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 al-Quran al-Karim — Hafiz Abdus Salam Bin Muhammad Bhutvi
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim is a 4-volume Quran commentary by Hafiz Abdus Salam bin Muhammad Bhutvi, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar and Sheikh ul-Hadith from Pakistan. Based on over 45 years of teaching and research, this tafsir follows the methodology of Tafsir bil-Ma'thur — interpreting the Quran through authentic Hadith, statements of the Companions, and the understanding of the early generations (Salaf). It is distinguished by its complete avoidance of Israeliyyat (Judeo-Christian narratives) and unverified reports. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
(Ayah8){وَ قَالَ مُوْسٰۤى اِنْ تَكْفُرُوْۤا …:} That is, if you and all the people of the earth and the heavens are ungrateful, then the harm of this ingratitude will reach only you; nothing of Allah Almighty will be harmed, He has no need of your gratitude nor does He care about your ingratitude. His being is worthy of every praise, whether anyone praises Him or not. Abu Dharr Ghifari (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates a Hadith Qudsi that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: [ يَا عِبَادِيْ! لَوْ أَنَّ أَوَّلَكُمْ وَ آخِرَكُمْ، وَ إِنْسَكُمْ وَ جِنَّكُمْ، كَانُوْا عَلٰی أَتْقٰی قَلْبِ رَجُلٍ وَاحِدٍ مِنْكُمْ، مَا زَادَ ذٰلِكَ فِيْ مُلْكِيْ شَيْئًا، يَا عِبَادِيْ ! لَوْ أَنَّ أَوَّلَكُمْ وَ آخِرَكُمْ، وَ إِنْسَكُمْ وَ جِنَّكُمْ، كَانُوْا عَلٰی أَفْجَرِ قَلْبِ رَجُلٍ وَاحِدٍ مِنْكُمْ، مَا نَقَصَ ذٰلِكَ مِنْ مُلْكِيْ شَيْئًا، يَا عِبَادِيْ! لَوْ أَنَّ أَوَّلَكُمْ وَ آخِرَكُمْ، وَ إِنْسَكُمْ وَ جِنَّكُمْ، قَامُوْا فِيْ صَعِيْدٍ وَاحِدٍ فَسَأَلُوْنِيْ، فَأَعْطَيْتُ كُلَّ إِنْسَانٍ مَسْأَلَتَهُ، مَا نَقَصَ ذٰلِكَ مِمَّا عِنْدِيْ إِلاَّ كَمَا يَنْقُصُ الْمِخْيَطُ إِذَا أُدْخِلَ الْبَحْرَ ] [ مسلم، البر والصلۃ، باب تحریم الظلم : ۲۵۷۷ ] "Allah Almighty says: O My servants! If the first of you and the last of you, the humans among you and the jinn among you, all become like the heart of the most pious man among you, this will not increase My kingdom in anything. And O My servants! If the first of you and the last of you, the humans among you and the jinn among you, all become like the heart of the most wicked man among you, this will not decrease My kingdom in anything. And O My servants! If the first of you and the last of you, the humans among you and the jinn among you, all stand in one field and ask Me, and I give every person what he has asked for, this will not decrease what is with Me in anything, except a needle takes when it is inserted into the sea."
