An-Nisa 4:147 ما يفعل الله بعذابكم ان شكرتم وامنتم وكان الله شاكرا عليما ١٤٧

4:147

مَّا

يَفۡعَلُ

ٱللَّهُ

بِعَذَابِكُمۡ

إِن

شَكَرۡتُمۡ

وَءَامَنتُمۡۚ

وَكَانَ

ٱللَّهُ

شَاكِرًا

عَلِيمٗا

١٤٧

Why should Allah deal chastisement to you if you are grateful¹ to Him and believe? Allah is All-Appreciative,² All-Knowing.

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Chapter 4, Page 101, Juz 5

142. Behold, the hypocrites seek to deceive Allah, but it is they who are being deluded by Him. When they rise to Prayer, they rise reluctantly, and only to be seen by men. They remember Allah but little. 143. They dangle between the one and the other (faith and disbelief), and belong neither to these nor to those completely. And he whom Allah lets go astray, for him you can find no way. 144. Believers! Do not take the unbelievers as your allies in preference to the believers. Do you wish to offer Allah a clear proof of guilt against yourselves? 145. Surely the hypocrites shall be in the lowest depth of the Fire and you shall find none to come to their help, 146. except those who re-pent and mend their ways and hold fast to Allah and make their faith exclusive to Allah. Those people shall be numbered with the believers and Allah will certainly bestow on the believers a great reward. 147. Why should Allah deal chastisement to you if you are grateful to Him and believe? Allah is All-Appreciative, All-Knowing.

- A. Maududi (Tafhim commentary)