Surah Ar-Room · Ayah 38·Makkī

38

ذَا ذَٰلِكَ لِّلَّذِينَ وَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ﴿٣٨﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

So give the relative his right, as well as the needy and the traveler. That is best for those who desire the countenance of Allah, and it is they who will be the successful.

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Tafsīr

قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

حق نزدیکان

این تعبیر» نشان‌دهندة این مطلب است که نزدیکانی که این آیه در بارة آنها سخن می‌گوید. حق ثابت و مستمری دارند. خطاب یه اما به پیامبر است. از ظاهر آیه و قراین همراه آن چنین برمی‌آید که آیه در بارة خمس است و دستور آن مربوط به پیامبر(ص) و کسانی که مکلف به پرداخت خمس هستند و منظور از نزدیکان» نزدیکان پیامبر است که خمس به آنها تعلق می‌گیرد و نه شخص دیگر. در روایتی از امام باقر(ع) و امام صادق(ع) می‌خوانیم که «هنگامی که این آیه بر پیامبر(ص) نازل شد. ایشان سرزمین فدک را به فاطمه(س) بخشید.»! بنابر این؛ این آیه» معنای خاص دارد؛ نه عام و گسترده (در بارة خمس ر.ک. به: انفال - ۴۱).

Verse DNA · this āyah at a glance

Vocabulary and recitation are counted from the morphology and the Uthmani marks; commentary reports whether an authored tafsīr entry reaches this āyah. A structural read, not a judgement — a denser strip is not a weightier verse.

Vocabulary · 11 roots in 11 of 16 words

Recitation · 22 points across 6 rule families

  • Madd ṭabīʿī11
  • Lām qamariyyah5
  • Qalqalah2
  • Idghām (without ghunnah)1
  • Heavy rāʾ2
  • Heavy Allāh1

Commentary

  • قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب)

Shape

16 words · 73 letters · 1 proper noun · āyah 38 of 60

once in the Qurʾān2–10×11–50×51–300×300+×

Similar verses by meaning

Ranked by semantic similarity over translation embeddings — a model’s proxy for meaning, not a claim about it, and not tafsīr. Verses may be kin in theme while differing entirely in wording.

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    وَٱعْبُدُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَلَا تُشْرِكُوا۟ بِهِۦ شَيْـًٔا وَبِٱلْوَٰلِدَيْنِ إِحْسَٰنًا وَبِذِى ٱلْقُرْبَىٰ وَٱلْيَتَٰمَىٰ وَٱلْمَسَٰكِينِ وَٱلْجَارِ ذِى ٱلْقُرْبَىٰ وَٱلْجَارِ ٱلْجُنُبِ وَٱلصَّاحِبِ بِٱلْجَنۢبِ وَٱبْنِ ٱلسَّبِيلِ وَمَا مَلَكَتْ أَيْمَٰنُكُمْ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يُحِبُّ مَن كَانَ مُخْتَالًا فَخُورًا

    Worship Allah and associate nothing with Him, and to parents do good, and to relatives, orphans, the needy, the near neighbor, the neighbor farther away, the companion at your…

  • Quran 33:29 · Al-Ahzaabvery close

    وَإِن كُنتُنَّ تُرِدْنَ ٱللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُۥ وَٱلدَّارَ ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةَ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ أَعَدَّ لِلْمُحْسِنَٰتِ مِنكُنَّ أَجْرًا عَظِيمًا

    But if you should desire Allah and His Messenger and the home of the Hereafter - then indeed, Allah has prepared for the doers of good among you a great reward."

  • Quran 4:5 · An-Nisaavery close

    وَلَا تُؤْتُوا۟ ٱلسُّفَهَآءَ أَمْوَٰلَكُمُ ٱلَّتِى جَعَلَ ٱللَّهُ لَكُمْ قِيَٰمًا وَٱرْزُقُوهُمْ فِيهَا وَٱكْسُوهُمْ وَقُولُوا۟ لَهُمْ قَوْلًا مَّعْرُوفًا

    And do not give the weak-minded your property, which Allah has made a means of sustenance for you, but provide for them with it and clothe them and speak to them words of…

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    وَٱلَّذِينَ هَاجَرُوا۟ فِى سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ ثُمَّ قُتِلُوٓا۟ أَوْ مَاتُوا۟ لَيَرْزُقَنَّهُمُ ٱللَّهُ رِزْقًا حَسَنًا وَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَهُوَ خَيْرُ ٱلرَّٰزِقِينَ

    And those who emigrated for the cause of Allah and then were killed or died - Allah will surely provide for them a good provision. And indeed, it is Allah who is the best of…

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    Zakah expenditures are only for the poor and for the needy and for those employed to collect [zakah] and for bringing hearts together [for Islam] and for freeing captives [or…

  • Quran 17:26 · Al-Israaclose

    وَءَاتِ ذَا ٱلْقُرْبَىٰ حَقَّهُۥ وَٱلْمِسْكِينَ وَٱبْنَ ٱلسَّبِيلِ وَلَا تُبَذِّرْ تَبْذِيرًا

    And give the relative his right, and [also] the poor and the traveler, and do not spend wastefully.

Verses built from the same roots

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Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 30:38?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 30:38 include Quran 4:36 (Surah An-Nisaa), Quran 33:29 (Surah Al-Ahzaab), Quran 4:5 (Surah An-Nisaa), and Quran 22:58 (Surah Al-Hajj). For example, 4:36 reads: “Worship Allah and associate nothing with Him, and to parents do good, and to relatives, orphans, the needy, the near neighbor, the neighbor farther away, the companion at your…” These are ranked by comparing translations of every verse in the Qurʾān, so they are a measure of similar wording and theme — not a tafsīr ruling.

What does Quran 30:38 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 30:38 (Surah Ar-Room, The Romans) reads: “So give the relative his right, as well as the needy and the traveler. That is best for those who desire the countenance of Allah, and it is they who will be the successful.”

Which surah is verse 30:38 in?

Quran 30:38 is āyah 38 of Surah Ar-Room (The Romans), chapter 30 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 60 verses.

Is there a tafsīr (commentary) for Quran 30:38?

Yes — Tartīl shows verse-by-verse commentary on Quran 30:38 from قرآن حکیم (شرح آیات منتخب).

In how many languages can I read Quran 30:38?

Tartīl presents Quran 30:38 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.