Text copied Link copied

Al-Fatawa – home

﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

Scholar
Search mode

The benefits of the saying of Allah the Exalted: “Say, ‘Indeed, my Lord extends provision for whom He wills and restricts it, but most people do not know.’”

Machine translationRead the Arabic original
Then He, the Exalted, said:
Indeed, my Lord extends provision for whom He wills and restricts قُلْ إِنَّ رَبِّي يَبْسُطُ الرِّزْقَ لِمَنْ يَشَاءُ وَيَقْدِرُ
[Saba 34:36]
to the end of it. In this is the affirmation of the will of Allah, due to His saying:
for whoever wishes لمن يشاء
and the affirmation of voluntary actions, due to His saying:
extends - and restricts يبسط - ويقدر
It also contains the fact that the abundance of wealth and children does not indicate approval, but rather it is contingent upon why? The will of Allah.
Among them is: the great, far-reaching wisdom in the difference among people regarding the expansiveness and narrowness of provision. Were it not for that, the interests of creation would not be established. If people were on an equal footing in wealth, would some serve others? No, and some would not fulfill the interests of others. Look at His saying, the Exalted:
Do they distribute the mercy of your Lord? It is We who have apportioned among them their livelihood in the life of this world and have raised some of them above others in degrees أَهُمْ يَقْسِمُونَ رَحْمَةَ رَبِّكَ نَحْنُ قَسَمْنَا بَيْنَهُمْ مَعِيشَتَهُمْ فِي الْحَيَاةِ الدُّنْيَا وَرَفَعْنَا بَعْضَهُمْ فَوْقَ بَعْضٍ دَرَجَاتٍ
[Az-Zukhruf 43:32]
Why?
that they may make use of one another for service لِيَتَّخِذَ بَعْضُهُمْ بَعْضًا سُخْرِيًّا
[Al-Zukhruf: 32] And were it not for this difference in the expansion of provision and its abundance, this great benefit would not be realized, which is the subjugation of people to one another.
Among the benefits of the noble verse is: that most people are ignorant of the wisdom of Allah, Mighty and Majestic, in their actions, due to His saying:
but most of the people do not know." وَلَكِنَّ أَكْثَرَ النَّاسِ لا يَعْلَمُونَ
[Al-A'raf 7:187]
.
Source alathar.net

The Arabic text is copied verbatim from the original source, without any edits.

Similar fatwas