And the example of those who spend their wealth seeking means to the approval of Allah and assuring [reward for] themselves is like a garden on high ground which is hit by a downpour - so it yields its fruits in double. And [even] if it is not hit by a downpour, then a drizzle [is sufficient]. And Allah, of what you do, is Seeing.
اردو — مودودی
بخلا ف اِس کے جو لو گ اپنے مال محض اللہ کی رضا جوئی کے لیے دل کے پورے ثبات و قرار کے ساتھ خرچ کرتے ہیں، ان کے خرچ کی مثال ایسی ہے، جیسے کسی سطح مرتفع پر ایک باغ ہو اگر زور کی بار ش ہو جائے تو دو گنا پھل لائے، اور اگر زور کی بارش نہ بھی ہو تو ایک ہلکی پھوار ہی اُس کے لیے کافی ہو جائے تم جو کچھ کرتے ہو، سب اللہ کی نظر میں ہے
Bahasa Indonesia — Kemenag
Dan perumpamaan orang-orang yang membelanjakan hartanya karena mencari keridhaan Allah dan untuk keteguhan jiwa mereka, seperti sebuah kebun yang terletak di dataran tinggi yang disiram oleh hujan lebat, maka kebun itu menghasilkan buahnya dua kali lipat. Jika hujan lebat tidak menyiraminya, maka hujan gerimis (pun memadai). Dan Allah Maha Melihat apa yang kamu perbuat.
Ibn Kathir
وَتَثْبِيتًا مِّنْ أَنفُسِهِمْ
(while they in their own selves are sure and certain) meaning, they are certain that Allah shall reward them for these righteous acts with the best rewards. Similarly, in a Hadith collected by Al-Bukhari and Muslim, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said,
«مَنْ صَامَ رَمَضَانَ إِيمَانًا وَاحْتِسَابًا»
(Whoever fasts Ramadan with faith and expectation...) meaning, believing that Allah commanded the fast, all the while awaiting His reward for fasting it.
Allah's statement,
كَمَثَلِ جَنَّةٍ بِرَبْوَةٍ
(is that of a garden on a Rabwah) means, the example of a garden on `a height above the ground', as the majority of scholars have stated. Ibn `Abbas and Ad-Dahhak added that it also has flowing rivers.
Allah's statement,
أَصَابَهَا وَابِلٌ
(Wabil falls on it) means, heavy rain as we stated, So it produces its,
أُكُلُهَا
(yield of harvest) meaning, fruits or produce,
ضِعْفَيْنِ
(doubles), as compared to other gardens.
فَإِن لَّمْ يُصِبْهَا وَابِلٌ فَطَلٌّ
(And if it does not receive Wabil, a Tall suffices it.)
Ad-Dahhak said that the `Tall' is light rain. The Ayah indicates that the garden on the Rabwah is always fertile, for if heavy rain does not fall on it, light rain will suffice for it. Such is the case regarding the believer's good deeds, for they never become barren. Rather, Allah accepts the believer's righteous deeds and increases them, each according to his deeds. This is why Allah said next,
وَاللَّهُ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ بَصِيرٌ
(And Allah is All-Seer of what you do) meaning, none of His servants' deeds ever escapes His perfect watch.
المُيَسَّر
ومثل الذين ينفقون أموالهم طلبًا لرضا الله واعتقادًا راسخًا بصدق وعده، كمثل بستان عظيم بأرض عالية طيبة هطلت عليه أمطار غزيرة، فتضاعفت ثمراته، وإن لم تسقط عليه الأمطار الغزيرة فيكفيه رذاذ المطر ليعطي الثمرة المضاعفة، وكذلك نفقات المخلصين تُقبل عند الله وتُضاعف، قلَّت أم كثُرت، فالله المُطَّلِع على السرائر، البصير بالظواهر والبواطن، يثيب كلا بحسب إخلاصه.