The Holy Quran 39:52 — Surah Az-Zumar

Arabic text

أَوَلَمْ يَعْلَمُوٓا۟ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَبْسُطُ ٱلرِّزْقَ لِمَن يَشَآءُ وَيَقْدِرُ ۚ إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَـَٔايَـٰتٍ لِّقَوْمٍ يُؤْمِنُونَ

Translation

(After understanding the manner in which things happen,) Do they not know that Allaah increases sustenance for whoever he pleases, and reduces (sustenance) as well (and that having and not having sustenance has nothing to do with a person's resourcefulness) ? There are certainly Aayaat (signs) in this for people who have Imaan.

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

Abundance and scarcity are not the measure of acceptance [with Allah]: that is, the mere abundance or scarcity of provision in this world cannot be proof of whether a person is accepted [by Allah] or rejected. Nor does receiving provision depend in any way on intelligence and cleverness, knowledge and ability.

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