The Holy Quran 39:7 — Surah Az-Zumar

Arabic text

إِن تَكْفُرُوا۟ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ غَنِىٌّ عَنكُمْ ۖ وَلَا يَرْضَىٰ لِعِبَادِهِ ٱلْكُفْرَ ۖ وَإِن تَشْكُرُوا۟ يَرْضَهُ لَكُمْ ۗ وَلَا تَزِرُ وَازِرَةٌ وِزْرَ أُخْرَىٰ ۗ ثُمَّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّكُم مَّرْجِعُكُمْ فَيُنَبِّئُكُم بِمَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ عَلِيمٌۢ بِذَاتِ ٱلصُّدُورِ

Translation

If you commit kufr, then (this will harm only yourself because) Allaah is certainly Independent of you (and does not need your worship). (However, this does not permit anyone to commit kufr because) Allaah is not pleased with kufr for His slaves (and will punish them for it). If you are grateful (for all He gives you and worship only Him), then (remember that) this is what He likes for you. None shall bear the burden of another (person's sins because every person will have to account for his/her own sins). Thereafter, (after spending your lives in this world) your return shall be to your Rabb, Who will inform you of what you used to do (and either reward or punish you for your actions). Verily, He has knowledge of the secrets of the heart (and nothing can therefore be hidden from Him).

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

that is, if you become disbelievers and deny His favours and His rights, the loss is yours alone; it does Him no harm at all. Yet it is certainly true that He is not pleased with disbelief: He is displeased when His servants become disbelievers and deniers, and He dislikes this for them.

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