Do not bestow favours in expectation of return,
And do not favour others in order to receive more.
Give not, thinking to gain greater
And do not through giving seek thyself to gain,
And bestow not favour that thou mayest receive more.
And give not a thing in order to have more (or consider not your deeds of Allah's obedience as a favour to Allah).
And show no favor seeking gain.
and bestow not favour in order to seek from others a greater return,
And give not a thing in order to have more.
And show not favour, seeking wordly gain!
Do not grant a favour seeking a greater gain,
Do not give, thinking to gain greater
And do not confer favor to acquire more
and do not think that by doing such deeds, you have done a great favor to God.
And bestow not favors that you may receive again with increase,
Wal<u>a</u> tamnun tastakthir<b>u</b>
do not bestow a favour in the expectation of receiving more in return;
Nor expect, in giving, any increase (for thyself)!
وَلَا تَمْنُن تَسْتَكْثِرُ
Do not think that you have done a favour to your Lord by regarding your righteous actions to be plenty.
Do not think that you have done a favour to your Lord by regarding your righteous actions to be plenty.
<p>Injunction [ 5]</p><p>وَلَا تَمْنُنْ تَسْتَكْثِرُ (...and do no favour [ to anyone merely ] to ask more [ in exchange ]....74:6). In other words, no gift should be given to anyone seeking to get back in return more than what was given. This indicates that it is reprehensible to give to someone a gift with the intention that the person will give him a higher gift. Although it seems to be allowed, by another verse of the Qur'an, for common people, yet it is reprehensible and morally unrighteous - especially for the Holy Prophet, it is unlawful, as explained by Ibn ` Abbas</p>
Injunction [ 5]وَلَا تَمْنُنْ تَسْتَكْثِرُ (...and do no favour [ to anyone merely ] to ask more [ in exchange ]....74:6). In other words, no gift should be given to anyone seeking to get back in return more than what was given. This indicates that it is reprehensible to give to someone a gift with the intention that the person will give him a higher gift. Although it seems to be allowed, by another verse of the Qur'an, for common people, yet it is reprehensible and morally unrighteous - especially for the Holy Prophet, it is unlawful, as explained by Ibn ` Abbas