۞ وَهُوَ ٱلَّذِىٓ أَنشَأَ جَنَّـٰتٍ مَّعْرُوشَـٰتٍ وَغَيْرَ مَعْرُوشَـٰتٍ وَٱلنَّخْلَ وَٱلزَّرْعَ مُخْتَلِفًا أُكُلُهُۥ وَٱلزَّيْتُونَ وَٱلرُّمَّانَ مُتَشَـٰبِهًا وَغَيْرَ مُتَشَـٰبِهٍ ۚ كُلُوا۟ مِن ثَمَرِهِۦٓ إِذَآ أَثْمَرَ وَءَاتُوا۟ حَقَّهُۥ يَوْمَ حَصَادِهِۦ ۖ وَلَا تُسْرِفُوٓا۟ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ لَا يُحِبُّ ٱلْمُسْرِفِينَ 141
Translations
And He it is who causes gardens to grow, [both] trellised and untrellised, and palm trees and crops of different [kinds of] food and olives and pomegranates, similar and dissimilar. Eat of [each of] its fruit when it yields and give its due [zakāh] on the day of its harvest. And be not excessive. Indeed, He does not like those who commit excess.
Transliteration
Wa-huwa alladhī ansha'a jannātim ma'rūshātim wa-ghayra ma'rūshātim wa-an-nakhla wa-az-zar'a mukhtalifan ukuluhu wa-az-zaytūna wa-ar-rummāna mutashābihan wa-ghayra mutashābih. Kulū min thmarih idha athmara wa-ātū haqqahu yawma hasādihi wa-lā tusrifū. Innahu lā yuhibbu al-isrifīn.
Tafsir (Explanation)
Allah describes His creative power by enumerating various plants and fruits He has created, including vineyards (both trellised and untrellised), date palms, crops of different kinds, olives, and pomegranates—some similar in appearance and others different. The ayah commands believers to eat from these fruits when they bear fruit and to give the right (zakat) on the day of harvest, while warning against wastefulness. Classical scholars like Ibn Kathir emphasize that this passage demonstrates Allah's providence and wisdom in creation, while establishing the obligation of zakat on produce and promoting moderation in consumption.
Revelation Context
This ayah is part of Surah Al-An'am (Meccan), which discusses divine signs in creation and monotheism. The passage appears within a broader context addressing agricultural abundance and the proper conduct of believers toward the blessings Allah provides. The specific mention of harvest obligations connects to the practical implementation of Islamic law regarding agricultural produce.
Related Hadiths
1) Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) reported that the Prophet ﷺ said, 'Whoever believes in Allah and the Last Day should give the right of zakat from their harvest.' (Sunan Ibn Majah) 2) The Prophet ﷺ said, 'The best charity is that given when one is in need yet still gives, and the worst is extravagance and waste.' (Related in various collections regarding israf - wastefulness)
Themes
Key Lesson
This ayah teaches believers to recognize the signs of Allah's power in the natural world and to balance enjoyment of His blessings with responsibility—giving the obligatory rights to the poor while avoiding excess and waste. In modern context, it encourages sustainable consumption, gratitude for provision, and social responsibility in economic matters.
Related Ayahs
وَعَلَى ٱلَّذِينَ هَادُوا۟ حَرَّمْنَا كُلَّ ذِى ظُفُرٍ ۖ وَمِنَ ٱلْبَقَرِ وَٱلْغَنَمِ حَرَّمْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ شُحُومَهُمَآ إِلَّا مَا حَمَلَتْ ظُهُورُهُمَآ أَوِ ٱلْحَوَايَآ أَوْ مَا ٱخْتَلَطَ بِعَظْمٍ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ جَزَيْنَـٰهُم بِبَغْيِهِمْ ۖ وَإِنَّا لَصَـٰدِقُونَ
And to those who are Jews We prohibited every animal of uncloven hoof; and of the cattle and the sheep We prohibited to them their fat, except what adheres to their backs or the entrails or what is joined with bone. [By] that We repaid them for their transgression. And indeed, We are truthful.
وَلَقَدْ جِئْتُمُونَا فُرَٰدَىٰ كَمَا خَلَقْنَـٰكُمْ أَوَّلَ مَرَّةٍ وَتَرَكْتُم مَّا خَوَّلْنَـٰكُمْ وَرَآءَ ظُهُورِكُمْ ۖ وَمَا نَرَىٰ مَعَكُمْ شُفَعَآءَكُمُ ٱلَّذِينَ زَعَمْتُمْ أَنَّهُمْ فِيكُمْ شُرَكَـٰٓؤُا۟ ۚ لَقَد تَّقَطَّعَ بَيْنَكُمْ وَضَلَّ عَنكُم مَّا كُنتُمْ تَزْعُمُونَ
[It will be said to them], "And you have certainly come to Us alone [i.e., individually] as We created you the first time, and you have left whatever We bestowed upon you behind you. And We do not see with you your 'intercessors' which you claimed that they were among you associates [of Allāh]. It has [all] been severed between you, and lost from you is what you used to claim."
وَذَرُوا۟ ظَـٰهِرَ ٱلْإِثْمِ وَبَاطِنَهُۥٓ ۚ إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ يَكْسِبُونَ ٱلْإِثْمَ سَيُجْزَوْنَ بِمَا كَانُوا۟ يَقْتَرِفُونَ
And leave [i.e., desist from] what is apparent of sin and what is concealed thereof. Indeed, those who earn [blame for] sin will be recompensed for that which they used to commit.
إِنَّ رَبَّكَ هُوَ أَعْلَمُ مَن يَضِلُّ عَن سَبِيلِهِۦ ۖ وَهُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِٱلْمُهْتَدِينَ
Indeed, your Lord is most knowing of who strays from His way, and He is most knowing of the [rightly] guided.