Quran 21:47 Surah Anbiya ayat 47 Tafsir Ibn Katheer in English

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Surah Anbiya ayat 47 Tafsir Ibn Kathir - English Translation of the Meanings , Tafheem-ul-Quran by Syed Abu-al-A'la Maududi & English - Sahih International : surah Anbiya aya 47 in arabic text(The Prophets).
  
   

﴿وَنَضَعُ الْمَوَازِينَ الْقِسْطَ لِيَوْمِ الْقِيَامَةِ فَلَا تُظْلَمُ نَفْسٌ شَيْئًا ۖ وَإِن كَانَ مِثْقَالَ حَبَّةٍ مِّنْ خَرْدَلٍ أَتَيْنَا بِهَا ۗ وَكَفَىٰ بِنَا حَاسِبِينَ﴾
[ الأنبياء: 47]

English - Sahih International

21:47 And We place the scales of justice for the Day of Resurrection, so no soul will be treated unjustly at all. And if there is [even] the weight of a mustard seed, We will bring it forth. And sufficient are We as accountant.

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Quran 21:47 Tafsir Al-Jalalayn


And We shall set up the just balances the equitable ones for the Day of Resurrection that is on it and no soul shall be wronged in any way neither by deducting a good deed from its record nor by adding to it an evil one; and even if it the action be the weight of a single mustard seed We shall produce it with its full weight and We suffice as reckoners to count all things.


Almuntakhab Fi Tafsir Alquran Alkarim


And We set the scales even in Day of Judgement admitting of no deviation and We judge with absolute justice and accordingly no soul shall ever be wronged in the least. Every deed, good or bad, will We present with precision even if it be as light or as little as a mustard seed. Enough are We in putting the law in execution

Quran 21:47 Tafsir Ibn Kathir


How the Idolators are deceived by their long and luxurious Lives in this World, and the Explanation of the Truth Allah explains that they have been deceived and misled by the luxuries that they enjoy in this world and the long life that they have been given, so they believe that they are following something good.
Then Allah warns them: أَفَلاَ يَرَوْنَ أَنَّا نَأْتِى الاٌّرْضَ نَنقُصُهَا مِنْ أَطْرَافِهَآ ( See they not that We gradually reduce the land (in their control ) from its outlying borders) This is like the Ayah: وَلَقَدْ أَهْلَكْنَا مَا حَوْلَكُمْ مِّنَ الْقُرَى وَصَرَّفْنَا الاٌّيَـتِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَرْجِعُونَ ( And indeed We have destroyed towns round about you, and We have shown the Ayat in various ways that they might return. ) 46:27 Al-Hasan Al-Basri said: "This means the victory of Islam over disbelief." The meaning is: Do they not learn a lesson from the fact that Allah supported those ( believers ) against their enemies, He destroyed the disbelieving nations and the evil-doing townships, and He saved His believing servants So Allah says: أَفَهُمُ الْغَـلِبُونَ ( Is it then they who will overcome ) meaning, on the contrary, they are the ones who will be overcomed, who will be defeated, humiliated and brought low. قُلْ إِنَّمَآ أُنذِرُكُم بِالْوَحْىِ ( Say: "I warn you only by the revelation." ) meaning, `I only convey to you the warning of Allah's punishment and vengeance, and this is no more than that which Allah reveals to me.' But this is of no benefit to the one whom Allah has made blind and has put a seal over his hearing and his heart.
He says: وَلاَ يَسْمَعُ الصُّمُّ الدُّعَآءَ إِذَا مَا يُنذَرُونَ ( But the deaf will not hear the call, (even ) when they are warned.) وَلَئِن مَّسَّتْهُمْ نَفْحَةٌ مِّنْ عَذَابِ رَبِّكَ لَيَقُولُنَّ يويْلَنَآ إِنَّا كُنَّا ظَـلِمِينَ ( And if a breath of the torment of your Lord touches them, they will surely, cry: "Woe unto us! Indeed we have been wrongdoers!" ) If these disbelievers were affected by the slightest touch of Allah's punishment, they would confess their sins and admit that they had wronged themselves in this world. وَنَضَعُ الْمَوَزِينَ الْقِسْطَ لِيَوْمِ الْقِيَـمَةِ فَلاَ تُظْلَمُ نَفْسٌ شَيْئاً ( And We shall set up Balances of justice on the Day of Resurrection, then none will be dealt with unjustly in anything. ) meaning, "We shall set up the Balances of justice on the Day of Resurrection." The majority of scholars state that it is one Balance, and the plural form is used here to reflect the large number of deeds which will be weighed therein. فَلاَ تُظْلَمُ نَفْسٌ شَيْئاً وَإِن كَانَ مِثْقَالَ حَبَّةٍ مِّنْ خَرْدَلٍ أَتَيْنَا بِهَا وَكَفَى بِنَا حَـسِبِينَ ( then none will be dealt with unjustly in anything.
And if there be the weight of a mustard seed, We will bring it.
And sufficient are We to take account. )
This is like the Ayat: وَلاَ يَظْلِمُ رَبُّكَ أَحَدًا ( and your Lord treats no one with injustice ) 18:49 إِنَّ اللَّهَ لاَ يَظْلِمُ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ وَإِن تَكُ حَسَنَةً يُضَـعِفْهَا وَيُؤْتِ مِن لَّدُنْهُ أَجْراً عَظِيماً ( Surely, Allah wrongs not even of the weight of speck of dust, but if there is any good, He doubles it, and gives from Him a great reward. ) 4:40 يبُنَىَّ إِنَّهَآ إِن تَكُ مِثْقَالَ حَبَّةٍ مِّنْ خَرْدَلٍ فَتَكُنْ فِى صَخْرَةٍ أَوْ فِى السَّمَـوَتِ أَوْ فِى الاٌّرْضِ يَأْتِ بِهَا اللَّهُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَطِيفٌ خَبِيرٌ ( "O my son! If it be equal to the weight of a grain of mustard seed, and though it be in a rock, or in the heavens or in the earth, Allah will bring it forth.
Verily, Allah is Subtle, Well-Aware." )
31:16 In the Two Sahihs it was recorded that Abu Hurayrah said that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:
«كَلِمَتَانِ خَفِيفَتَانِ عَلَى اللِّسَانِ، ثَقِيلَتَانِ فِي الْمِيزَانِ، حَبِيبَتَانِ إِلَى الرَّحْمَنِ: سُبْحَانَ اللهِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ، سُبْحَانَ اللهِ الْعَظِيم»
( Two words which are light on the tongue, heavy in the Balance and beloved to Ar-Rahman: "Subhan Allahi wa bi hamdihi, Subhan Allahil `Azim (Glory and praise be to Allah, Glory be to Allah the Almighty ).") Imam Ahmad also recorded that `A'ishah said that one of the Companions of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ sat down before him and said, "O Messenger of Allah, I have two slaves who lie to me, betray me and disobey me, and I hit them and insult them.
How do I stand with regard to them" The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:
«يُحْسَبُ مَا خَانُوكَ وَعَصَوْكَ وَكَذَّبُوكَ وَعِقَابُكَ إِيَّاهُمْ، فَإِنْ كَانَ عِقَابُكَ إِيَّاهُمْ بِقَدْرِ ذُنُوبِهِمْ، كَانَ كَفَافًا لَا لَكَ وَلَا عَلَيْكَ، وَإِنْ كَانَ عِقَابُكَ إِيَّاهُمْ دُونَ ذُنُوبِهِمْ، كَانَ فَضْلًا لَكَ، وَإِنْ كَانَ عِقَابُكَ إِيَّاهُمْ فَوْقَ ذُنُوبِهِمْ، اقْتُصَّ لَهُمْ مِنْكَ الْفَضْلُ الَّذِي بَقِيَ قَبْلَك»
( The extent to which they betrayed you, disobeyed you and lied to you will be measured against the punishment you meted out to them.
If your punishment was commensurate with their misconduct, then you will be equal and you will not have anything counted for you or against you.
If your punishment of them was less than that what they deserved for their misconduct, then this will count in your favor.
If your punishment of them was more than what they deserved for their misconduct, then Allah will take what is due to them from you. )
Then the man started to weep before the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ asked, «مَالَهُ لَا يَقْرَأُ كِتَابَ الله وَنَضَعُ الْمَوَزِينَ الْقِسْطَ لِيَوْمِ الْقِيَـمَةِ فَلاَ تُظْلَمُ نَفْسٌ شَيْئاً وَإِن كَانَ مِثْقَالَ حَبَّةٍ مِّنْ خَرْدَلٍ أَتَيْنَا بِهَا وَكَفَى بِنَا حَـسِبِينَ » ( What is the matter with him Has he not read the words of Allah, (And We shall set up Balances of justice on the Day of Resurrection, then none will be dealt with unjustly in anything.
And if there be the weight of a mustard seed, We will bring it.
And sufficient are We to take account. )
) The man said, "O Messenger of Allah, I think there is nothing better than keeping away from these people -- meaning his slaves -- I call upon you to bear witness that they are all free."

Tafseer Tafheem-ul-Quran Syed Abu-al-A'la Maududi

(21:47) On the Day of Resurrection, We will set up just and accurate balances so that no one will be wronged in the least in anyway; even if it be an act equal in weight to a grain of mustard seed, We will bring it forth (to be weighed) and We suffice for reckoning. *48

And We place the scales of justice meaning

*48) See also vv.
8-9 and E.N.'s 8-9 of Al-A'araf ( Vll ).
It is difficult for us to understand the exact nature of the " Balance ".
Anyhow it is clear that the " Balance " will weigh accurately all the human moral deeds instead of material things, and will help judge whether a man is virtuous or wicked and how much.
The Qur'an has used this word to make mankind understand that every deed, good or bad, will be weighed and judged according to merit.

 

Tafsir Maarif-ul-Quran Mufti Muhammad Shafi


How the Idolators are deceived by their long and luxurious Lives in this World, and the Explanation of the Truth Allah explains that they have been deceived and misled by the luxuries that they enjoy in this world and the long life that they have been given, so they believe that they are following something good.
Then Allah warns them: أَفَلاَ يَرَوْنَ أَنَّا نَأْتِى الاٌّرْضَ نَنقُصُهَا مِنْ أَطْرَافِهَآ ( See they not that We gradually reduce the land (in their control ) from its outlying borders) This is like the Ayah: وَلَقَدْ أَهْلَكْنَا مَا حَوْلَكُمْ مِّنَ الْقُرَى وَصَرَّفْنَا الاٌّيَـتِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَرْجِعُونَ ( And indeed We have destroyed towns round about you, and We have shown the Ayat in various ways that they might return. ) 46:27 Al-Hasan Al-Basri said: "This means the victory of Islam over disbelief." The meaning is: Do they not learn a lesson from the fact that Allah supported those ( believers ) against their enemies, He destroyed the disbelieving nations and the evil-doing townships, and He saved His believing servants So Allah says: أَفَهُمُ الْغَـلِبُونَ ( Is it then they who will overcome ) meaning, on the contrary, they are the ones who will be overcomed, who will be defeated, humiliated and brought low. قُلْ إِنَّمَآ أُنذِرُكُم بِالْوَحْىِ ( Say: "I warn you only by the revelation." ) meaning, `I only convey to you the warning of Allah's punishment and vengeance, and this is no more than that which Allah reveals to me.' But this is of no benefit to the one whom Allah has made blind and has put a seal over his hearing and his heart.
He says: وَلاَ يَسْمَعُ الصُّمُّ الدُّعَآءَ إِذَا مَا يُنذَرُونَ ( But the deaf will not hear the call, (even ) when they are warned.) وَلَئِن مَّسَّتْهُمْ نَفْحَةٌ مِّنْ عَذَابِ رَبِّكَ لَيَقُولُنَّ يويْلَنَآ إِنَّا كُنَّا ظَـلِمِينَ ( And if a breath of the torment of your Lord touches them, they will surely, cry: "Woe unto us! Indeed we have been wrongdoers!" ) If these disbelievers were affected by the slightest touch of Allah's punishment, they would confess their sins and admit that they had wronged themselves in this world. وَنَضَعُ الْمَوَزِينَ الْقِسْطَ لِيَوْمِ الْقِيَـمَةِ فَلاَ تُظْلَمُ نَفْسٌ شَيْئاً ( And We shall set up Balances of justice on the Day of Resurrection, then none will be dealt with unjustly in anything. ) meaning, "We shall set up the Balances of justice on the Day of Resurrection." The majority of scholars state that it is one Balance, and the plural form is used here to reflect the large number of deeds which will be weighed therein. فَلاَ تُظْلَمُ نَفْسٌ شَيْئاً وَإِن كَانَ مِثْقَالَ حَبَّةٍ مِّنْ خَرْدَلٍ أَتَيْنَا بِهَا وَكَفَى بِنَا حَـسِبِينَ ( then none will be dealt with unjustly in anything.
And if there be the weight of a mustard seed, We will bring it.
And sufficient are We to take account. )
This is like the Ayat: وَلاَ يَظْلِمُ رَبُّكَ أَحَدًا ( and your Lord treats no one with injustice ) 18:49 إِنَّ اللَّهَ لاَ يَظْلِمُ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ وَإِن تَكُ حَسَنَةً يُضَـعِفْهَا وَيُؤْتِ مِن لَّدُنْهُ أَجْراً عَظِيماً ( Surely, Allah wrongs not even of the weight of speck of dust, but if there is any good, He doubles it, and gives from Him a great reward. ) 4:40 يبُنَىَّ إِنَّهَآ إِن تَكُ مِثْقَالَ حَبَّةٍ مِّنْ خَرْدَلٍ فَتَكُنْ فِى صَخْرَةٍ أَوْ فِى السَّمَـوَتِ أَوْ فِى الاٌّرْضِ يَأْتِ بِهَا اللَّهُ إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَطِيفٌ خَبِيرٌ ( "O my son! If it be equal to the weight of a grain of mustard seed, and though it be in a rock, or in the heavens or in the earth, Allah will bring it forth.
Verily, Allah is Subtle, Well-Aware." )
31:16 In the Two Sahihs it was recorded that Abu Hurayrah said that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: «كَلِمَتَانِ خَفِيفَتَانِ عَلَى اللِّسَانِ، ثَقِيلَتَانِ فِي الْمِيزَانِ، حَبِيبَتَانِ إِلَى الرَّحْمَنِ: سُبْحَانَ اللهِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ، سُبْحَانَ اللهِ الْعَظِيم» ( Two words which are light on the tongue, heavy in the Balance and beloved to Ar-Rahman: "Subhan Allahi wa bi hamdihi, Subhan Allahil `Azim (Glory and praise be to Allah, Glory be to Allah the Almighty ).") Imam Ahmad also recorded that `A'ishah said that one of the Companions of the Messenger of Allah ﷺ sat down before him and said, "O Messenger of Allah, I have two slaves who lie to me, betray me and disobey me, and I hit them and insult them.
How do I stand with regard to them" The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: «يُحْسَبُ مَا خَانُوكَ وَعَصَوْكَ وَكَذَّبُوكَ وَعِقَابُكَ إِيَّاهُمْ، فَإِنْ كَانَ عِقَابُكَ إِيَّاهُمْ بِقَدْرِ ذُنُوبِهِمْ، كَانَ كَفَافًا لَا لَكَ وَلَا عَلَيْكَ، وَإِنْ كَانَ عِقَابُكَ إِيَّاهُمْ دُونَ ذُنُوبِهِمْ، كَانَ فَضْلًا لَكَ، وَإِنْ كَانَ عِقَابُكَ إِيَّاهُمْ فَوْقَ ذُنُوبِهِمْ، اقْتُصَّ لَهُمْ مِنْكَ الْفَضْلُ الَّذِي بَقِيَ قَبْلَك» ( The extent to which they betrayed you, disobeyed you and lied to you will be measured against the punishment you meted out to them.
If your punishment was commensurate with their misconduct, then you will be equal and you will not have anything counted for you or against you.
If your punishment of them was less than that what they deserved for their misconduct, then this will count in your favor.
If your punishment of them was more than what they deserved for their misconduct, then Allah will take what is due to them from you. )
Then the man started to weep before the Messenger of Allah ﷺ, and the Messenger of Allah ﷺ asked, «مَالَهُ لَا يَقْرَأُ كِتَابَ الله وَنَضَعُ الْمَوَزِينَ الْقِسْطَ لِيَوْمِ الْقِيَـمَةِ فَلاَ تُظْلَمُ نَفْسٌ شَيْئاً وَإِن كَانَ مِثْقَالَ حَبَّةٍ مِّنْ خَرْدَلٍ أَتَيْنَا بِهَا وَكَفَى بِنَا حَـسِبِينَ » ( What is the matter with him Has he not read the words of Allah, (And We shall set up Balances of justice on the Day of Resurrection, then none will be dealt with unjustly in anything.
And if there be the weight of a mustard seed, We will bring it.
And sufficient are We to take account. )
) The man said, "O Messenger of Allah, I think there is nothing better than keeping away from these people -- meaning his slaves -- I call upon you to bear witness that they are all free."

Tanwîr al-Miqbâs min Tafsîr Ibn ‘Abbâs


( And We set a just balance for the Day of Resurrection ) on the Day of Judgement, there will be a balance which will weigh only good and bad works ( so that no soul is wronged in aught ) no one will have his good works diminished nor his evil works increased. ( Though it be of the weight of a grain of mustard seed, We bring it ) We requite for it. ( And We suffice for reckoners ) We are enough as Preserver and Knower.


Muhammad Taqiud-Din alHilali

And We shall set up balances of justice on the Day of Resurrection, then none will be dealt with unjustly in anything. And if there be the weight of a mustard seed, We will bring it. And Sufficient are We as Reckoners.

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