Tafsir for verse: 34:36
قُلۡ إِنَّ رَبِّي يَبۡسُطُ ٱلرِّزۡقَ لِمَن يَشَآءُ وَيَقۡدِرُ وَلَٰكِنَّ أَكۡثَرَ ٱلنَّاسِ لَا يَعۡلَمُونَ ٣٦ ﴿36﴾
36Say, “In fact, my Lord extends provision to whom He wills, and straitens (it for whom He wills), but most of the people do not know”.
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Commentary
And Allah, the Exalted, has invalidated their calculations by stating that provision is a favor from Allah, which He distributes as He wills according to what He sees as beneficial. Sometimes He may grant abundance to the disobedient and restrict the obedient, and sometimes the opposite occurs, or He may grant abundance to both or restrict both. Therefore, the matter of reward, which is based on merit, should not be measured by this. The measure of provision is its restriction. Allah, the Exalted, said: 'And whoever's provision is restricted.' It has also been recited as 'yuqaddar,' with both emphasis and lightness.
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