34 Preface وَلا يَحُضُّ عَلىٰ طَعامِ المِسكينِYusuf Ali“And would not encourage1 the feeding of the indigent!Cf. 107:3; 89:18. The practical result of their rebellion against the God of Mercy was that their sympathies dried up. Not only did they not help or feed those in need, but they hindered others from doing so. And they have neither friend nor sympathy (food) in the Hereafter.