Quran 17:26

Surah Al-Isra, Verse 26

Verse 26 of 111 in Surah Al-Isra (الإسراء), chapter 17 of the Quran — in Arabic with Tamil, Sinhala and English translation, tafsir and MP3 recitation.

وَءَاتِ ذَا ٱلْقُرْبَىٰ حَقَّهُۥ وَٱلْمِسْكِينَ وَٱبْنَ ٱلسَّبِيلِ وَلَا تُبَذِّرْ تَبْذِيرًا

EnglishSaheeh International: And give the relative his right, and [also] the poor and the traveler, and do not spend wastefully.
TamilJan Trust Foundation: இன்னும், உறவினருக்கு அவருடைய உரிமை (பாத்தியதை)களைக் கொடுப்பீராக மேலும், ஏழைகளுக்கும் வழிப்போக்கர்களுக்கும், (அவரவர்களுக்கு உரியதைக் கொடுத்து விடுவீராக!) வீணாகப் (பொருளை) விரையஞ் செய்யாதீர்.
SinhalaRuwwad Center: තවද සමීප ඥාතිත්වය ඇත්තාහට ඔහුගේ උරුමය නුඹ දෙනු. තවද දුගියාට හා මගියාට ද දෙනු. තවද නුඹලා නාස්තිකාර ලෙසින් අපතේ නො යවනු.
UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi: اور رشتے داروں کا اور مسکینوں اور مسافروں کا حق ادا کرتے رہو اور اسراف اور بیجا خرچ سے بچو.
JapaneseRyoichi Mita: 近親者に，当然与えるべきものは与えなさい。また貧者や旅人にも。だが粗末に浪費してはならない。
ChineseMa Jian: 你应当把亲戚、贫民、旅客所应得的周济分给他们，你不要挥霍；

Tafsir of 17:26

The Command to maintain the Ties of Kinship and the Prohibition of Extravagance When Allah mentions honoring one's parents, He follows this with the command to treat one's relatives well and to maintain the ties of kinship. According to the Hadith: «أُمَّكَ وَأَبَاكَ، ثُمَّ أَدْنَاكَ أَدْنَاك» وفي رواية «ثُمَّ الْأَقْرَبَ فَالْأَقْرَب» (Your mother and your father, then your closest relatives and the next closest.) According to another Hadith: «مَنْ أَحَبَّ أَنْ يُبْسَطَ لَهُ فِي رِزْقِهِ وَيُنْسَأَ لَهُ فِي أَجَلِهِ، فَلْيَصِلْ رَحِمَه» (Whoever would like to see his provision expanded and his life extended, let him maintain his ties of kinship.) وَلاَ تُبَذِّرْ تَبْذِيرًا (But spend not wastefully (your wealth) in the manner of a spendthrift.) When Allah commands spending, He forbids extravagance. Spending should be moderate, as stated in another Ayah: وَالَّذِينَ إِذَآ أَنفَقُواْ لَمْ يُسْرِفُواْ وَلَمْ يَقْتُرُواْ (And those who, when they spend, are neither extravagant nor stingy). 25:67 Then He says, to discourage extravagance: إِنَّ الْمُبَذرِينَ كَانُواْ إِخْوَنَ الشَّيَطِينِ (Verily, the spendthrifts are brothers of the Shayatin,) They have this trait in common.…

Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)