Al-Qur'an Surah Al-Mu'minun Verse 4

Mufti Taqi Usmani

and who are performers of Zakāh ,

Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

those who pay alms-tax;[[ Zakâh means purification and growth. Paying alms-tax and charity are forms of purifying one’s wealth. ]]

Ruwwad Translation Center

and those who give zakah,

A. J. Arberry

and at almsgiving are active

Abdul Haleem

who pay the prescribed alms,

Abdul Majid Daryabadi

And those who for the sake of purification are doers.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

Who are active in deeds of charity;

Abul Ala Maududi

who observe Zakah;

Ahmed Ali

Who strive for betterment;

Ahmed Raza Khan

And who pay the (obligatory) charity.

Ali Quli Qarai

carry out their [duty of] zakat,

Ali Ünal

They are in a constant effort to give alms and purify their own selves and wealth.

Amatul Rahman Omar

And who act conscientiously for the sake of purity (and regularly present the Zakât),

English Literal

And those who to the charity/purification , they are making/doing.

Faridul Haque

And who pay the (obligatory) charity.

Hamid S. Aziz

And who shun vain talk,

Hilali & Khan

And those who pay the Zakat.

Maulana Mohammad Ali

And who shun what is vain,

Mohammad Habib Shakir

And who are givers of poor-rate,

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall

And who are payers of the poor-due;

Muhammad Sarwar

pay their religious tax

Qaribullah & Darwish

who give charity,

Safi-ur-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri

And those who pay the Zakah.

Wahiduddin Khan

those who pay the zakat;

Talal Itani

Those who work for charity.

Tafsir jalalayn

and who fulfil payment of alms,

Tafseer Ibn Kathir

And those who pay the Zakah.

Most commentators say that the meaning here is the Zakah that is paid on wealth, even though this Ayah was revealed in Makkah, and Zakah was ordained in Al-Madinah in the year 2 H.

The apparent meaning is that the Zakah that was instituted in Al-Madinah is the one based upon the Nusub and the specific amounts, apart from which it seems that the basic principle of Zakah was enjoined in Makkah. As Allah says in Surah Al-An`am, which was also revealed in Makkah;

وَءَاتُواْ حَقَّهُ يَوْمَ حَصَادِهِ

but pay the due thereof on the day of their harvest, (6;141)

It could be that what is meant here by Zakah is purification of the soul from Shirk and filth, as in the Ayah;

قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن زَكَّـهَا

وَقَدْ خَابَ مَن دَسَّـهَا

Indeed he succeeds who purifies himself (Zakkaha). And indeed he fails who corrupts himself. (91;9-10)

It could be that both meanings are intended, purification of the soul and of one's wealth, because that is part of the purification of the soul, and the true believer is one who pays attention to both matters.

And Allah knows best.

And Allah says;

وَالَّذِينَ هُمْ لِفُرُوجِهِمْ حَافِظُونَ