Tafsir Surah Al Maun

SURAH AL MAUN SURAH YANG KE 89 Surah Al-Ma'un ( سورة الماعون‎) (Small Kindnesses, Almsgiving, Have You Seen) In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. 1. Have you seen him who denies Ad-Din 2. That is he who repulses the orphan, 3. And urges not the feeding of Al-Miskin. 4. So, woe unto those performers of Salah, 5. Those who with their Salah are Sahun. 6. Those who do good deeds only to be seen, 7. And withhold Al-Ma`un. Here the word Din means the Hereafter, the Recompense and the Final Reward.(That is he who repulses the orphan, ) meaning, he is the one who oppresses the orphan and does not give him his just due. He does not feed him, nor is he kind to him.(And urges not the feeding of Al-Miskin.) This is as Allah says,(Nay! But you treat not the orphans with kindness and generosity! And urge not one another on the feeding of Al-Miskin!) (89:17-18) meaning, the poor man who has nothing to sustain him and suffice his needs. Then Allah says,(So, woe unto those performers of Salah, those who with their Salah are Sahun.) Ibn `Abbas and others have said, "This means the hypocrites who pray in public but do not pray in private.'' Thus, Allah says,(unto those performers of Salah,) They are those people who pray and adhere to the prayer, yet they are mindless of it. This may either be referring to its act entirely. (Those who do good deeds only to be seen,) Imam Ahmad recorded from `Amr bin Murrah that he said, "We were sitting with Abu `Ubaydah when the people mentioned showing-off. A man known as Abu Yazid said, "I heard `Abdullah bin `Amr saying that the Messenger of Allah said,(Whoever tries to make the people hear of his deed, Allah, the One Who hears His creation, will hear it and make him despised and degraded.)'' from what is related to his statemen. (Those who do good deeds only to be seen.) is that whoever does a deed solely for Allah, but the people come to know about it, and he is pleased with that, then this is not considered showing off. Allah said: (And withhold Al-Ma`un.) This means that they do not worship their Lord well, nor do they treat His creation well. They do not even lend that which others may benefit from and be helped by, even though the object will remain intact and be returned to them. These people are even stingier when it comes to giving Zakah and different types of charity that bring one closer to Allah. Al-Mas`udi narrated from Salamah bin Kuhayl who reported from Abu Al-`Ubaydin that he asked Ibn Mas`ud about Al-Ma`un and he said, "It is what the people give to each other, like an axe, a pot, a bucket and similar items.'' All praise and thanks are due to Allah.