Transliteration:( Haaa antum haaa'ulaaa'i tud'awna litunfiqoo fee sabeelillaahi faminkum many yabkhalu wa many yabkhal fa innamaa yabkhalu 'an nafsih; wallaahu Ghaniyyu wa antumul fuqaraaa'; wa in tatawallaw yastabdil qawman ghairakum summa laa yakoonooo amsaalakum (section 4) )
92. At a place where it is obligatory to spend Zakaat and in some conditions of Jihad for which spending is very essential. If you have to spend then spend that wealth, and if you have to sacrifice life then sacrifice it.
93. This means any miser who does not give obligatory charity cannot harm Allah Almighty in any way. He is merely harming himself, because the burden of the miser will fall on him Le. in the world misery will ruin his wealth and be without any bounty, while in the Hereafter it will assume the form of a serpent and be placed in the neck of it's master as is outlined in the Hadith Shareef.
94. It should be remembered, that everybody.whether king or beggar, will be totally dependent on Allah Almighty. However, some servant will be dependant on some servant as well, and their dependants, like the poor of the rich, and the entire world will be dependant on the Holy Prophet .
Thus, this verse does not contradict the following verse: "Allah and His Messenger have enriched them" (S9:V74). The Holy Prophet is an embodiment of richness and enriches those whom he wishes.
95. The Islamic scholars say that by "you" is meant the infidels of Makkah, while "another people" denotes the Ansaar or Helpers of Madina Tayyibah. Observe, the leaders of the Quraish did not render service to Islam. Thereafter, Allah Almighty chose the people of Madina Munawwarah for this Religion is not dependant on us, it is we who are dependant on Religion.
Religion was in existence long before us. If Allah Almighty chooses us to serve His Religion it is His kindness, which is bestowed upon us.
The tafsir of Surah Muhammad verse 38 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Muhammad ayat 36 which provides the complete commentary from verse 36 through 38.
There is no commentary by Abul Maududi available for this verse.
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