This surah is concerned with two of the core teachings of Islam, how one prays and how one gives.

Those who do good deeds only to be seen (of men),Īnd refuse Al-Ma'un (small kindnesses e.g. Who delay their Salat (prayer) from their stated fixed times, So woe unto those performers of Salat (prayers) (hypocrites), That is he who repulses the orphan (harshly),Īnd urges not the feeding of AlMiskin (the poor), Have you seen him who denies the Recompense? Text and meaning Text and transliteration 3-7 Hypocrites rebuked for neglect of prayer and charity.1-2 Denunciation of those who deny the Quran and oppress the orphan.Regarding the timing and contextual background of the supposed revelation ( asbāb al-nuzūl), it is an earlier ' Meccan surah', which means it is believed to have been revealed in Mecca, rather than later in Medina. ۝ Woe be unto those who pray, ۝ and who are negligent at their prayer: ۝ who play the hypocrites, ۝ and deny necessaries to the needy. ۝ WHAT thinkest thou of him who denieth the future judgment as a falsehood? ۝ It is he who pusheth away the orphan ۝ and stirreth not up others to feed the poor. 🤲 Lastly, if you want to take it one step further you can go to the individual ayat pages where you’ll find the Quranic commentaries by Ibn Katheer and Abul Ala Maududi which expound on each verse in detail.Al-Ma'un ( Arabic: الماعون, al-māʻūn, 'Small Kindnesses, Almsgiving, Acts of Kindness, and Have You Seen') is the 107th chapter ( surah) of the Qur'an, with 7 ayat or verses. You can turn off this feature in the settings if you please. 🤲 You will notice once you press play it will automatically scroll to the correct verse giving a hands-free experience so you can just focus on reading and don’t need to scroll. 🤲 We’ve recently finished developing the media player so that you may listen to the audio of Surah Maun with the beautiful recitation by Mishary Al-Alfasy. Currently, we’ve expanded to include Hindi, Urdu, and Malay. We’re also in the process of including more languages to help people understand the verses of the Qur’an in their native tongue. 🤲 For the knowledge seekers, we’ve also incorporated various respected English translations to help interpret the meaning of each verse. 🤲 Here you will find Surah Maun in Arabic text, but for those not strong in reading Arabic, we’ve included the roman transliteration to help you with the pronunciation. Our mission is to make it easy to read and understand the Qur’an. It also warns those who may be neglectful during their prayer or those who make a show of their prayer for some political gain by showing off their piousness or religious commitment. The Surah outlines behavior that should not be tolerated in Islam like insulting orphans or refusing to feed the hungry if Allah has given them the means to do so. Indeed among the good is to meet your brother with a smiling face, and to pour what is left in your bucket into the vessel of your brother.” (Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1970) We can see the same sentiment passed along in the hadith, Jabir bin Abdullah relayed that the Messenger of Allah encouraged good behavior no matter how small, “Every good is charity. The last verse of the Surah mentions, woe to those who refuse any small act of kindness, referring either to zakat which is a small portion of one’s wealth (2.5%), or could be referring to the denial of small acts of kindness that on surface value seem negligible or inconsequential. The message of this Surah is pure, the title itself Ma’un refers to acts of kindness, charity, or any kind of small help.

For that reason some consider this Surah to be from the Medinan period, however, many Quran exegetes maintain that Surah Maun remains an early Meccan surah. The Surah serves as an indication that hypocrisy was becoming an issue for the Muslim ummah. “So woe to those who pray who are heedless of their prayer – Those who make show ”

Kindness in arabic transliteration