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Surah Al-Ankaboot (29) — Ayah 62

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ٱللَّهُ يَبْسُطُ ٱلرِّزْقَ لِمَن يَشَآءُ مِنْ عِبَادِهِۦ وَيَقْدِرُ لَهُۥٓ ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ بِكُلِّ شَىْءٍ عَلِيمٌ ﴿62﴾
Allâh enlarges the provision for whom He wills of His slaves, and straitens it for whom (He wills). Verily, Allâh is the All-Knower of everything.
ٱللَّهُ al-lahu Allah
يَبْسُطُ yabsuṭu extends
ٱلرِّزْقَ l-riz'qa the provision
لِمَن liman for whom
يَشَآءُ yashāu He wills
مِنْ min of
عِبَادِهِۦ ʿibādihi His slaves
وَيَقْدِرُ wayaqdiru and restricts
لَهُۥٓ ۚ lahu for him
إِنَّ inna Indeed
ٱللَّهَ l-laha Allah
بِكُلِّ bikulli of every
شَىْءٍ shayin thing
عَلِيمٌۭ ʿalīmun (is) All-Knower

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62-1. This is the answer to the objection of the polytheists which they used to raise against the Muslims, saying that if you are upon the truth, then why are you poor and weak? Allah said that the expansion and restriction of sustenance is in Allah's control; He gives less or more to whomever He wills according to His wisdom and will. This is not related to His pleasure or anger.

62-2. He alone knows for whom abundant sustenance is better and for whom it is not.