Tafsir for verse: 8:28
وَٱعۡلَمُوٓاْ أَنَّمَآ أَمۡوَٰلُكُمۡ وَأَوۡلَٰدُكُمۡ فِتۡنَةٞ وَأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ عِندَهُۥٓ أَجۡرٌ عَظِيمٞ ٢٨ ﴿28﴾
28Be aware that your wealth and your children are but a trial and that with Allah there is a great reward.
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Commentary
He made wealth and children a trial, because they are a cause of falling into temptation, which is sin or punishment. Or a test from Allah to see how you maintain His limits regarding them, and that Allah has a great reward. So you must strive for seeking Him and what your aspirations lead to. Be indifferent to the world, and do not be eager to accumulate wealth and love for children, lest you entangle yourselves for them, as His saying goes: 'Wealth and children are but a trial.' It is said that this is among what was revealed concerning Abu Lubabah and what he neglected for the sake of his wealth and children.
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