سُوْرَةُ اِبْرَاهِيْمَ
Surah Ibrahim (14) — Ayah 8
وَقَالَ مُوسَىٰٓ إِن تَكْفُرُوٓا۟ أَنتُمْ وَمَن فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ جَمِيعًا فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَغَنِىٌّ حَمِيدٌ ﴿8﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And Mûsâ (Moses) said: "If you disbelieve, you and all on earth together, then verily Allâh is Rich (Free of all needs), Owner of all Praise."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَقَالَ
waqāla
And said
مُوسَىٰٓ
mūsā
Musa
إِن
in
If
تَكْفُرُوٓا۟
takfurū
you disbelieve
أَنتُمْ
antum
you
وَمَن
waman
and whoever
فِى
fī
(is) in
ٱلْأَرْضِ
l-arḍi
the earth
جَمِيعًۭا
jamīʿan
all
فَإِنَّ
fa-inna
then indeed
ٱللَّهَ
l-laha
Allah
لَغَنِىٌّ
laghaniyyun
certainly (is) Free of need
حَمِيدٌ
ḥamīdun
Praiseworthy
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan — Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan is a well-known Quran commentary by Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. This tafsir explains the meanings of the Quran in accordance with the methodology of the Salaf (early righteous generations), relying on authentic sources and straightforward language. Due to its reliability and adherence to sound Islamic scholarship, the Saudi government publishes and distributes this tafsir among the Hujjaj (pilgrims) visiting the Haramain. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
8. 1. The meaning is that if a person is grateful to Allah, it is for his own benefit. If he is ungrateful, what harm does it cause to Allah? He is independent; if the whole world becomes ungrateful, what can be diminished from Him? Just as it is mentioned in the Hadith Qudsi, Allah Almighty says: "Ya Ibadi! Law anna awwalakum wa akhirakum wa insakum wa jinnakum kanu 'ala atqa qalbi rajulin wahidin minkum ma zada dhalika fi mulki shay'an, ya ibadi! Law anna awwalakum wa akhirakum wa insakum wa jinnakum kanu 'ala afjari qalbi rajulin wahidin minkum ma naqas dhalika fi mulki shay'an, ya ibadi law anna awwalakum wa akhirakum wa insakum wa jinnakum qamu fi sa'idin wahid fas'aluni fa a'taitu kulla insan mas'alatahu ma naqasa dhalika min mulki shay'an illa kama yanqusu al-mikhyatu idha udkhila fi al-bahr." O My servants! If your first and last, and likewise all humans and jinn, become like the heart of the most pious and God-fearing person among you (meaning, not a single one remains disobedient), it will not increase anything in My kingdom and sovereignty. O My servants! If your first and last, and all humans and jinn, become like the heart of the most sinful and wicked person among you, it will not decrease anything from My kingdom and sovereignty. O My servants! If your first and last, and all humans and jinn, gather in one plain and ask Me, and I give every person according to his request, it will not decrease anything from My treasures and sovereignty except as much as a needle decreases the water of the sea when dipped into it and taken out. 'Fasubhanahu wa ta'ala al-ghaniyyu al-hamid.'
