Surah Al-Fajr, Ayah 18 (89:18)

ٱلْفَجْر

وَلَا تَحَٰٓضُّونَ عَلَىٰ طَعَامِ ٱلْمِسْكِينِ

Quran 89:18 is ayah 18 of Surah Al-Fajr (“The Dawn”), a Meccan surah of 30 ayahs. It is in Juz 30, on page 593 of the Madani Mushaf.

89:18
وَلَاتَحَٰٓضُّونَعَلَىٰطَعَامِٱلْمِسْكِينِ١٨
walā taḥāḍḍūna ʿalā ṭaʿāmi l-mis'kīni

And you do not encourage one another to feed the poor.(18)

Word by word

  1. وَلَاwalāAnd not
  2. تَحَٰٓضُّونَtaḥāḍḍūnayou feel the urge
  3. عَلَىٰʿalāto
  4. طَعَامِṭaʿāmifeed
  5. ٱلْمِسْكِينِl-mis'kīnithe poor

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