Al-Baqarah 2:272 ۞ ليس عليك هداهم ولاكن الله يهدي من يشاء وما تنفقوا من خير فلانفسكم وما تنفقون الا ابتغاء وجه الله وما تنفقوا من خير يوف اليكم وانتم لا تظلمون ٢٧٢
۞ لَّيۡسَ
عَلَيۡكَ
هُدَىٰهُمۡ
وَلَٰكِنَّ
ٱللَّهَ
يَهۡدِي
مَن
يَشَآءُۗ
وَمَا
تُنفِقُواْ
مِنۡ
خَيۡرٖ
فَلِأَنفُسِكُمۡۚ
وَمَا
تُنفِقُونَ
إِلَّا
ٱبۡتِغَآءَ
وَجۡهِ
ٱللَّهِۚ
وَمَا
تُنفِقُواْ
مِنۡ
خَيۡرٖ
يُوَفَّ
إِلَيۡكُمۡ
وَأَنتُمۡ
لَا
تُظۡلَمُونَ
٢٧٢
You are not responsible for setting these people on the Right Way; Allah sets on the Right Way whomsoever He wills. Whatever wealth you spend in charity is to your own benefit for you spend merely to please Allah. So, whatever you spend in charity will be repaid to you in full and you shall not be wronged.1
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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
Giving Charity to Polytheists
Abu `Abdur-Rahman An-Nasa'i recorded that Ibn `Abbas said that they, "Disliked giving charity to their polytheist relatives, but were later on allowed to give it to them when they inquired about this matter, and this Ayah was revealed,
لَّيْسَ عَلَيْكَ هُدَاهُمْ وَلَـكِنّ
…Giving Charity to Polytheists
Abu `Abdur-Rahman An-Nasa'i recorded that Ibn `Abbas said that they, "Disliked giving charity to their polytheist relativ
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