The Holy Quran 38:39 — Surah Sad

Arabic text

هَـٰذَا عَطَآؤُنَا فَٱمْنُنْ أَوْ أَمْسِكْ بِغَيْرِ حِسَابٍ

Translation

(After giving Sulaymaan عليه الصلاة والسلام all these favours, Allaah addressed him saying,) "This is Our gift, so spend (it as you wish) or withhold (as you wish) without any accountability (for you have complete control over your wealth with none to answer to)."

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

that is, whether you give to someone or not, the choice is yours. So much was given without measure, and no calling to account was imposed either. Shah [Abd al-Qadir] ﵀ writes: “This was a further kindness: He gave him so much of the world and gave him free disposal, waiving the reckoning; yet he used to eat from the labour of his own hands, weaving baskets.

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