65 At-Talaq (Divorce)

Medina Period 99

The Quranic text and Ali’s version

لِيُنفِقْ ذُو سَعَةٍ مِّن سَعَتِهِ ...   

65:7.     Let the man of means spend according to his means:

... وَمَن قُدِرَ عَلَيْهِ رِزْقُهُ فَلْيُنفِقْ مِمَّا آتَاهُ اللَّهُ ...

and the man whose resources are restricted, let him spend according to what Allah has given him.

لَا يُكَلِّفُ اللَّهُ نَفْسًا إِلَّا مَا آتَاهَا سَيَجْعَلُ اللَّهُ بَعْدَ عُسْرٍ يُسْرًا ﴿٧﴾

Allah puts no burden on any person beyond what He has given him. After a difficulty, Allah will soon grant relief.

C5520. We must trust in Allah, and do whatever is possible for us in the interests of the young life for which we are responsible. We must not be frightened by difficulties. Allah will give us relief and provide a solution if we act with honest integrity.

Cf. 94:5-6.

Asad’ version

65:7 [In all these respects,] let him who has ample means spend in accordance with 15 his amplitude; and let him whose means of subsistence are scanty spend in accordance with what God has given him: God does not burden any human being with more than He has given him - [and it may well be that] God will grant, after hardship, ease.