17:29

Surah Al-Isra, ayah 29

Surah Al-Isra (chapter 17) · Ayah 29 · Juz 15 · Page 285

Surah Al-Isra, ayah 29 (17:29) means: “And do not make your hand [as] chained to your neck[739] or extend it completely[740] and [thereby] become blamed and insolvent.” (Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2))

Updated: Nov 10, 2026
Text: Uthmani script (Tanzil)
Translation: Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)

17:29

Al-Isra · Ayah 29

وَلَا تَجْعَلْ يَدَكَ مَغْلُولَةً إِلَىٰ عُنُقِكَ وَلَا تَبْسُطْهَا كُلَّ ٱلْبَسْطِ فَتَقْعُدَ مَلُومًا مَّحْسُورًا

And do not make your hand [as] chained to your neck[739] or extend it completely[740] and [thereby] become blamed and insolvent.

Translator's notes

[739] i.e., refusing to spend. [740] i.e., being extravagant.

Quran 17:29 (Al-Isra) · Saheeh International, Noor International Center (QuranEnc v1.1.2)

Text sources

Arabic text · Tanzil Project (tanzil.net), Uthmani text version 1.1, CC BY 3.0, copied without changes
Translation · English Translation - Noor International Center · QuranEnc.com v1.1.2
Juz & pages · Tanzil Quran Metadata 1.0 (Madinah mushaf, 604 pages), CC BY 3.0