And do not drive the beggar away,
And do not rebuke the beggar.
and as for the beggar, scold him not;
and him that seeks [thy] help shalt thou never chide,
And as to the beggar, chide thou him not.
And repulse not the beggar;
Nor rebuff the seeker.
and chide not him who asks,
And repulse not the one who asks.
Therefor the beggar drive not away,
and as for the beggar, do not chide him;
nor drive away the one who asks.
And as for the petitioner, do not repel [him].
and do not reject the beggars
And as for him who asks, do not chide (him),
Waamm<u>a</u> a<b>l</b>ss<u>a</u>ila fal<u>a</u> tanhar
and do not chide the one who asks for help;
Nor repulse the petitioner (unheard);
وَأَمَّا ٱلسَّآئِلَ فَلَا تَنْهَرْ
And do not rebuke the needy beggar.
And do not rebuke the needy beggar.
<p>Injunction [ 2]</p><p>وَأَمَّا السَّائِلَ فَلَا تَنْهَرْ‌ (and as for the beggar, do not scold him....93:10). The verb tanhar is derived from nahr which means 'to scold'. The word sa'il means 'one who asks'. It includes a person who asks people's wealth, that is, a beggar, and it also includes the one who asks a question of knowledge, that is, an academic investigator. The Holy Prophet ﷺ has forbidden to berate either of them. The best course of action is to give the beggar something. If one is unable to give a beggar anything, one should at least apologise to him politely [ so as not to give him any further grief ]. Likewise, anyone who is searching knowledge and asks questions, it is forbidden to respond to him harshly and unkindly. The teacher should reply kindly and politely. However, if the investigator is unreasonable in his approach, it is permissible to scold him to the degree that is necessary.</p>
Injunction [ 2]وَأَمَّا السَّائِلَ فَلَا تَنْهَرْ‌ (and as for the beggar, do not scold him....93:10). The verb tanhar is derived from nahr which means 'to scold'. The word sa'il means 'one who asks'. It includes a person who asks people's wealth, that is, a beggar, and it also includes the one who asks a question of knowledge, that is, an academic investigator. The Holy Prophet ﷺ has forbidden to berate either of them. The best course of action is to give the beggar something. If one is unable to give a beggar anything, one should at least apologise to him politely [ so as not to give him any further grief ]. Likewise, anyone who is searching knowledge and asks questions, it is forbidden to respond to him harshly and unkindly. The teacher should reply kindly and politely. However, if the investigator is unreasonable in his approach, it is permissible to scold him to the degree that is necessary.