سُوْرَةُ الإِسۡرَاءِ
Surah Al-Israa (17) — Ayah 100
قُل لَّوْ أَنتُمْ تَمْلِكُونَ خَزَآئِنَ رَحْمَةِ رَبِّىٓ إِذًا لَّأَمْسَكْتُمْ خَشْيَةَ ٱلْإِنفَاقِ ۚ وَكَانَ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ قَتُورًا ﴿100﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Say (to the disbelievers): "If you possessed the treasure of the Mercy of my Lord (wealth, money, provision.), then you would surely hold back (from spending) for fear of (being exhausted), and man is ever miserly!"
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
قُل
qul
Say
لَّوْ
law
If
أَنتُمْ
antum
you
تَمْلِكُونَ
tamlikūna
possess
خَزَآئِنَ
khazāina
the treasures
رَحْمَةِ
raḥmati
(of) the Mercy
رَبِّىٓ
rabbī
(of) my Lord
إِذًۭا
idhan
then
لَّأَمْسَكْتُمْ
la-amsaktum
surely you would withhold
خَشْيَةَ
khashyata
(out of) fear
ٱلْإِنفَاقِ ۚ
l-infāqi
(of) spending
وَكَانَ
wakāna
And is
ٱلْإِنسَـٰنُ
l-insānu
man
قَتُورًۭا
qatūran
stingy
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.
(Ayah 100) ➊ { قُلْ لَّوْ اَنْتُمْ تَمْلِكُوْنَ … :} That is, if you were the owners of the treasures of my Lord’s mercy, which can never be exhausted, even then you would not give anyone a single penny. The result of this extreme miserliness is that you cannot tolerate Allah granting blessings to anyone, nor can you tolerate that Allah has honored Muhammad (peace be upon him) with prophethood, because you envy and are miserly regarding the prophethood and messengership of Muhammad (peace be upon him). Both of these traits are extremely reprehensible. For similar verses, see Surah An-Nisa (53 to 55). In Ruh al-Ma’ani, it is mentioned that there are various opinions regarding the connection with the previous verses, but they are forced interpretations.
➋ { وَ كَانَ الْاِنْسَانُ قَتُوْرًا:’’ قَتَرَ يَقْتُرُ قَتْرًا وَ قُتُوْرًا‘‘} (n, d) To be tight-fisted in spending, extreme miserliness, to the extent that one is even miserly in spending on oneself. In this, the natural and inherent trait of man has been described, which has always existed in him, and from which deliverance can only be achieved through those deeds that have been mentioned as a remedy for the “impatient man” in Surah Al-Ma’arij, verses (19 to 35).
➋ { وَ كَانَ الْاِنْسَانُ قَتُوْرًا:’’ قَتَرَ يَقْتُرُ قَتْرًا وَ قُتُوْرًا‘‘} (n, d) To be tight-fisted in spending, extreme miserliness, to the extent that one is even miserly in spending on oneself. In this, the natural and inherent trait of man has been described, which has always existed in him, and from which deliverance can only be achieved through those deeds that have been mentioned as a remedy for the “impatient man” in Surah Al-Ma’arij, verses (19 to 35).
