Tafsir for verse: 70:21
وَإِذَا مَسَّهُ ٱلۡخَيۡرُ مَنُوعًا ٢١ ﴿21﴾
21and very niggard when visited by good (fortune),
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Commentary
'And when he is touched by' means likewise 'the good,' which is this type that suits him. It specifies abundance in wealth and other types of provision. 'Restrained' means excessively holding back from what is due to him of rights due to being engrossed in the love of the immediate and having a limited perspective on it, standing with the tangible due to the predominance of rigidity and dullness. This description is contrary to faith, because it is [two parts]: patience and gratitude.
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