Among them is one who says, 'Give me permission, and do not put me to the test.' In fact, they have already fallen into the test. Hell will surely surround those who reject faith.
Say, 'Are you waiting for anything to happen to us except one of two good outcomes? We are waiting for Allah to strike you with punishment from Himself or through our hands. So wait. We too are waiting with you.'
Nothing prevents their spending from being accepted except that they rejected Allah and His Messenger, come to prayer only lazily, and spend only unwillingly.
So do not let their wealth or children impress you. Allah only intends through them to punish them in this worldly life and for their souls to depart while they reject faith.
Among them are those who criticize you over the charities. If they are given some of it, they are pleased, but if they are not given any, they immediately become angry.
If only they had been content with what Allah and His Messenger gave them and said, 'Allah is enough for us. Allah will give us from His bounty, and so will His Messenger. We turn to Allah with hope.'
Zakah is only for the poor, the needy, those who administer it, those whose hearts are to be reconciled, for freeing those in bondage, for those in debt, in Allah's way, and for the stranded traveler. This is an obligation from Allah. Allah is All-Knowing, All-Wise.
Among them are those who hurt the Prophet and say, 'He listens to everyone.' Say, 'His listening is good for you. He believes in Allah, trusts the believers, and is a mercy to those among you who believe.' Those who hurt Allah's Messenger will have a painful punishment.
The hypocrites fear that a surah may be sent down about them, exposing what is in their hearts. Say, 'Go on mocking. Allah will surely bring out what you fear.'
If you ask them, they will surely say, 'We were only talking and joking.' Say, 'Was it Allah, His revelations, and His Messenger that you were mocking?'
Do not make excuses. You have rejected faith after professing belief. If We pardon one group among you, We will punish another because they were guilty.
The hypocrite men and hypocrite women are alike. They encourage what is wrong, discourage what is right, and hold back their hands. They forgot Allah, so He left them forgotten. The hypocrites are truly the defiantly disobedient.
Allah has promised the hypocrite men and women and those who reject faith the Fire of Hell, where they will remain. It is enough for them. Allah has rejected them, and they will have a lasting punishment.
You are like those before you. They were stronger than you and had more wealth and children. They enjoyed their share, and you have enjoyed your share just as those before you enjoyed theirs. You plunged into empty talk just as they did. Their deeds have come to nothing in this world and the Hereafter. It is they who are the losers.
Has the news not reached them of those before them: the people of Noah, 'Ad, Thamud, the people of Abraham, the people of Midian, and the overturned cities? Their messengers came to them with clear proofs. Allah did not wrong them, but they wronged themselves.
The believing men and believing women are allies of one another. They encourage what is right, discourage what is wrong, establish prayer, give zakah, and obey Allah and His Messenger. Allah will have mercy on them. Allah is Almighty, All-Wise.
Allah has promised the believing men and women Gardens beneath which rivers flow, where they will remain, and good homes in Gardens of lasting residence. But Allah's pleasure is greater. That is the supreme success.