2:177
ﱁ ﱂIt is notﱃ[the] righteousnessﱄthatﱅyou turnﱆyour facesﱇtowardsﱈthe eastﱉand the westﱊ[and] butﱋthe righteous[ness]ﱌ(is he) whoﱍbelievesﱎin Allahﱏand the Dayﱐ[the] Lastﱑand the Angelsﱒand the Bookﱓand the Prophetsﱔand givesﱕthe wealthﱖinﱗspite of his love (for it)ﱘ(to) thoseﱙ(of) the near relativesﱚand the orphansﱛand the needyﱜand (of)ﱝthe wayfarerﱞand those who askﱟand inﱠfreeing the necks (slaves)ﱡand (who) establishﱢthe prayerﱣand giveﱤthe zakahﱥand those who fulfillﱦtheir covenantﱧwhenﱨﱩthey make itﱪand those who are patientﱫinﱬ[the] sufferingﱭand [the] hardshipﱮand (the) timeﱯﱰ(of) [the] stressﱱThoseﱲ(are) the ones whoﱳﱴare trueﱵand thoseﱶ[they]ﱷ(are) the righteousﱸ(177)
Righteousness is not in turning your faces towards the east or the west. Rather, the righteous are those who believe in Allah, the Last Day, the angels, the Books, and the prophets; who give charity out of their cherished wealth to relatives, orphans, the poor, ˹needy˺ travellers, beggars, and for freeing captives; who establish prayer, pay alms-tax, and keep the pledges they make; and who are patient in times of suffering, adversity, and in ˹the heat of˺ battle. It is they who are true ˹in faith˺, and it is they who are mindful ˹of Allah˺.