Tafseer of The Cloaked One · Al-Muddaththir · 74:44
Nor did we used to feed the poor.
Important: The Arabic source text is always authoritative. This translation is a study aid and has not been verified by scholars — do not use it as a basis for religious proof or for deriving rulings (ahkam). When in doubt, always consult the Arabic text and a qualified scholar.
وَلَمْ نَكُ نُطْعِمُ الْمِسْكِينَ ("And we did not used to feed the needy one") — out of miserliness with what Allah had entrusted to them, and out of withholding the due that rested upon it.
