Surat Al-Baqarah Verse No. 195: Reading and listening
Translation of the verse 195 from Surah Al-Baqarah : Number of verses 286 - - page 30 - Part 2.
![surah البقرة ayah 195 - And spend in the way of Allah and do not throw [yourselves] with your [own] hands into destruction [by refraining]. And do good; indeed, Allah loves the doers of good.](https://surahquran.com/img/ayah/2-195.png)
﴾وَأَنفِقُواْ فِي سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ وَلَا تُلۡقُواْ بِأَيۡدِيكُمۡ إِلَى ٱلتَّهۡلُكَةِ وَأَحۡسِنُوٓاْۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يُحِبُّ ٱلۡمُحۡسِنِينَ ﴿
[ البقرة: 195]
And spend in the Cause of Allah (i.e. Jihad of all kinds, etc.) and do not throw yourselves into destruction (by not spending your wealth in the Cause of Allah), and do good. Truly, Allah loves Al-Muhsinun (the good-doers).
English - Sahih International
And spend in the way of Allah and do not throw [yourselves] with your [own] hands into destruction [by refraining]. And do good; indeed, Allah loves the doers of good.
Tafheem-ul-Quran by Syed Abu-al-A'la Maududi
(2:195) Spend your wealth in the Way of Allah and do not cast yourselves into ruin with your own hands. *207 Do all things gracefully, for Allah loves those who do all things with excellence *208
Tafheem-ul-Quran by Syed Abu-al-A'la Maududi
*207). 'To spend in the way of Allah' signifies financial sacrifice in order to establish God's religion. Not to make any financial sacrifice but to be inclined, instead, to hold personal interests dear to one's heart will lead to one's ruin both in this world and in the Next. Allah will set the unbelievers to dominate over you in this world and condemn you in the Next world.
*208). The root of the word ihsan is HSN, which means doing something in a goodly manner.
One standard of conduct is merely to perform the task entrusted to one. The other and higher standard is to perform that task in a wholesome manner, to devote all one's capacities and resources to its fulfilment, to do one's duty with all one's heart. The first standard is that of ordinary obedlence for which it is enough that a man should fear God. The other and higher standard is that of ihsan (moral and spiritual excellence) for which it is necessary that one should have a strong love for God and a profound attachment to Him.