Surah Zumar ayat 52 Tafsir Quran 39:52

﴿أَوَلَمْ يَعْلَمُوا أَنَّ اللَّهَ يَبْسُطُ الرِّزْقَ لِمَن يَشَاءُ وَيَقْدِرُ ۚ إِنَّ فِي ذَٰلِكَ لَآيَاتٍ لِّقَوْمٍ يُؤْمِنُونَ﴾
[ الزمر: 52]

39:52 Do they not know that Allah extends provision for whom He wills and restricts [it]? Indeed in that are signs for a people who believe.

Do they not know that God extends His provision that He makes it abundant for whomever He will as a test and restricts it? for whomever He will as a trial? Truly in that there are signs for a people who believe in Him.

Do they -the infidels- not know that Allah is He Who gives livelihood generously and confers support gratuitously on whom He will and He also gives with restraint and by measure to whom He will! Indeed, there are in this presentation enough signs symbolic of Allahs Omnipotence and Authority, signs conducing contemplation by those whose hearts have been touched with the divine hand

How Man changes when He is blessed after suffering Harm Allah tells us how man, when he is suffering from harm, prays to Allah, turning to Him in repentance and calling upon Him, but when He makes things easy for him, he transgresses and commits sins. إِنَّمَآ أُوتِيتُهُ عَلَى عِلْمٍ ( Only because of knowledge I obtained it. ) means, `because Allah knows that I deserve it; if it were not for the fact that Allah regards me as special, He would not have given me this.' Qatadah said, "Because I know that I deserve it." Allah says: بَلْ هِىَ فِتْنَةٌ ( Nay, it is only a trial, ) meaning, `the matter is not as he claims; on the contrary, We have blessed him with this as a test to see whether he will be obedient or disobedient -- although We have prior knowledge of that.' In fact, it is a trial. وَلَـكِنَّ أَكْثَرَهُمْ لاَ يَعْلَمُونَ ( but most of them know not! ) So they say what they say and claim what they claim. قَدْ قَالَهَا الَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِمْ ( Verily, those before them said it, ) means, the previous nations who came before said the same things and made the same claims, فَمَآ أَغْنَى عَنْهُمْ مَّا كَانُواْ يَكْسِبُونَ ( yet (all ) that they had earned availed them not.
) means, what they said was not right and all that they had gathered did not save them. فَأَصَـبَهُمْ سَيِّئَاتُ مَا كَسَبُواْ وَالَّذِينَ ظَلَمُواْ مِنْ هَـؤُلاَءِ ( So, the evil results of that which they earned overtook them.
And those who did wrong of these... ) means, the people who are addressed here, سَيُصِيبُهُمْ سَيِّئَاتُ مَا كَسَبُواْ ( will also be overtaken by the evil results (torment ) for that which they earned;) just as happened to those earlier peoples. وَمَا هُمْ بِمُعْجِزِينَ ( and they will never be able to escape. ) This is like the Ayah in which Allah tells us how Qarun reacted when his people told him: إِنَّ قَـرُونَ كَانَ مِن قَوْمِ مُوسَى فَبَغَى عَلَيْهِمْ وَءَاتَيْنَاهُ مِنَ الْكُنُوزِ مَآ إِنَّ مَفَاتِحَهُ لَتَنُوأُ بِالْعُصْبَةِ أُوْلِى الْقُوَّةِ إِذْ قَالَ لَهُ قَوْمُهُ لاَ تَفْرَحْ إِنَّ اللَّهَ لاَ يُحِبُّ الْفَرِحِينَ - وَابْتَغِ فِيمَآ ءَاتَاكَ اللَّهُ الدَّارَ الاٌّخِرَةَ وَلاَ تَنسَ نَصِيبَكَ مِنَ الدُّنْيَا وَأَحْسِن كَمَآ أَحْسَنَ اللَّهُ إِلَيْكَ وَلاَ تَبْغِ الْفَسَادَ فِى الاٌّرْضِ إِنَّ اللَّهَ لاَ يُحِبُّ الْمُفْسِدِينَ - قَالَ إِنَّمَآ أُوتِيتُهُ عَلَى عِلْمٍ عِندِى أَوَلَمْ يَعْلَمْ أَنَّ اللَّهَ قَدْ أَهْلَكَ مِن قَبْلِهِ مِنَ الْقُرُونِ مَنْ هُوَ أَشَدُّ مِنْهُ قُوَّةً وَأَكْثَرُ جَمْعاً وَلاَ يُسْأَلُ عَن ذُنُوبِهِمُ الْمُجْرِمُونَ ( "Do not exult, verily, Allah likes not those who exult.
But seek, with that (wealth ) which Allah has bestowed on you, the home of the Hereafter, and forget not your portion of lawful enjoyment in this world; and do good as Allah has been good to you, and seek not mischief in the land.
Verily, Allah likes not the corrupters." He said: "This has been given to me only because of the knowledge I possess." Did he not know that Allah had destroyed before him generations, men who were stronger than him in might and greater in the amount ( of riches ) they had collected But the criminals will not be questioned of their sins.") ( 28:76-78 ).
And Allah says: وَقَالُواْ نَحْنُ أَكْثَـرُ أَمْوَلاً وَأَوْلَـداً وَمَا نَحْنُ بِمُعَذَّبِينَ ( And they say: "We are more in wealth and in children, and we are not going to be punished." ) ( 34:35 ). أَوَلَمْ يَعْلَمُواْ أَنَّ اللَّهَ يَبْسُطُ الرِّزْقَ لِمَن يَشَآءُ وَيَقْدِرُ ( Do they not know that Allah expands the provision for whom He wills, and straitens it. ) means, He gives plenty to some and restricts the provision for others. إِنَّ فِى ذلِكَ لآيَـتٍ لِّقَوْمٍ يُؤْمِنُونَ ( Verily, in this are signs for the folk who believe! ) means, there is a lesson and proof.

(39:52) Do they not know that Allah enlarges and straitens the provision of whomsoever He pleases? *69 Therein are Signs for those that believe.

Do they not know that Allah extends meaning

*69) That is, " The Abundance or restriction of the provisions is based on another law of Allah, which has some other wisdom.
The distribution of the provisions dces not at all depend on man's worthiness and ability, or on his being a favourite of Allah, or for being under His wrath.
" ( For details, see At-Taubah: 55, 69, 85; Yunus: 17; Hud: 3, 27; Ar-Ra`d: 26; Al-Kahf: 34-36; Ta Ha: 131-132; AI-Anbiya': 105; Al-Mu`min: Introductian and vv.
55-56; Ash-Shu'ara`: 111; AI-Qasas: 78, 89 and the E N.
thereof.
and E.N.'s 54 to 60 of Saba ).

 

How Man changes when He is blessed after suffering Harm Allah tells us how man, when he is suffering from harm, prays to Allah, turning to Him in repentance and calling upon Him, but when He makes things easy for him, he transgresses and commits sins. إِنَّمَآ أُوتِيتُهُ عَلَى عِلْمٍ ( Only because of knowledge I obtained it. ) means, `because Allah knows that I deserve it; if it were not for the fact that Allah regards me as special, He would not have given me this.' Qatadah said, "Because I know that I deserve it." Allah says: بَلْ هِىَ فِتْنَةٌ ( Nay, it is only a trial, ) meaning, `the matter is not as he claims; on the contrary, We have blessed him with this as a test to see whether he will be obedient or disobedient -- although We have prior knowledge of that.' In fact, it is a trial. وَلَـكِنَّ أَكْثَرَهُمْ لاَ يَعْلَمُونَ ( but most of them know not! ) So they say what they say and claim what they claim. قَدْ قَالَهَا الَّذِينَ مِن قَبْلِهِمْ ( Verily, those before them said it, ) means, the previous nations who came before said the same things and made the same claims, فَمَآ أَغْنَى عَنْهُمْ مَّا كَانُواْ يَكْسِبُونَ ( yet (all ) that they had earned availed them not.
) means, what they said was not right and all that they had gathered did not save them. فَأَصَـبَهُمْ سَيِّئَاتُ مَا كَسَبُواْ وَالَّذِينَ ظَلَمُواْ مِنْ هَـؤُلاَءِ ( So, the evil results of that which they earned overtook them.
And those who did wrong of these... ) means, the people who are addressed here, سَيُصِيبُهُمْ سَيِّئَاتُ مَا كَسَبُواْ ( will also be overtaken by the evil results (torment ) for that which they earned;) just as happened to those earlier peoples. وَمَا هُمْ بِمُعْجِزِينَ ( and they will never be able to escape. ) This is like the Ayah in which Allah tells us how Qarun reacted when his people told him: إِنَّ قَـرُونَ كَانَ مِن قَوْمِ مُوسَى فَبَغَى عَلَيْهِمْ وَءَاتَيْنَاهُ مِنَ الْكُنُوزِ مَآ إِنَّ مَفَاتِحَهُ لَتَنُوأُ بِالْعُصْبَةِ أُوْلِى الْقُوَّةِ إِذْ قَالَ لَهُ قَوْمُهُ لاَ تَفْرَحْ إِنَّ اللَّهَ لاَ يُحِبُّ الْفَرِحِينَ - وَابْتَغِ فِيمَآ ءَاتَاكَ اللَّهُ الدَّارَ الاٌّخِرَةَ وَلاَ تَنسَ نَصِيبَكَ مِنَ الدُّنْيَا وَأَحْسِن كَمَآ أَحْسَنَ اللَّهُ إِلَيْكَ وَلاَ تَبْغِ الْفَسَادَ فِى الاٌّرْضِ إِنَّ اللَّهَ لاَ يُحِبُّ الْمُفْسِدِينَ - قَالَ إِنَّمَآ أُوتِيتُهُ عَلَى عِلْمٍ عِندِى أَوَلَمْ يَعْلَمْ أَنَّ اللَّهَ قَدْ أَهْلَكَ مِن قَبْلِهِ مِنَ الْقُرُونِ مَنْ هُوَ أَشَدُّ مِنْهُ قُوَّةً وَأَكْثَرُ جَمْعاً وَلاَ يُسْأَلُ عَن ذُنُوبِهِمُ الْمُجْرِمُونَ ( "Do not exult, verily, Allah likes not those who exult.
But seek, with that (wealth ) which Allah has bestowed on you, the home of the Hereafter, and forget not your portion of lawful enjoyment in this world; and do good as Allah has been good to you, and seek not mischief in the land.
Verily, Allah likes not the corrupters." He said: "This has been given to me only because of the knowledge I possess." Did he not know that Allah had destroyed before him generations, men who were stronger than him in might and greater in the amount ( of riches ) they had collected But the criminals will not be questioned of their sins.") ( 28:76-78 ).
And Allah says: وَقَالُواْ نَحْنُ أَكْثَـرُ أَمْوَلاً وَأَوْلَـداً وَمَا نَحْنُ بِمُعَذَّبِينَ ( And they say: "We are more in wealth and in children, and we are not going to be punished." ) ( 34:35 ). أَوَلَمْ يَعْلَمُواْ أَنَّ اللَّهَ يَبْسُطُ الرِّزْقَ لِمَن يَشَآءُ وَيَقْدِرُ ( Do they not know that Allah expands the provision for whom He wills, and straitens it. ) means, He gives plenty to some and restricts the provision for others. إِنَّ فِى ذلِكَ لآيَـتٍ لِّقَوْمٍ يُؤْمِنُونَ ( Verily, in this are signs for the folk who believe! ) means, there is a lesson and proof.

( Know they not ) i.e. the disbelievers of Mecca ( that Allah enlargeth providence for whom He will ) that Allah expands wealth to whomever He will as a lure to perdition, ( and straiteneth it (for whom He will )) out of care for them. ( Lo! Herein ) in expanding and straitening provision ( verily are portents ) signs and admonitions ( for people who believe ) in Muhammad ( pbuh ) and in the Qur’an.

Do they not know that Allah enlarges the provision for whom He wills, and straitens it (for whom He wills). Verily, in this are signs for the folk who believe!

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