Chastised for not Giving Money

When a chapter is revealed, commanding, “Believe in Allah and strive alongside His Messenger,” the wealthy among them ask for exemption, saying, “Leave us with those who stay behind.”

9:88But the messenger and those who believe with him strive with their wealth and their lives. Such are they for whom are the good things. Such are they who are the successful.

Say, “Spend willingly or unwillingly, it will never be accepted from you. You are a rebellious people.”

9:53Say: Pay (your contribution), willingly or unwillingly, it will not be accepted from you. Lo! ye were ever froward folk.

Their donations are only rejected because they disbelieve in Allah and His Messenger, come to prayer lazily, and give reluctantly.

9:54And naught preventeth that their contributions should be accepted from them save that they have disbelieved in Allah and in His messenger, and they come not to worship save as idlers, and pay not (their contribution) save reluctantly.

What holds you back from giving in His cause, when all that is in the heavens and the earth belongs to Him? Those who gave and struggled before victory are greater in rank than those who did so later, yet to all, God has promised the best, and God is fully aware of what you do.

57:10And what aileth you that ye spend not in the way of Allah when unto Allah belongeth the inheritance of the heavens and the earth? Those who spent and fought before the victory are not upon a level (with the rest of you). Such are greater in rank than those who spent and fought afterwards. Unto each hath Allah promised good. And Allah is Informed of what ye do.

Believe in God and His Messenger, and strive in God’s cause with your wealth and your lives, that is better for you, if only you knew.

61:11Ye should believe in Allah and His messenger, and should strive for the cause of Allah with your wealth and your lives. That is better for you, if ye did but know.