tome drže sredine,
i oni koji, kad udjeljuju, ne rasipaju i ne škrtare, već se u tome drže sredine;
E ɓeen tawɓe si ɓe nafkii ɓe fantintaa ɓe ɓittintaa kadi, [ɓe] ngoni ñiiɓɓe hakkunde ɗuum.
და ისინი, რომლებიც, როცა ხარჯავენ, არც ფუჭად ფლანგავენ და არც ძუნწობენ; არამედ მათი ხარჯვა ამ ორს შორის ზომიერია.
Und (sie sind) diejenigen, die, wenn sie ausgeben, weder maßlos (verschwenderisch) noch knauserig sind, sondern einen Mittelweg dazwischen (einhalten).
Και οι οποίοι (ενάρετοι) όταν ξοδεύουν δε σπαταλούν, ούτε τσιγκουνεύονται, αλλά τηρούν μετριοπαθή τρόπο μεταξύ τους.
तथा वे लोग कि जब खर्च करते हैं, तो न फ़िज़ूल-खर्ची करते है और न ख़र्च करने में तंगी करते हैं, और (उनका ख़र्च) इसके बीच में मध्यम होता है।
E quelli che, quando spendono, non sprecano né sono avari, e in ciò c’è moderatezza.
67. Ir tie, kurie, kai jie leidžia, nėra nei išlaidūs nei šykštuoliai, tačiau laikosi vidurio (kelio) tarp to (šių kraštutinumų).
Ammas (gabroonni Rabbii) isaan yeroo arjooman hinqisaasne kan hin doynoomne kan gidduu kanatti (kennaan isaanii) sirrii ta’eedha.
И те, которые, расходуя, не бывают расточительными и не скупятся, а держатся между этим меры.
и они који, кад удељују, не расипају и не шкртаре, већ се у томе држе средине;
Na wale ambao wanapotoa matumizi, hawatumii kwa fujo wala hawafanyi ubahili, bali wanakuwa katikati baina ya hayo.
De varken överdriver eller snålar i sitt givande, utan följer en väg däremellan.
Ve onlar ki mallarını infak ettiklerinde israf da etmezler, cimrilik de etmezler. Bunun arasında orta bir yol tutarlar.
اور جو خرچ کرتے وقت بھی نہ تو اسراف کرتے ہیں نہ بخیلی، بلکہ ان دونوں کے درمیان معتدل طریقے پر خرچ کرتے ہیں.[1]
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وَٱلَّذِينَ يَقُولُونَ رَبَّنَا ٱصْرِفْ عَنَّا عَذَابَ جَهَنَّمَ إِنَّ عَذَابَهَا كَانَ غَرَامًا
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Easy-read (simplified)walladheena yaqooloona rabbanaa srif 'annaa 'adhaaba jahannama inna 'adhaabahaa kaana gharaamaa
DIN 31635wallaḏīna yaqūlūna rabbanā ṣrif ʿannā ʿaḏāba ǧahannama ʾinna ʿaḏābahā kāna ġarāman
And those who say, ''Our Lord, avert from us the suffering of Hell, for its suffering is continuous.
And who say: Our Lord! Avert from us the doom of hell; lo! the doom thereof is anguish
and those who say, 'O our Lord! turn from us the torment of hell; verily, its torments are persistent
And that say, "O our Lord! turn away from us the torment of Hell, for its torment is endless
and who say, O Lord, avert from us the torment of hell, for the torment thereof is perpetual
إِنَّهَا سَآءَتْ مُسْتَقَرًّا وَمُقَامًا
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Easy-read (simplified)innahaa saa'at mustaqarran wamuqaamaa
DIN 31635ʾinnahā sāʾat mustaqarran wamuqāman
The translators word this verse differently
It is indeed a miserable residence and destination."
Lo! it is wretched as abode and station
verily, they are evil as an abode and a station
it is indeed an ill abode and resting place
verily the same is a miserable abode, and a wretched station
25:67 — the verse above
وَٱلَّذِينَ لَا يَدْعُونَ مَعَ ٱللَّهِ إِلَٰهًا ءَاخَرَ وَلَا يَقْتُلُونَ ٱلنَّفْسَ ٱلَّتِى حَرَّمَ ٱللَّهُ إِلَّا بِٱلْحَقِّ وَلَا يَزْنُونَ وَمَن يَفْعَلْ ذَٰلِكَ يَلْقَ أَثَامًا
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Easy-read (simplified)walladheena laa yad'oona ma'a llaahi ilaahan aakhara walaa yaqtuloona n-nafsa llatee harrama llaahu illaa bil-haqqi walaa yaznoona waman yaf'al dhaalika yalqa athaamaa
DIN 31635wallaḏīna lā yadʿūna maʿa llāhi ʾilāhan ʾāḫara walā yaqtulūna n-nafsa llatī ḥarrama llāhu ʾillā bil-ḥaqqi walā yaznūna waman yafʿal ḏālika yalqa ʾaṯāman
The translators word this verse differently
And those who do not implore besides God any other god, and do not kill the soul which God has made sacred-except in the pursuit of justice-and do not commit adultery. Whoever does that will face penalties.
And those who cry not unto any other god along with Allah, nor take the life which Allah hath forbidden save in (course of) justice, nor commit adultery - and whoso doeth this shall pay the penalty
and who call not upon another god with God; and kill not the soul which God has prohibited save deservedly; and do not commit fornication: for he who does that shall meet with a penalty
Those who call on no other gods with God, nor slay whom God hath forbidden to be slain, except for a just cause, and who commit not fornication (for he who doth this shall meet the reward of his wickedness)
and who invoke not another god together with the true God; neither slay the soul, which God hath forbidden to be slain, unless for a just cause
يُضَٰعَفْ لَهُ ٱلْعَذَابُ يَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ وَيَخْلُدْ فِيهِۦ مُهَانًا
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Easy-read (simplified)yudaa'af lahu l-'adhaabu yawma l-qiyaamati wayakhlud feehi muhaanaa
DIN 31635yuḍāʿaf lahu l-ʿaḏābu yawma l-qiyāmati wayaḫlud fīhi muhānan
The punishment will be doubled for him on the Day of Resurrection, and he will dwell therein in humiliation forever.
The doom will be doubled for him on the Day of Resurrection, and he will abide therein disdained for ever
doubled for him shall be the torment on the resurrection day, and he shall be therein for aye despised
Doubled to him shall be the torment on the day of Resurrection; and in it shall he remain, disgraced, for ever
And who are not guilty of fornication. His punishment shall be doubled unto him on the day of resurrection; and he shall remain therein, covered with ignominy, for ever
17:29
Why this passage is in the study finding 02
وَلَا تَجْعَلْ يَدَكَ مَغْلُولَةً إِلَىٰ عُنُقِكَ وَلَا تَبْسُطْهَا كُلَّ ٱلْبَسْطِ فَتَقْعُدَ مَلُومًا مَّحْسُورًا
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Easy-read (simplified)walaa taj'al yadaka maghloolatan ilaa 'unuqika walaa tabsuthaa kulla l-basti fataq'uda malooman mahsooraa
DIN 31635walā taǧʿal yadaka maġlūlatan ʾilā ʿunuqika walā tabsuṭhā kulla l-basṭi fataqʿuda malūman maḥsūran
The translators word this verse differently
And do not keep your hand tied to your neck, nor spread it out fully, lest you end up liable and regretful.
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And let not thy hand be chained to thy neck nor open it with a complete opening, lest thou sit down rebuked, denuded
Make not thy hand fettered to thy neck, nor yet spread it out quite open, lest thou shouldst have to sit down blamed and straitened in means
And let not thy hand be tied up to thy neck; nor yet open it with all openness, lest thou sit thee down in rebuke, in beggary
And let not thy hand be tied up to thy neck; neither open it with an unbounded expansion, lest thou become worthy of reprehension, and be reduced to poverty
Sources
EditionTanzil Qur'an text (Uthmani) ·Uthmani, Version 1.1·Tanzil Project ·Creative Commons Attribution 3.0·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
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- Licence text
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- 24 August 2026
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- 203f0f1bf3158b1e5be4ab9f8f6870e5…
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- Convention
- Hafs/Kufan verse numbering, 6236 ayahs. The bismillah is delivered as a separate `bismillah` attribute on ayah 1 and is NOT fused into the ayah text. 112 surahs carry one: every surah except al-Fatiha, where the bismillah is ayah 1:1 itself, and at-Tawba, which has none. Sourced from the XML output; the plain-text output of the same release DOES fuse it, which is defect D1.
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Other languages (18)
Mos u bëj shumë dorështrënguar, as mos u bëj krejt dorëlëshuar, që të mos mbetesh i qortuar e i mjerë.
আর তুমি তোমার হাত (কৃপণতা করে) তোমার ঘাড়ের সাথে আবদ্ধ রেখো না (১১) এবং তা (খরচের সময় অপচয় করে) পুরোপুরি প্রসারিত করো না, তাহলে তুমি (কৃপণতার দরুন) নিন্দিত ও (অপচয়ের দরুন) নিঃস্ব হয়ে বসে পড়বে।
Ne drži ruku svoju stisnutu, a ni posve otvorenu da ne bi prijekor zaslužio i bez ičega ostao.
Ne drži ruku svoju stisnutu, a ni posve otvorenu da ne bi prijekor zaslužio i bez ičega ostao.
Wota a waɗ junngo maa ngo ko lmbaango, ka daande maa ; wota a fortu ngo kadi kala portugol, haa njooɗoɗaa ko a pelniiɗo, nimsuɗo.
და ნუ იქნები (თითქოსდა) ხელმომჭირნე [ნუ დაიშურებ ხარჯვას სიკეთისთვის] და ნურც გაშლი [ხელს] მას მთლიანად [ნუ დახარჯავ გადაზედმეტებულად], რათა არ დარჩე განკიცხული, გაღატაკებული.
Und lasse deine Hand nicht an deinem Hals gefesselt sein, strecke sie aber auch nicht vollständig aus, sonst würdest du getadelt und (vom Ausgeben der Spende) abgetrennt dasitzen.
Μην κάνεις το χέρι σου δεμένο στο λαιμό σου (μη ξοδεύοντας σε ό,τι διέταξε ο Αλλάχ), ούτε να το απλώσεις πολύ (με σπατάλη), διαφορετικά θα είσαι επιλήψιμος (από τους ανθρώπους επειδή δεν ξοδεύεις ή επειδή έδωσες σε μερικούς με σπατάλη και δεν έδωσες σ' άλλους), και (θα είσαι) άπορος (που δεν έχεις τίποτε να ξοδεύεις).
और न अपना हाथ अपनी गर्दन से बँधा[17] हुआ रखो, और न उसे पूरा खोल दो कि फिर निंदित, थका हारा (खाली हाथ) होकर बैठ रहो।
E non far sì che la tua mano ti sia legata al collo, né che tu la stenda tutta, così da essere poi rimproverato e pentito[66].
29. Ir neleisk savo rankoms būti pririštoms (kaip šykštuolio) prie tavo kaklo, nei ištįsusioms į nepasiekiamas platybes (kaip išlaidūno), tam, kad netaptum smerkiamas ir dideliam skurde.
(doyn'oomte) Harka kee gara morma keetiitti sakaalamaa hin godhin. Diriirinsa hundas isa hin diriirsin. Komatamaa, sheena’aa taatee teessa.
И не держи свою руку скованной у своей шеи, и не простирай её полностью, иначе окажешься порицаемым, опустошённым.
Не држи руку своју стиснуту, а ни посве отворену, па да будеш укорен и да без ичега останеш.
Wala usiufanye mkono wako kama uliofungwa shingoni mwako, wala usiukunjue wote kabisa, ukabaki ukilaumiwa uliyefilisika.
Låt inte din hand vara bunden vid halsen [av snålhet] och sträck inte heller ut den mer [än du förmår], så att du antingen blir klandrad [för girighet] eller själv råkar i nöd.
Elini boynuna asıp bağlama (cimri olma), büsbütün eli açık da olma (israf etme); yoksa kınanmış olarak, pişmanlık içinde kalakalırsın.
اپنا ہاتھ اپنی گردن سے بندھا ہوا نہ رکھ اور نہ اسے بالکل ہی کھول دے کہ پھر ملامت کیا ہوا درمانده بیٹھ جائے.[1]
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إِنَّ ٱلْمُبَذِّرِينَ كَانُوٓا۟ إِخْوَٰنَ ٱلشَّيَٰطِينِ وَكَانَ ٱلشَّيْطَٰنُ لِرَبِّهِۦ كَفُورًا
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Easy-read (simplified)inna l-mubadhdhireena kaanoo ikhwaana sh-shayaateeni wakaana sh-shaytaanu lirabbihi kafooraa
DIN 31635ʾinna l-mubaḏḏirīna kānū ʾiḫwāna š-šayāṭīni wakāna š-šayṭānu lirabbihi kafūran
The extravagant are brethren of the devils, and the devil is ever ungrateful to his Lord.
Lo! the squanderers were ever brothers of the devils, and the devil was ever an ingrate to his Lord
for the wasteful were ever the devil's brothers; and the devil is ever ungrateful to his Lord
For the wasteful are brethren of the Satans, and Satan was ungrateful to his Lord
For the profuse are brethren of the devils: And the devil was ungrateful unto his Lord
وَإِمَّا تُعْرِضَنَّ عَنْهُمُ ٱبْتِغَآءَ رَحْمَةٍ مِّن رَّبِّكَ تَرْجُوهَا فَقُل لَّهُمْ قَوْلًا مَّيْسُورًا
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Easy-read (simplified)wa'immaa tu'ridanna 'anhumu btighaa'a rahmatin min rabbika tarjoohaa faqul lahum qawlan maysooraa
DIN 31635waʾimmā tuʿriḍanna ʿanhumu btiġāʾa raḥmatin min rabbika tarǧūhā faqul lahum qawlan maysūran
But if you turn away from them, seeking mercy from your Lord which you hope for, then say to them words of comfort.
But if thou turn away from them, seeking mercy from thy Lord, for which thou hopest, then speak unto them a reasonable word
But if thou dost turn away from them to seek after mercy from thy Lord, which thou hopest for, then speak to them an easy speech
But if thou turn away from them, while thou thyself seekest boons from thy Lord for which thou hopest, at least speak to them with kindly speech
But if thou turn from them, in expectation of the mercy which thou hopest from thy Lord; at least, speak kindly unto them
17:29 — the verse above
إِنَّ رَبَّكَ يَبْسُطُ ٱلرِّزْقَ لِمَن يَشَآءُ وَيَقْدِرُ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ بِعِبَادِهِۦ خَبِيرًۢا بَصِيرًا
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Easy-read (simplified)inna rabbaka yabsutu r-rizqa liman yashaa'u wayaqdiru innahu kaana bi'ibaadihi khabeeran baseeraa
DIN 31635ʾinna rabbaka yabsuṭu r-rizqa liman yašāʾu wayaqdiru ʾinnahu kāna biʿibādihi ḫabīran baṣīran
The translators word this verse differently
Your Lord expands the provision for whomever He wills, and restricts it. He is fully Informed, Observant of His servants.
Lo! thy Lord enlargeth the provision for whom He will, and straiteneth (it for whom He will). Lo, He was ever Knower, Seer of His slaves
Verily, thy Lord spreads out provision to whomsoever He will or He doles it out. Verily, He is ever well aware of and sees His servants
Verily, thy Lord will provide with open hand for whom he pleaseth, and will be sparing. His servants doth he scan, inspect
Verily thy Lord will enlarge the store of whom He pleaseth, and will be sparing unto whom He pleaseth; for He knoweth and regardeth his servants
وَلَا تَقْتُلُوٓا۟ أَوْلَٰدَكُمْ خَشْيَةَ إِمْلَٰقٍ نَّحْنُ نَرْزُقُهُمْ وَإِيَّاكُمْ إِنَّ قَتْلَهُمْ كَانَ خِطْـًٔا كَبِيرًا
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Easy-read (simplified)walaa taqtuloo awlaadakum khashyata imlaaqin nahnu narzuquhum wa'iyyaakum inna qatlahum kaana khit'an kabeeraa
DIN 31635walā taqtulū ʾawlādakum ḫašyata ʾimlāqin naḥnu narzuquhum waʾiyyākum ʾinna qatlahum kāna ḫiṭʾan kabīran
And do not kill your children for fear of poverty. We provide for them, and for you. Killing them is a grave sin.
Slay not your children, fearing a fall to poverty, We shall provide for them and for you. Lo! the slaying of them is great sin
And slay not your children for fear of poverty; we will provide for them; beware! for to slay them is ever a great sin
Kill not your children for fear of want: for them and for you will we provide. Verily, the killing them is a great wickedness
Kill not your children for fear of being brought to want; We will provide for them and for you: Verily the killing them is a great sin
47:38
Why this passage is in the study finding 03
هَٰٓأَنتُمْ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ تُدْعَوْنَ لِتُنفِقُوا۟ فِى سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ فَمِنكُم مَّن يَبْخَلُ وَمَن يَبْخَلْ فَإِنَّمَا يَبْخَلُ عَن نَّفْسِهِۦ وَٱللَّهُ ٱلْغَنِىُّ وَأَنتُمُ ٱلْفُقَرَآءُ وَإِن تَتَوَلَّوْا۟ يَسْتَبْدِلْ قَوْمًا غَيْرَكُمْ ثُمَّ لَا يَكُونُوٓا۟ أَمْثَٰلَكُم
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Easy-read (simplified)haa antum haa'ulaa'i tud'awna litunfiqoo fee sabeeli llaahi faminkum man yabkhalu waman yabkhal fa'innamaa yabkhalu 'an nafsihi wallaahu l-ghaniyyu wa'antumu l-fuqaraa'u wa'in tatawallaw yastabdil qawman ghayrakum thumma laa yakoonoo amthaalakum
DIN 31635hā ʾantum hāʾulāʾi tudʿawna litunfiqū fī sabīli llāhi faminkum man yabḫalu waman yabḫal faʾinnamā yabḫalu ʿan nafsihi wallāhu l-ġaniyyu waʾantumu l-fuqarāʾu waʾin tatawallaw yastabdil qawman ġayrakum ṯumma lā yakūnū ʾamṯālakum
Here you are, being called to spend in the cause of God. Among you are those who withhold; but whoever withholds is withholding against his own soul. God is the Rich, while you are the needy. And if you turn away, He will replace you with another people, and they will not be like you.
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Lo! ye are those who are called to spend in the way of Allah, yet among you there are some who hoard. And as for him who hoardeth, he hoardeth only from his soul. And Allah is the Rich, and ye are the poor. And if ye turn away He will exchange you for some other folk, and they will not be the likes of you
Here are ye called upon to expend in God's cause, and among you are some who are niggardly; and he who is niggardly is but niggardly against his own soul: but God is rich and ye are poor, and if ye turn your backs He will substitute another people in your stead, then they will not be like you
Lo! ye are they, who are called to expend for the cause of God: and some of you are niggards: but whoso is niggardly shall be niggard only to his own loss; for God is the Rich, and ye are the poor: and if ye turn back, He will change you for another people, and they shall not be your like
Behold, ye are those who are invited to expend part of your substance for the support of God's true religion; and there are some of you who are niggardly. But whoever shall be niggardly, shall be niggardly towards his own soul: For God wanteth nothing, but ye are needy: And if ye turn back, He will substitute another people in your stead, who shall not be like unto you
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Ja, ju jeni ata që ftoheni të shpenzoni në rrugën e Allahut, megjithatë disa prej jush tregohen koprracë. E kush bëhet koprrac, në të vërtetë bëhet koprrac kundrejt vetvetes. Allahu është i Pasuri, ndërsa ju jeni të varfrit. Në qoftë se ju ktheni shpinën, Ai do t'ju zëvendësojë me një popull tjetër, të cilët pastaj nuk do të jenë si ju.
তোমরাই তো তারা, তোমাদের ডাকা হচ্ছে যে, তোমরা আল্লাহর পথে ব্যয় করবে; অথচ তোমাদের কেউ কেউ কার্পণ্য করছে। তবে যে কার্পণ্য করছে, সে তো নিজের প্রতিই কার্পণ্য করছে। আর আল্লাহ অভাবমুক্ত এবং তোমরা অভাবগ্রস্ত। যদি তোমরা (ইসলাম থেকে) মুখ ফিরিয়ে নাও, তবে তিনি তোমাদের ছাড়া অন্য কোন জাতিকে স্থলাভিষিক্ত করবেন। তারপর তারা তোমাদের অনুরূপ হবে না।
Vi se, eto, pozivate da trošite na Allahovom putu, ali neki su od vas škrti – a ko škrtari, na svoju štetu škrtari, jer Allah je bogat, a vi ste siromašni. A ako glave okrenete, On će vas drugim narodom zamijeniti, koji onda kao što ste vi neće biti.
Vi se, eto, pozivate da trošite na Allahovom putu, ali neki su od vas škrti – a tko škrtari, na svoju štetu škrtari, jer Allah je bogat, a vi ste siromašni. A ako glave okrenete, On će vas drugim narodom zamijeniti, koji onda kao što ste vi neće biti.
Hey mon onon ɗoo, hoɗon noddee e nafqugol fii laawol Allah ngol. Hino e mo'on wuddatɓe. Kala non gudduɗo, haray ko hoore-makko o wuddani. Ko Allah woni Galo On, onon ngoni wa'asuɓe ɓeen. Si on nduŋtii, O waɗtitira on woɓɓe goo, hara non ɓeen mba'ataa wano mon.
აჰა, თქვენ (ო, მორწმუნენო) ხართ ისინი, ვისაც მოუწოდებენ, რომ გასცეთ ალლაჰის გზაზე [ალლაჰის მტრების წინააღმდეგ ბრძოლასა და ისლამის გავრცელებაში]. და თქვენ შორის არიან ისეთები, რომლებიც იშურებენ. და ვინც იშურებს, ის მხოლოდ საკუთარი თავის საზიანოდ იშურებს. ჭეშმარიტად, ალლაჰი მდიდარია, ხოლო თქვენ ღარიბები ხართ! და თუ თქვენ (ალლაჰის რწმენასა და მის მორჩილებაზე) ზურგს შეაქცევთ, ის სხვა ხალხით შეგცვლით, და ისინი თქვენნაირები არ იქნებიან.
Ihr da seid es doch, die ihr aufgerufen werdet, auf dem Weg Allahs auszugeben. So gibt es aber unter euch welche, die geizen. Wer aber geizt, der geizt ja nur gegen sich selbst. Und Allah ist der Unbedürftige, ihr aber seid die Bedürftigen. Wenn ihr euch nun abkehrt, wird Er euch durch ein anderes Volk ersetzen, und sie werden dann nicht euresgleichen sein.
Να, εσείς καλείστε να ξοδέψετε (ένα μικρό ποσό από τον πλούτο σας) στον δρόμο του Αλλάχ, και όμως κάποιοι από σας τσιγκουνεύονται. Αλλά όποιος τσιγκουνεύεται, θα είναι μόνο εις βάρος του. Πράγματι, ο Αλλάχ είναι ο Αλ-Γανέι (Πλούσιος, Ελεύθερος από κάθε ανάγκη), ενώ εσείς (ω, άνθρωποι) είστε οι φτωχοί. Εάν θα απομακρυνθείτε (από την πίστη), (ο Αλλάχ) θα σας αντικαταστήσει με άλλους ανθρώπους, και δε θα είναι σαν εσάς, (αλλά θα είναι υπάκουοι).»
सुनो! तुम वे लोग हो कि अल्लाह की राह में खर्च करने के लिए बुलाए जाते हो, तो तुममें से कुछ लोग कंजूसी करते हैं। हालाँकि जो कंजूसी करता है, वह अपने आप ही से कंजूसी[15] करता है। और अल्लाह तो बेनियाज़ है, और तुम ही मोहताज हो। और यदि तुम फिर जाओगे, तो वह तुम्हारे स्थान पर तुम्हारे सिवा और लोगों को ले आएगा, फिर वे तुम्हारे जैसे नहीं होंगे।[16]
Ecco come siete: siete invitati a donare per la causa di Allāh, invece tra voi c’è chi è avaro! Ma chi è avaro in verità lo è a proprio danno, e Allāh è l’Autosufficiente, e voi siete i poveri. E se vi tirate indietro, Egli vi sostituirà con altra gente che poi non saranno come voi.
38. Štai jūs, esate kviečiami aukoti vardan Allaho, bet tarp jūsų yra šykštuolių. Ir tie, kurie yra šykštūs, jie šykštauja tik savo nenaudai. Allahas yra Turtingas (Jam nieko nereikia), o jūs esate vargšai. Ir jeigu jūs nusisuksite (nuo paklusimo Allahui), Jis pakeis jus kitais žmonėmis ir jie bus (geresni) už jus.
Isin warri kun dhaga’aa! Karaa Rabbii keessatti arjoomuuf waamamtu. Isin irraa nama doynoomuutu jira. Namni doynoome kan inni dooynoomu lubbuma isaa irratti. Rabbiin dureessa; isin hiyyeeyyiidha. Yoo garagaltan, (Rabbiin) namoota biraa kan isin hin ta’in bakka keessan buusa. Isaan ergasii akka keessan hin ta’an.
Вот вы — те, кого призывают расходовать на пути Аллаха, но среди вас те, кто скупится. А кто скупится, тот, воистину, скупится лишь во вред самому себе. Аллах — Богатый, а вы — бедны. И если вы отвернётесь, Он заменит вас другим народом, и они не будут подобны вам.
Ви се позивате да трошите на Аллаховом путу, али неки су од вас шкрти, а ко шкртари, шкртари на своју штету, јер Аллах је богат, а ви сте сиромашни. А ако се одметнете, Он ће да вас замени другим народом, који онда, неће да буде као што сте ви.
Angalieni! Nyinyi hawa mnaitwa mtumie mali katika njia ya Mwenyezi Mungu, na wapo katika nyinyi wanaofanya ubahili. Na anayefanya ubahili, basi anajifanyia ubahili mwenyewe. Na Mwenyezi Mungu si mhitaji, na nyinyi ndio wahitaji. Na mkigeuka, atawaleta watu wengine badala yenu, nao hawatakuwa kama nyinyi.
Här är ni nu, kallade att spendera för Guds sak. Bland er finns dock sådana som snålar, och den som snålar gör det endast mot sig själv. Gud är den Oberoende, medan ni är de behövande. Om ni vänder er bort [från tron], kommer han att ersätta er med ett annat folk – och de kommer inte att vara som ni.
İşte siz, Allah yolunda harcamaya davet olunan kimselersiniz. Fakat, sizden cimrilik edenler vardır. Kim cimrilik ederse ancak kendi aleyhine cimrilik eder. Allah zengindir, siz ise fakirsiniz. Eğer O'ndan yüz çevirirseniz, yerinize sizden başka bir toplum getirir. Artık onlar sizin gibi de olmazlar.
خبردار! تم وه لوگ ہو کہ اللہ کی راه میں خرچ کرنے کے لئے بلائے جاتے ہو[1] ، تو تم میں سے بعض بخیلی کرنے لگتے ہیں اور جو بخل کرتا ہے وه تو دراصل اپنی جان سے بخیلی کرتا ہے[2]۔ اللہ تعالیٰ غنی ہے اور تم فقیر (اور محتاج) ہو[3] اور اگر تم روگردان ہو جاؤ[4] تو وه تمہارے بدلے تمہارے سوا اور لوگوں کو ﻻئے گا جو پھر تم جیسے نہ ہوں گے.[5]
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إِنَّمَا ٱلْحَيَوٰةُ ٱلدُّنْيَا لَعِبٌ وَلَهْوٌ وَإِن تُؤْمِنُوا۟ وَتَتَّقُوا۟ يُؤْتِكُمْ أُجُورَكُمْ وَلَا يَسْـَٔلْكُمْ أَمْوَٰلَكُمْ
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Easy-read (simplified)innamaa l-hayaatu d-dunyaa la'ibun walahwun wa'in tu'minoo watattaqoo yu'tikum ujoorakum walaa yas'alkum amwaalakum
DIN 31635ʾinnamā l-ḥayātu d-dunyā laʿibun walahwun waʾin tuʾminū watattaqū yuʾtikum ʾuǧūrakum walā yasʾalkum ʾamwālakum
The life of this world is nothing but play and pastime. But if you have faith and lead a righteous life, He will grant you your rewards, and He will not ask you for your possessions.
The life of the world is but a sport and a pastime. And if ye believe and ward off (evil), He will give you your wages, and will not ask of you your worldly wealth
The life of this world is but a play and a sport; but if ye believe and fear God, He will give you your hire
Surely this present life is only a play, and pastime! but if ye believe, fear God; He will give you your rewards: but He will not ask all your riches of you
Verily this present life is only a play and a vain amusement: But if ye believe, and fear God, He will give you your rewards. He doth not require of you your whole substance
إِن يَسْـَٔلْكُمُوهَا فَيُحْفِكُمْ تَبْخَلُوا۟ وَيُخْرِجْ أَضْغَٰنَكُمْ
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Easy-read (simplified)in yas'alkumoohaa fayuhfikum tabkhaloo wayukhrij adghaanakum
DIN 31635ʾin yasʾalkumūhā fayuḥfikum tabḫalū wayuḫriǧ ʾaḍġānakum
The translators word this verse differently
Were He to ask you for it, and press you, you would become tightfisted, and He would expose your unwillingness.
If He should ask it of you and importune you, ye would hoard it, and He would bring to light your (secret) hates
He does not ask you for (all) your property; if He were to ask you for it and to press you, ye would be niggardly, and he would bring your malice out
Should He ask them of you, and urge you, ye would shew yourself niggards: and He would bring your grudges to light
If He should require the whole of you, and earnestly press you, ye would become niggardly, and it would raise your hatred against his apostle
47:38 — the verse above
What this study rests on, and what it refusessigned with it6 of the 7 paragraphs signed with this study; the paragraph naming what it does not answer is at the top of the page
The selection above and this account of it are part of what was signed. Where the renderings disagree it says so; where the question runs past what has cleared the rights audit it says that too.
Read across the four translations available when this study was first written - Sale 1734, Rodwell 1861, Palmer 1880, Pickthall 1930 - of 25:67, 17:29, 47:38, in full, and nothing else. This study consults no , no , no occasion of revelation and no biography, because none is yet available in an edition whose usage rights can be verified.
The basis this restatement was written over. This study was first signed on 5 September 2026, over four English translations. Itani 2012 became available to it on 7 September 2026. On 9 September 2026 this study was read against his translation at every verse it carries, and nothing in it is withdrawn: 25:67 names both extremes and asserts a middle in all five, 17:29 gives the two gestures and the consequence of each in all five, and 47:38 places the loss on the withholder in all five. That no verse in this set gives a fraction, a ceiling or a floor holds at all three verses in every translation. Itani is read as a fifth translation and is nowhere treated as the reading that settles a word.
What the fifth translation adds. The pair of faults at 25:67 is named differently by every translation - wasteful and stingy in Itani, extravagant and miserly in Palmer, prodigal and grudging in Pickthall, lavish and niggard in Rodwell, profuse and niggardly in Sale - and so is the middle that is asserted to exist: a middle course, a stand between the two, a firm station, the mean, a just medium. No translation leaves the middle out. The words are named here rather than reconciled.
How this set was arrived at. The verses were found by a word search of the four public-domain translations, using terms chosen by the editor and listed here as they were searched - squander; wantonness; hand + chained + neck; hand + fettered; neither + prodigal; stint; spend + neither + extravagant. The search was a way of finding passages, not a judgement about what they mean: that several translators chose the same English word is not evidence about the Arabic. A different choice of terms gives a different set. The search has not been run again over five translations, so the verses are exactly those of the version signed on 5 September 2026: none was added and none was removed.
What was returned and not carried. 3 verse(s) the search qualified are recorded as not carried, rather than silently discarded: 2:262; 2:274; 14:31. The reason for each was not recorded.
Where the translations part company, named rather than resolved. How differently the translations word each verse is shown on that verse's page, and the study names the differences it turns on rather than choosing between them. No figure for how far they differ is quoted here.
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Translations Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
Edward Henry Palmer, English translation of the Qur'an ·1880 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
Translations George Sale, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
George Sale, English translation of the Qur'an ·1734 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
Translations John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an·Public domain — copyright term expired
John Medows Rodwell, English translation of the Qur'an ·1861 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
Translations Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran·Public domain — copyright term expired
Pickthall, The Meaning of the Glorious Koran ·1930 translation, digital edition of unverified printing·None — public domain work ·Public domain — copyright term expired·retrieved 24 Aug 2026
Translations Talal Itani, ClearQuran·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
Talal Itani, ClearQuran ·ClearQuran, "God" edition, EPUB·Talal Itani / ClearQuran.com ·Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International·retrieved 7 Sep 2026
Translation by Talal Itani, ClearQuran.com https://clearquran.com
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