وَلَا تَجْعَلْ يَدَكَ مَغْلُولَةً إِلَىٰ عُنُقِكَ وَلَا تَبْسُطْهَا كُلَّ ٱلْبَسْطِ فَتَقْعُدَ مَلُومًا مَّحْسُورًا
- EnglishSaheeh International
- And do not make your hand [as] chained to your neck or extend it completely and [thereby] become blamed and insolvent.
- TamilJan Trust Foundation
- (உலோபியைப் போல் எதுவும் வழங்காது) உம் கையை உம் கழுத்தில் கட்டப் பட்டதாக்கிக் கொள்ளாதீர்; அன்றியும், (அனைத்தையும் செலவழித்து உம் கையை) ஒரே விரிப்பாக விரித்து விடாதீர்; அதனால் நீர் நிந்திக்கப்பட்டவராகவும், (கையில் எதுவுமில்லாது) துக்கப்பட்டவராகவும் அமைந்து விடுவீர்.
- SinhalaRuwwad Center
- තවද නුඹ (කිසිවක් වියදම් නො කර) නුඹගේ අත නුඹගේ ගෙල වෙත විලංගු දමනු ලබන්නක් බවට පත් නො කරනු. තවද (සියල්ල වියදම් කර) එකවර දිගු නො හරිනු. එවිට නුඹ නින්දා අපහාසයට ලක්ව දරිද්රතාවයට ද පත් වනු ඇත.
- UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi
- اپنا ہاتھ اپنی گردن سے بندھا ہوا نہ رکھ اور نہ اسے بالکل ہی کھول دے کہ پھر ملامت کیا ہوا درمانده بیٹھ جائے.
- JapaneseRyoichi Mita
- あなたの手を，自分の首に縛り付けてはならない。また限界を越え極端に手を開き，恥辱を被り困窮に陥ってはならない。
- ChineseMa Jian
- 你不要把自己的手束在脖子上，也不要把手完全伸开，以免你变成悔恨的受责备者。
Tafsir of 17:29
Moderation in Spending Allah enjoins moderation in living. He condemns miserliness and forbids extravagance. وَلاَ تَجْعَلْ يَدَكَ مَغْلُولَةً إِلَى عُنُقِكَ (And let not your hand be tied (like a miser) to your neck,) this means, do not be miserly and stingy, never giving anything to anyone, as the Jews - may the curses of Allah be upon them - said, "Allah's Hand is tied up (i.e., He does not give and spend of His bounty)". They attributed miserliness to Him, Exalted and Sanctified be the Most Generous Bestower! وَلاَ تَبْسُطْهَا كُلَّ الْبَسْطِ (nor overextend it (like a spendthrift)) means, nor be extravagant in spending and giving more than you can afford, or paying more than you earn, lest you become blameworthy and find yourself in severe poverty. If you are a miser, people will blame you and condemn you, and no longer rely on you. When you spend more than you can afford, you will find yourself without anything to spend, so you will be worn out, like an animal that cannot walk, so it becomes weak and incapable. It is described as worn out, which is similar in meaning to exhausted.…
Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
