Quran-4:39 Surah An-nisa English Translation,Transliteration and Tafsir(Tafseer).

وَمَاذَا عَلَيۡهِمۡ لَوۡ ءَامَنُواْ بِٱللَّهِ وَٱلۡيَوۡمِ ٱلۡأٓخِرِ وَأَنفَقُواْ مِمَّا رَزَقَهُمُ ٱللَّهُۚ وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ بِهِمۡ عَلِيمًا

Transliteration:( Wa maazaa 'alaihim law aamanoo billaahi wal Yawmil Aakhiri wa anfaqoo mimmaa razaqahumul laah; wa kaanallaahu bihim 'aleemaa )

39. And what (harm) would have come upon them if they had believed in Allah and the Last Day and spent [151] out of what Allah has provided for them? And surely, Allah knows them well. (Kanzul Imaan Translation)

(39) And what [harm would come] upon them if they believed in Allāh and the Last Day and spent out of what Allāh provided for them? And Allāh is ever, about them, Knowing. (Saheen International Translation)

Surah An-Nisa Ayat 39 Tafsir (Commentry)



  • Tafseer-e-Naeemi (Ahmad Yaar Khan)
  • Ibn Kathir
  • Ala-Madudi
  • Shaheen International

📖 Commentary of Surah An-Nisa – Verse 39

"And what (harm) would have come upon them if they had believed in Allah and the Last Day and spent [151] out of what Allah has provided for them? And surely, Allah knows them well."


✅ Encouragement for Sincere Belief and Charity [151]

Three essential rulings arise from this verse:

  1. Spend a portion of what Allah has given you in charity
    The use of the word "what" implies that even a small amount is acceptable if done sincerely.

  2. Do not give away everything
    Islam encourages balanced generosity, not self-imposed deprivation.
    Spend moderately, preserving your own needs and responsibilities.

  3. Charity must be given from halal (lawfully earned) wealth
    The verse links wealth to Allah’s provision, reminding believers:

    Only that which is pure and earned lawfully can be accepted in the path of Allah.

Ibn-Kathir

The tafsir of Surah Nisa verse 39 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Nisa ayat 37 which provides the complete commentary from verse 37 through 39.

(4:39) What harm would have befallen them if they had believed in Allah and the Last Day, and spent on charity what Allah had bestowed upon them as sustenance? For Allah indeed has full knowledge of them.

Ala-Maududi

(4:39) What harm would have befallen them if they had believed in Allah and the Last Day, and spent on charity what Allah had bestowed upon them as sustenance? For Allah indeed has full knowledge of them.


There is no commentary by Abul Maududi available for this verse.

(39) And what [harm would come] upon them if they believed in Allāh and the Last Day and spent out of what Allāh provided for them? And Allāh is ever, about them, Knowing.

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