Surah Al-Maa'un · Ayah 4·Makkī

4

فَوَيْلٌ ﴿٤﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

So woe to those who pray

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Tafsīr

No commentary indexed for this ayah yet.

Verse DNA · this āyah at a glance

Vocabulary and recitation are counted from the morphology and the Uthmani marks; commentary reports whether an authored tafsīr entry reaches this āyah. A structural read, not a judgement — a denser strip is not a weightier verse.

Vocabulary · 1 root in 1 of 2 words

Recitation · 2 points across 2 rule families

  • Idghām (without ghunnah)1
  • Madd ṭabīʿī1

Commentary

No tafsīr entry reaches this āyah yet — the interpretive layer covers a pilot, not the whole Book.

Shape

2 words · 11 letters · āyah 4 of 7

once in the Qurʾān2–10×11–50×51–300×300+×

Similar verses by meaning

Ranked by semantic similarity over translation embeddings — a model’s proxy for meaning, not a claim about it, and not tafsīr. Verses may be kin in theme while differing entirely in wording.

  • Quran 20:132 · Taa-Haaclose

    وَأْمُرْ أَهْلَكَ بِٱلصَّلَوٰةِ وَٱصْطَبِرْ عَلَيْهَا لَا نَسْـَٔلُكَ رِزْقًا نَّحْنُ نَرْزُقُكَ وَٱلْعَٰقِبَةُ لِلتَّقْوَىٰ

    And enjoin prayer upon your family [and people] and be steadfast therein. We ask you not for provision; We provide for you, and the [best] outcome is for [those of] righteousness.

  • Quran 70:24 · Al-Ma'aarijclose

    وَٱلَّذِينَ فِىٓ أَمْوَٰلِهِمْ حَقٌّ مَّعْلُومٌ

    And those within whose wealth is a known right

  • Quran 89:17 · Al-Fajrclose

    كَلَّا بَل لَّا تُكْرِمُونَ ٱلْيَتِيمَ

    No! But you do not honor the orphan

  • Quran 109:1 · Al-Kaafiroonclose

    قُلْ يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلْكَٰفِرُونَ

    Say, "O disbelievers,

  • Quran 70:21 · Al-Ma'aarijclose

    وَإِذَا مَسَّهُ ٱلْخَيْرُ مَنُوعًا

    And when good touches him, withholding [of it],

  • Quran 9:54 · At-Tawbaclose

    وَمَا مَنَعَهُمْ أَن تُقْبَلَ مِنْهُمْ نَفَقَٰتُهُمْ إِلَّآ أَنَّهُمْ كَفَرُوا۟ بِٱللَّهِ وَبِرَسُولِهِۦ وَلَا يَأْتُونَ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ إِلَّا وَهُمْ كُسَالَىٰ وَلَا يُنفِقُونَ إِلَّا وَهُمْ كَٰرِهُونَ

    And what prevents their expenditures from being accepted from them but that they have disbelieved in Allah and in His Messenger and that they come not to prayer except while they…

Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 107:4?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 107:4 include Quran 20:132 (Surah Taa-Haa), Quran 70:24 (Surah Al-Ma'aarij), Quran 89:17 (Surah Al-Fajr), and Quran 109:1 (Surah Al-Kaafiroon). For example, 20:132 reads: “And enjoin prayer upon your family [and people] and be steadfast therein. We ask you not for provision; We provide for you, and the [best] outcome is for [those of] righteousness.” These are ranked by comparing translations of every verse in the Qurʾān, so they are a measure of similar wording and theme — not a tafsīr ruling.

What does Quran 107:4 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 107:4 (Surah Al-Maa'un, Almsgiving) reads: “So woe to those who pray”

Which surah is verse 107:4 in?

Quran 107:4 is āyah 4 of Surah Al-Maa'un (Almsgiving), chapter 107 of the Qurʾān — a Meccan (Makkī) surah of 7 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 107:4?

Tartīl presents Quran 107:4 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.