Bani Israil 17:100 قل لو انتم تملكون خزاين رحمة ربي اذا لامسكتم خشية الانفاق وكان الانسان قتورا ١٠٠
قُل
لَّوۡ
أَنتُمۡ
تَمۡلِكُونَ
خَزَآئِنَ
رَحۡمَةِ
رَبِّيٓ
إِذٗا
لَّأَمۡسَكۡتُمۡ
خَشۡيَةَ
ٱلۡإِنفَاقِۚ
وَكَانَ
ٱلۡإِنسَٰنُ
قَتُورٗا
١٠٠
Say [to them], "If you possessed the depositories of the mercy of my Lord, then you would withhold out of fear of spending." And ever has man been stingy.
— Saheeh International
Say ˹to them, O Prophet˺, “Even if you were to possess the ˹infinite˺ treasuries of my Lord’s mercy, then you would certainly withhold ˹them˺, fearing they would run out—for humankind is ever stingy!”
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran
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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
Holding back is Part of Man's Nature
Allah says to His Messenger : "Tell them, O Muhammad, even if you had authority over the treasures of Allah, you would refrain from spending for fear of exhausting it." Ibn `Abbas and Qatadah said, "This means for fear of poverty," lest it run out, despite the fac
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