At-Tawbah 9:19 ۞ اجعلتم سقاية الحاج وعمارة المسجد الحرام كمن امن بالله واليوم الاخر وجاهد في سبيل الله لا يستوون عند الله والله لا يهدي القوم الظالمين ١٩
۞ أَجَعَلۡتُمۡ
سِقَايَةَ
ٱلۡحَآجِّ
وَعِمَارَةَ
ٱلۡمَسۡجِدِ
ٱلۡحَرَامِ
كَمَنۡ
ءَامَنَ
بِٱللَّهِ
وَٱلۡيَوۡمِ
ٱلۡأٓخِرِ
وَجَٰهَدَ
فِي
سَبِيلِ
ٱللَّهِۚ
لَا
يَسۡتَوُۥنَ
عِندَ
ٱللَّهِۗ
وَٱللَّهُ
لَا
يَهۡدِي
ٱلۡقَوۡمَ
ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ
١٩
Do you consider giving water to pilgrims and tending the Sacred Mosque to be equal to the deeds of those who believe in God and the Last Day and who strive in God’s path? They are not equal in God’s eyes. God does not guide such benighted people.
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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
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