اَلْقَابِعِدُونَthe ones who are left behindمِنَfromالْمُؤْمِنِينَthe believersغَيْرُnotأُولِيthose who areالضَّرَرِin difficultyوَٱلْجَٰهِدُونَand those who striveفِيinسَبِيلِthe path ofاللَّهِAllahبِأَمْوَالِهِمْwith their wealthوَأَنفُسِهِمْand their soulsفَضَّلَhas preferredاللَّهُAllahٱلْجَٰهِدِينَthe striversبِأَمْوَالِهِمْwith their wealthوَأَنفُسِهِمْand their soulsعَلَىoverالْقَاعِدِينَthe ones who are left behindدَرَجَةٌa degree
The ones who are left behind from the believers, those who are not in difficulty, and those who strive in the path of Allah with their wealth and their souls, Allah has preferred the strivers with their wealth and their souls over the ones who are left behind, a degree.
فَٱسْتَثْنَىSo He made an exceptionأُولِيfor those who areٱلضَّرَرَin difficultyوَفِيAnd inٱلصَّحِيحَيْنِthe two authentic booksعَنْfromالنَّبِيِّthe Prophetأَنَّهُthat heقَالَsaidمَنْwhoeverدَعَاcallsإِلَىtoهُدًىguidanceكَانَhe will haveلَهُfor himمِنَfromٱلْأَجْرِthe rewardمِثْلَlikeأَجُورٍthe rewardsمِنْof those whoٱتَّبَعُوهُfollow himمِنْwithoutغَيْرِanyأَنْthatيَنْقُصَit diminishesمِنْfromأَجْوَرِهِمْtheir rewardsشَيْئًاanythingوَمَنْAnd whoeverدَعَاcallsإِلَىtoضَلَالَةٍmisguidanceكَانَhe will haveعَلَيْهِupon himمِنَfromٱلْوِزْرِthe burdenمِثْلَlikeأَوْزَارٍthe burdensمِنْof those whoٱتَّبَعُوهُfollow himمِنْwithoutغَيْرِanyأَنْthatيَنْقُصَit diminishesمِنْfromأَوْزَارِهِمْtheir burdensشَيْئًاanything
So He made an exception for those who are in difficulty. And in the two authentic books, it is narrated from the Prophet that he said: Whoever calls to guidance will have for him a reward like the rewards of those who follow him, without diminishing from their rewards anything, and whoever calls to misguidance will have upon him a burden like the burdens of those who follow him, without diminishing from their burdens anything.
وَفِيAnd inحَدِيثِthe hadithأَبِيof AbuكَبْشَةٍKabshaٱلْأَنْمَارِيِّthe Anmariهُمَاthey areفِيinٱلْأَجْرِthe rewardسَوَاءٌequalوَهُمَاand they both areفِيinٱلْوِزْرِthe burdenسَوَاءٌequal
And in the hadith of Abu Kabsha the Anmari: they are equal in reward, and they are equal in burden.
رَوَاهُNarrated byٱلتُّرْمِذِيِّAl-Tirmidhiوَصَحَّحَهُand graded it as authenticوَلَفْظُهُand its wordingإِنَّمَاIndeedٱلدُّنْيَاthe worldلِأَرْبَعَةٍis for fourنَفَرٍpeopleعَبْدٍa servantءَاتَاهُwhom Allah has givenاللَّهُAllahعِلْمًاknowledgeوَمَالًاand wealthفَهُوَso heيَتَّقِيfearsفِيinذَٰلِكَthatٱلْمَالِwealthرَبَّهُhis Lordوَيَصِلُand maintainsفِيهِin itرَحِمَهُhis ties of kinshipوَيُعَلِّمُand teachesاللَّهَAllahفِيin itحَقًّاrightfullyفَهَذَاthis oneبِأَفْضَلِis in the bestٱلْمَنَازِلِof ranksوَعَبْدٍand a servantرَزَقَهُwhom Allah providedاللَّهُAllahعِلْمًاknowledgeوَلَمْbut did notيَرْزُقْهُprovide himمَالًاwealthفَهُوَso heصَادِقٌis sincereٱلنِّيَّةِin intentionيَقُولُsaysلَوْif onlyأَنْthatلِيI hadمَالًاwealthلَعَمِلْتُI would doبِعَمَلٍwith the deedsفُلَانٍof such and suchفَهُوَso heبِنِيَّتِهِby his intentionفَأَجْرُهُمَاand their reward is equalسَوَاءٌequalوَعَبْدٍand a servantرَزَقَهُwhom Allah providedاللَّهُAllahمَالًاwealthوَلَمْbut did notيَرْزُقْهُprovide himعِلْمًاknowledgeيَخْبَطُhe worsensفِيinمَالِهِhis wealthبِغَيْرِwithoutعِلْمٍknowledgeلَاhe does notيَتَّقِيfearفِيin itرَبَّهُhis Lordوَلَاnorيَصِلُmaintainsفِيهِin itرَحِمَهُhis ties of kinshipوَلَاand does notيَعْلَمُknowاللَّهَAllahفِيin itحَقًّاrightfullyفَهَذَاthis oneبِأَخْبَثِis in the worstٱلْمَنَازِلِof ranksوَعَبْدٍand a servantلَمْdid notيَرْزُقْهُprovide himاللَّهُAllahمَالًاwealthوَلَاnorعِلْمًاknowledgeفَهُوَand heيَقُولُsaysلَوْif onlyأَنْthatلِيI hadمَالًاwealthلَعَمِلْتُI would doفِيهwith itبِعَمَلٍthe deedsفُلَانٍof such and suchفَهُوَso heبِنِيَّتِهِby his intentionفَوْزُرُهُمَاso their burden is equalسَوَاءٌequal
Narrated by Al-Tirmidhi and confirmed as authentic: "Indeed, the world is for four people: a servant whom Allah has given knowledge and wealth, so he fears his Lord with that wealth, maintains his kinship through it, and teaches Allah's rights in it; that one is in the best of ranks. Another servant whom Allah has provided knowledge but not wealth, so he is sincere in intention, saying: 'If I had wealth, I would do the deeds of so-and-so'; so he is rewarded equally by his intention. And a servant whom Allah has provided wealth but not knowledge, he worsens in his wealth without knowledge, does not fear his Lord in it, does not maintain his kinship through it, nor does he know Allah's rights in it; that one is in the worst of ranks. And a servant whom Allah has provided neither wealth nor knowledge; he says: 'If I had wealth, I would do the deeds of so-and-so'; so their burden is equal by intention.
وَلَفْظُAnd the wordingإِبْنِIbnمَاجَهِMajahمِثْلُis likeهَذِهِthisٱلْأُمَّةُUmmah (community)كَـمَثَلِis likeأَرْبَعَةٍfourنَفَرٍpeopleرَجُلٍa manءَاتَاهُwhom Allah has givenاللَّهُAllahمَالًاwealthوَعِلْمًاand knowledgeفَهُوَso heيَعْمَلُworksبِعِلْمِهِwith his knowledgeفِيinمَالِهِhis wealthيُنْفِقُهُhe spends itفِيinحَقِّهِits rightوَرَجُلٍand a manءَاتَاهُwhom Allah has givenاللَّهُAllahعِلْمًاknowledgeوَلَمْbut did notيُؤْتِهِprovide himمَالًاwealthفَهُوَso heيَقُولُsaysلَوْif onlyكَانَhe hadلِيfor meمِثْلَlikeهَذَاthis oneلَعَمِلْتُI would doفِيهِin itمِثْلَlikeٱلَّذِيthe one whoيَعْمَلُworksقَالَsaidرَسُولُthe MessengerاللَّهِAllahفَهُمَاthey both areفِيinٱلْأَجْرِthe rewardسَوَاءٌequalوَرَجُلٍand a manءَاتَاهُwhom Allah has givenاللَّهُAllahمَالًاwealthوَلَمْbut did notيُؤْتِهِprovide himعِلْمًاknowledgeفَهُوَso heيَخْبَطُsquandersمَالَهُhis wealthيُنْفِقُهُhe spends itفِيinغَيْرِother thanحَقِّهِits rightوَرَجُلٍand a manلَمْdid notيُؤْتِهِprovide himعِلْمًاknowledgeوَلَاnorمَالًاwealthوَهُوَand heيَقُولُsaysلَوْif onlyكَانَhe hadلِيfor meمِثْلَlikeمَالٍwealthهَذَاthis oneلَعَمِلْتُI would doمِثْلَlikeٱلَّذِيthe one whoيَعْمَلُworksفَهُمَاthey both areفِيinٱلْوِزْرِthe burdenسَوَاءٌequal
And the wording of Ibn Majah: 'This Ummah is like four people: A man whom Allah has given wealth and knowledge, so he works with his knowledge in his wealth, spending it on its right. And a man whom Allah has given knowledge but not wealth, so he says: 'If I had wealth, I would do like the one who works.' The Messenger of Allah said: 'They are both equal in reward. And a man whom Allah has given wealth but not knowledge, he squanders his wealth, spending it in other than its right. And a man whom Allah has given neither knowledge nor wealth, he says: 'If I had wealth, I would do like the one who works'; they are both equal in burden.'