Ash-Shuraa 42:27 ۞ ولو بسط الله الرزق لعباده لبغوا في الارض ولاكن ينزل بقدر ما يشاء انه بعباده خبير بصير ٢٧

42:27

۞ وَلَوۡ

بَسَطَ

ٱللَّهُ

ٱلرِّزۡقَ

لِعِبَادِهِۦ

لَبَغَوۡاْ

فِي

ٱلۡأَرۡضِ

وَلَٰكِن

يُنَزِّلُ

بِقَدَرٖ

مَّا

يَشَآءُۚ

إِنَّهُۥ

بِعِبَادِهِۦ

خَبِيرُۢ

بَصِيرٞ

٢٧

If Allah were to grant ample sustenance to His servants they would go about transgressing in the land. But He sends down in due measure whatever (sustenance) He wills. Surely He is Well-Aware and All-Seeing concerning matters that relate to His servants.¹

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Chapter 42, Page 486, Juz 25

20. Whoever seeks the harvest of the Hereafter, We shall increase for him his harvest, and whoever seeks the harvest of this world, We shall give him thereof; but he will have no share in the Hereafter. 21. Do they have any associates (of Allah) who have laid down for them a way pertaining to faith which Allah did not sanction? But for the fact that a decree had already been made, the matter between them would have been decided once and for all. Surely a grievous chastisement awaits the wrong-doers. 22. You will see the wrongdoers fearful of the consequence of their deeds which will certainly overtake them. But those who have faith and do good deeds will be in the meadows of the Gardens, wherein they shall have whatever they desire from their Lord; that is the great Bounty. 23. That is the Bounty of which Allah gives tidings to His servants who have faith and do good deeds. Tell them, (O Prophet): “I do not ask you for any recompense for my work except love towards kinsfolk.” Whoever does a good deed, We shall increase its merit for him. Surely Allah is Most Forgiving, Most Appreciative. 24. Do they say: “He has forged a lie against Allah?” If Allah so wanted He could seal up your heart. Allah blots out falsehood and confirms the truth by His Words. He is well aware of all the secrets hidden in the breasts (of people). 25. He it is Who accepts repentance from His servants and forgives sins and knows all what you do, 26. and answers the prayers of those who believe and do good deeds and bestows upon them even more out of His Bounty. As for those who deny (the Truth), a grievous chastisement awaits them. 27. If Allah were to grant ample sustenance to His servants they would go about transgressing in the land. But He sends down in due measure whatever (sustenance) He wills. Surely He is Well-Aware and All-Seeing concerning matters that relate to His servants. 28. He it is Who sends down the rain after they despair of it, spreading out His Mercy. He is the Protector, the Immensely Praiseworthy. 29. And of His Signs is the creation of the heavens and the earth and the living creatures that He has spread out in them. He has the power to bring them together when He so wills.

- A. Maududi (Tafhim commentary)