Surah Anfal ayat 28 Tafsir Quran 8:28

﴿وَاعْلَمُوا أَنَّمَا أَمْوَالُكُمْ وَأَوْلَادُكُمْ فِتْنَةٌ وَأَنَّ اللَّهَ عِندَهُ أَجْرٌ عَظِيمٌ﴾
[ الأنفال: 28]

8:28 And know that your properties and your children are but a trial and that Allah has with Him a great reward.

And know that your wealth and your children are a trial for you impeding you from the concerns of the Hereafter; and that with God is a tremendous wage so do not forfeit it by giving undue attention to wealth and children acting treacherously for the sake of preserving them.

And you must realize that your wealth and your progeny are but a temptation and a means of trial to test your spiritual and moral attributes, your accomplishments and attainments as well as your course of actions. Do not forget that in Allahs realm you obtain the ultimate of your desires

Reason behind revealing This Ayah, and the prohibition of Betrayal The Two Sahihs mention the story of Hatib bin Abi Balta`ah.
In the year of the victory of Makkah he wrote to the Quraysh alerting them that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ intended to march towards them.
Allah informed His Messenger of this, and he sent a Companion to retrieve the letter that Hatib sent, and then he summoned him.
He admitted to what he did.
`Umar bin Al-Khattab stood up and said, "O Allah's Messenger! Should I cut off his head, for he has betrayed Allah, His Messenger and the believers" The Prophet said,
«دَعْهُ فَإِنَّهُ قَدْ شَهِدَ بَدْرًا، وَمَا يُدْرِيكَ لَعَلَّ اللهَ اطَّلَعَ عَلَى أَهْلِ بَدْرٍ فَقَالَ: اعْمَلُوا مَا شِئْتُمْ فَقَدْ غَفَرْتُ لَكُم»
( Leave him! He participated in Badr.
How do you know that Allah has not looked at those who participated in Badr and said, Do whatever you want, for I have forgiven you. ) However, it appears that this Ayah is more general, even if it was revealed about a specific incident.
Such rulings are dealt with by their indications, not the specific reasons behind revealing them, according to the majority of scholars. Betrayal includes both minor and major sins, as well those that affect others.
`Ali bin Abi Talhah said that Ibn `Abbas commented on the Ayah, وَتَخُونُواْ أَمَـنَـتِكُمْ ( nor betray your Amanat ) "The Amanah refers to the actions that Allah has entrusted the servants with, such as and including what He ordained.
Therefore, Allah says here, لاَ تَخُونُواْ ( nor betray... ), `do not abandon the obligations."' `Abdur-Rahman bin Zayd commented, "Allah forbade you from betraying Him and His Messenger, as hypocrites do." Allah said, وَاعْلَمُواْ أَنَّمَآ أَمْوَلُكُمْ وَأَوْلَـدُكُمْ فِتْنَةٌ ( And know that your possessions and your children are but a trial. ) from Him to you.
He grants these to you so that He knows which of you will be grateful and obedient to Him, or become busy with and dedicated to them instead of Him.
Allah said in another Ayah, إِنَّمَآ أَمْوَلُكُمْ وَأَوْلَـدُكُمْ فِتْنَةٌ وَاللَّهُ عِنْدَهُ أَجْرٌ عَظِيمٌ ( Your wealth and your children are only a trial, whereas Allah! With Him is a great reward. ) 64:15, وَنَبْلُوكُم بِالشَّرِّ وَالْخَيْرِ فِتْنَةً ( And We shall make a trial of you with evil and with good. ) 21:35, يأَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ لاَ تُلْهِكُمْ أَمْوَلُكُمْ وَلاَ أَوْلَـدُكُمْ عَن ذِكْرِ اللَّهِ وَمَن يَفْعَلْ ذَلِكَ فَأُوْلَـئِكَ هُمُ الْخَـسِرُونَ ( O you who believe! Let not your properties or your children divert you from the remembrance of Allah.
And whosoever does that, then they are the losers. )63:9, and, يأَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ إِنَّ مِنْ أَزْوَجِكُمْ وَأَوْلـدِكُمْ عَدُوّاً لَّكُمْ فَاحْذَرُوهُمْ ( O you who believe! Verily, among your wives and your children there are enemies for you (who may stop you from the obedience of Allah ); therefore beware of them!) 64:14 Allah said next, وَأَنَّ اللَّهَ عِندَهُ أَجْرٌ عَظِيمٌ ( And that surely with Allah is a mighty reward. ) Therefore, Allah's reward, favor and Paradise are better for you than wealth and children.
Certainly, among the wealth and children there might be enemies for you and much of them avail nothing.
With Allah alone is the decision and sovereignty in this life and the Hereafter, and He gives tremendous rewards on the Day of Resurrection.
In the Sahih, there is a Hadith in which the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said,
«ثَلَاثٌ مَنْ كُنَّ فِيهِ، وَجَدَ بِهِنَّ حَلَاوَةَ الْإِيمَانِ: مَنْ كَانَ اللهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَحَبَّ إِلَيْهِ مِمَّا سِوَاهُمَا، وَمَنْ كَانَ يُحِبُّ الْمَرْءَ لَا يُحِبُّهُ إِلَّا للهِ، وَمَنْ كَانَ أَنْ يُلْقَى فِي النَّارِ أَحَبَّ إِلَيْهِ مِنْ أَنْ يَرْجِعَ إِلَى الْكُفْرِ بَعْدَ إِذْ أَنْقَذَهُ اللهُ مِنْه»
( There are three qualities for which whomever has them, he will have tasted the sweetness of faith.
(They are: ) whoever Allah and His Messenger are dearer to him than anyone else, whoever loves a person for Allah's sake alone, and whoever prefers to be thrown in fire rather than revert to disbelief, after Allah has saved him from it.) Therefore, loving the Messenger of Allah ﷺ comes before loving children, wealth and oneself.
In the Sahih, it is confirmed that he said,
«وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ لَا يُؤْمِنُ أَحَدُكُمْ حَتَّى أَكُونَ أَحَبَّ إِلَيْهِ مِنْ نَفْسِهِ وَأَهْلِهِ وَمَالِهِ وَالنَّاسِ أَجْمَعِين»
( By He in Whose Hand is my soul! None of you will have faith unless I become dearer to him than himself, his family, his wealth and all people. )

(8:28) Know well that your belongings and your children are but a trial, *23 and that with Allah there is a mighty reward.

And know that your properties and your meaning

*23).
Excessive love of money and one's children often impair the sincerity of a person's faith and often lead man to hypocrisy, treachery and dishonesty.
The Qur'an, therefore, clearly points out ihat since 1ove of wealth or children drives people off the right path, it constitutes a considerable test for them.
One's property, one's business and one's offspring constitute a test for man since they have been in his custody so as to judge to what extent he observes the limits of propriety laid down by God and adequately performs his responsibilities.
What is tested is how far man is able to control his animal self - which is strongly attached to worldly purposes - so that he is able to act as God's servant and render all the rights of worldly life in the manner laid down by God.

 

Reason behind revealing This Ayah, and the prohibition of Betrayal The Two Sahihs mention the story of Hatib bin Abi Balta`ah.
In the year of the victory of Makkah he wrote to the Quraysh alerting them that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ intended to march towards them.
Allah informed His Messenger of this, and he sent a Companion to retrieve the letter that Hatib sent, and then he summoned him.
He admitted to what he did.
`Umar bin Al-Khattab stood up and said, "O Allah's Messenger! Should I cut off his head, for he has betrayed Allah, His Messenger and the believers" The Prophet said, «دَعْهُ فَإِنَّهُ قَدْ شَهِدَ بَدْرًا، وَمَا يُدْرِيكَ لَعَلَّ اللهَ اطَّلَعَ عَلَى أَهْلِ بَدْرٍ فَقَالَ: اعْمَلُوا مَا شِئْتُمْ فَقَدْ غَفَرْتُ لَكُم» ( Leave him! He participated in Badr.
How do you know that Allah has not looked at those who participated in Badr and said, Do whatever you want, for I have forgiven you. ) However, it appears that this Ayah is more general, even if it was revealed about a specific incident.
Such rulings are dealt with by their indications, not the specific reasons behind revealing them, according to the majority of scholars. Betrayal includes both minor and major sins, as well those that affect others.
`Ali bin Abi Talhah said that Ibn `Abbas commented on the Ayah, وَتَخُونُواْ أَمَـنَـتِكُمْ ( nor betray your Amanat ) "The Amanah refers to the actions that Allah has entrusted the servants with, such as and including what He ordained.
Therefore, Allah says here, لاَ تَخُونُواْ ( nor betray... ), `do not abandon the obligations."' `Abdur-Rahman bin Zayd commented, "Allah forbade you from betraying Him and His Messenger, as hypocrites do." Allah said, وَاعْلَمُواْ أَنَّمَآ أَمْوَلُكُمْ وَأَوْلَـدُكُمْ فِتْنَةٌ ( And know that your possessions and your children are but a trial. ) from Him to you.
He grants these to you so that He knows which of you will be grateful and obedient to Him, or become busy with and dedicated to them instead of Him.
Allah said in another Ayah, إِنَّمَآ أَمْوَلُكُمْ وَأَوْلَـدُكُمْ فِتْنَةٌ وَاللَّهُ عِنْدَهُ أَجْرٌ عَظِيمٌ ( Your wealth and your children are only a trial, whereas Allah! With Him is a great reward. ) 64:15, وَنَبْلُوكُم بِالشَّرِّ وَالْخَيْرِ فِتْنَةً ( And We shall make a trial of you with evil and with good. ) 21:35, يأَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ لاَ تُلْهِكُمْ أَمْوَلُكُمْ وَلاَ أَوْلَـدُكُمْ عَن ذِكْرِ اللَّهِ وَمَن يَفْعَلْ ذَلِكَ فَأُوْلَـئِكَ هُمُ الْخَـسِرُونَ ( O you who believe! Let not your properties or your children divert you from the remembrance of Allah.
And whosoever does that, then they are the losers. )63:9, and, يأَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ إِنَّ مِنْ أَزْوَجِكُمْ وَأَوْلـدِكُمْ عَدُوّاً لَّكُمْ فَاحْذَرُوهُمْ ( O you who believe! Verily, among your wives and your children there are enemies for you (who may stop you from the obedience of Allah ); therefore beware of them!) 64:14 Allah said next, وَأَنَّ اللَّهَ عِندَهُ أَجْرٌ عَظِيمٌ ( And that surely with Allah is a mighty reward. ) Therefore, Allah's reward, favor and Paradise are better for you than wealth and children.
Certainly, among the wealth and children there might be enemies for you and much of them avail nothing.
With Allah alone is the decision and sovereignty in this life and the Hereafter, and He gives tremendous rewards on the Day of Resurrection.
In the Sahih, there is a Hadith in which the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, «ثَلَاثٌ مَنْ كُنَّ فِيهِ، وَجَدَ بِهِنَّ حَلَاوَةَ الْإِيمَانِ: مَنْ كَانَ اللهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَحَبَّ إِلَيْهِ مِمَّا سِوَاهُمَا، وَمَنْ كَانَ يُحِبُّ الْمَرْءَ لَا يُحِبُّهُ إِلَّا للهِ، وَمَنْ كَانَ أَنْ يُلْقَى فِي النَّارِ أَحَبَّ إِلَيْهِ مِنْ أَنْ يَرْجِعَ إِلَى الْكُفْرِ بَعْدَ إِذْ أَنْقَذَهُ اللهُ مِنْه» ( There are three qualities for which whomever has them, he will have tasted the sweetness of faith.
(They are: ) whoever Allah and His Messenger are dearer to him than anyone else, whoever loves a person for Allah's sake alone, and whoever prefers to be thrown in fire rather than revert to disbelief, after Allah has saved him from it.) Therefore, loving the Messenger of Allah ﷺ comes before loving children, wealth and oneself.
In the Sahih, it is confirmed that he said, «وَالَّذِي نَفْسِي بِيَدِهِ لَا يُؤْمِنُ أَحَدُكُمْ حَتَّى أَكُونَ أَحَبَّ إِلَيْهِ مِنْ نَفْسِهِ وَأَهْلِهِ وَمَالِهِ وَالنَّاسِ أَجْمَعِين» ( By He in Whose Hand is my soul! None of you will have faith unless I become dearer to him than himself, his family, his wealth and all people. )

( And know ) this address is directed at Abu Lubabah ( that your possessions and your children ) in the Banu Qurayzah ( are a test ) an affliction, ( and that with Allah is immense reward ) an abundant reward in Paradise through jihad.

And know that your possessions and your children are but a trial and that surely with Allah is a mighty reward.

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