سُوْرَةُ سَبَاٍ
Surah Saba (34) — Ayah 36
قُلْ إِنَّ رَبِّى يَبْسُطُ ٱلرِّزْقَ لِمَن يَشَآءُ وَيَقْدِرُ وَلَـٰكِنَّ أَكْثَرَ ٱلنَّاسِ لَا يَعْلَمُونَ ﴿36﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Say (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم): "Verily, my Lord enlarges the provision to whom He wills and restricts, but most men know not."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
قُلْ
qul
Say
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
رَبِّى
rabbī
my Lord
يَبْسُطُ
yabsuṭu
extends
ٱلرِّزْقَ
l-riz'qa
the provision
لِمَن
liman
for whom
يَشَآءُ
yashāu
He wills
وَيَقْدِرُ
wayaqdiru
and restricts
وَلَـٰكِنَّ
walākinna
but
أَكْثَرَ
akthara
most
ٱلنَّاسِ
l-nāsi
[the] people
لَا
lā
(do) not
يَعْلَمُونَ
yaʿlamūna
know
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 36) {قُلْ اِنَّ رَبِّيْ يَبْسُطُ الرِّزْقَ لِمَنْ يَّشَآءُ وَ يَقْدِرُ … :} That is, worldly comfort and prosperity are not proof of Allah’s pleasure, rather they are due to His wisdom and will, meaning a test for His servants. Sometimes, even while being displeased, He expands the sustenance of a disbeliever or sinner as a trial and to establish proof, and sometimes, as a test and for the forgiveness of sins and elevation of ranks, He restricts the sustenance of a believer. And sometimes, based on His wisdom and benefit, He restricts the sustenance of a disbeliever and expands that of a believer, so that the test remains and seeing the prosperity of the world, all people do not incline towards disbelief. (See Zukhruf: 33–35) But most people do not know this and consider abundance of wealth and children as proof of Allah’s pleasure.
