وَلَا
تَتَمَنَّوۡاْ
مَا
فَضَّلَ
ٱللَّهُ
بِهِۦ
بَعۡضَكُمۡ
عَلَىٰ
بَعۡضٖۚ
لِّلرِّجَالِ
نَصِيبٞ
مِّمَّا
ٱكۡتَسَبُواْۖ
وَلِلنِّسَآءِ
نَصِيبٞ
مِّمَّا
ٱكۡتَسَبۡنَۚ
وَسۡـَٔلُواْ
ٱللَّهَ
مِن
فَضۡلِهِۦٓۚ
إِنَّ
ٱللَّهَ
كَانَ
بِكُلِّ
شَيۡءٍ
عَلِيمٗا
٣٢
And covet not the thing in which Allah hath made some of you excel others. Unto men a fortune from that which they have earned, and unto women a fortune from that which they have earned. (Envy not one another) but ask Allah of His bounty. Lo! Allah is ever Knower of all things.
— M. Pickthall
And do not wish for that by which Allāh has made some of you exceed others. For men is a share of what they have earned, and for women is a share of1 what they have earned. And ask Allāh of His bounty. Indeed Allāh is ever, of all things, Knowing.
— Saheeh International
And in no wise covet those things in which Allah Hath bestowed His gifts More freely on some of you than on others: To men is allotted what they earn, and to women what they earn: But ask Allah of His bounty. For Allah hath full knowledge of all things.
— A. Yusuf Ali
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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
Do Not Wish for the Things Which Allah has Made Some Others to Excel In
Imam Ahmad recorded that Umm Salamah said, "O Messenger of Allah! Men go to battle, but we do not go to battle, and we earn one-half of the inheritance (that men get)." Allah sent down,
وَلاَ تَتَمَنَّوْاْ مَا فَضَّلَ اللَّهُ بِ
…Do Not Wish for the Things Which Allah has Made Some Others to Excel In
Imam Ahmad recorded that Umm Salamah said, "O Messenger of Allah! Men go to ba
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