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Reflections on Surah Al-Qasas Ayah 82

28:82
واصبح الذين تمنوا مكانه بالامس يقولون ويكان الله يبسط الرزق لمن يشاء من عباده ويقدر لولا ان من الله علينا لخسف بنا ويكانه لا يفلح الكافرون ٨٢
وَأَصْبَحَ ٱلَّذِينَ تَمَنَّوْا۟ مَكَانَهُۥ بِٱلْأَمْسِ يَقُولُونَ وَيْكَأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَبْسُطُ ٱلرِّزْقَ لِمَن يَشَآءُ مِنْ عِبَادِهِۦ وَيَقْدِرُ ۖ لَوْلَآ أَن مَّنَّ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيْنَا لَخَسَفَ بِنَا ۖ وَيْكَأَنَّهُۥ لَا يُفْلِحُ ٱلْكَـٰفِرُونَ ٨٢
وَأَصۡبَحَﲚ
ٱلَّذِينَﲛ
تَمَنَّوۡاْﲜ
مَكَانَهُۥﲝ
بِٱلۡأَمۡسِﲞ
يَقُولُونَﲟ
وَيۡكَأَنَّﲠ
ٱللَّهَﲡ
يَبۡسُطُﲢ
ٱلرِّزۡقَﲣ
لِمَنﲤ
يَشَآءُﲥ
مِنۡﲦ
عِبَادِهِۦﲧ
وَيَقۡدِرُۖﲨﲩ
لَوۡلَآﲪ
أَنﲫ
مَّنَّﲬ
ٱللَّهُﲭ
عَلَيۡنَاﲮ
لَخَسَفَﲯ
بِنَاۖﲰﲱ
وَيۡكَأَنَّهُۥﲲ
لَاﲳ
يُفۡلِحُﲴ
ٱلۡكَٰفِرُونَﲵ
٨٢ﲶ
And those who had craved his position the previous day began to say, “Ah! It is certainly Allah Who gives abundant or limited provisions to whoever He wills of His servants. Had it not been for the grace of Allah, He could have surely caused the earth to swallow us up! Oh, indeed! The disbelievers will never succeed.”
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Hana Alasry
6 years ago · Referencing Ayah 28:76-82, 4:54, 9:34
These verses are a beautifully concise depiction of the fleeting nature of wealth and power and the infinite nature of righteousness and submission. It is not advised to pray for wealth because of the risk attaining it carries for one thinking better of themselves than they are or hoarding. But there are examples of individuals who did have wealth and exercised it responsibly. One of which was Abdurahman ibn Awf (RA) who was a billionaire of the ...
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