The Holy Quran 17:30 — Surah Al-Isra

Arabic text

إِنَّ رَبَّكَ يَبْسُطُ ٱلرِّزْقَ لِمَن يَشَآءُ وَيَقْدِرُ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ كَانَ بِعِبَادِهِۦ خَبِيرًۢا بَصِيرًا

Translation

Verily your Rabb increases and decreases the provisions of whoever He wills. Indeed He is Informed and Watching over His slaves (and therefore knows who most deserves what).

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

The decrease and increase of provision are in the hand of Allah: that is, by holding back your hand you do not become rich and the other poor; nor by your generosity can he become rich and you poor. Making people poor or rich and decreasing or increasing provision is entirely in the control of Allah, and there is no need to be distressed, thinking, “Alas,…

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