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Surah Saba, Ayah 39 (34:39)

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قُلْ إِنَّ رَبِّى يَبْسُطُ ٱلرِّزْقَ لِمَن يَشَآءُ مِنْ عِبَادِهِۦ وَيَقْدِرُ لَهُۥ ۚ وَمَآ أَنفَقْتُم …

Quran 34:39 is ayah 39 of Surah Saba (“Sheba”), a Meccan surah of 54 ayahs. It is in Juz 22, on page 432 of the Madani Mushaf.

34:39
قُلْإِنَّرَبِّىيَبْسُطُٱلرِّزْقَلِمَنيَشَآءُمِنْعِبَادِهِۦوَيَقْدِرُلَهُۥ ۚوَمَآأَنفَقْتُممِّنشَىْءٍفَهُوَيُخْلِفُهُۥ ۖوَهُوَخَيْرُٱلرَّٰزِقِينَ٣٩
qul inna rabbī yabsuṭu l-riz'qa liman yashāu min ʿibādihi wayaqdiru lahu wamā anfaqtum min shayin fahuwa yukh'lifuhu wahuwa khayru l-rāziqīna

Say, "Indeed, my Lord extends provision for whom He wills of His servants and restricts [it] for him. But whatever thing you spend [in His cause] - He will compensate it; and He is the best of providers."(39)

Word by word

  1. قُلْqulSay
  2. إِنَّinnaIndeed
  3. رَبِّىrabbīmy Lord
  4. يَبْسُطُyabsuṭuextends
  5. ٱلرِّزْقَl-riz'qathe provision
  6. لِمَنlimanfor whom
  7. يَشَآءُyashāuHe wills
  8. مِنْminof
  9. عِبَادِهِۦʿibādihiHis slaves
  10. وَيَقْدِرُwayaqdiruand restricts
  11. لَهُۥ ۚlahufor him
  12. وَمَآwamāBut what
  13. أَنفَقْتُمanfaqtumyou spend
  14. مِّنminof
  15. شَىْءٍshayinanything
  16. فَهُوَfahuwathen He
  17. يُخْلِفُهُۥ ۖyukh'lifuhuwill compensate it
  18. وَهُوَwahuwaand He
  19. خَيْرُkhayru(is the) Best
  20. ٱلرَّٰزِقِينَl-rāziqīna(of) the Providers

Tafsir (commentary) of 34:39

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انظُرْ كَيْفَ فَضَّلْنَا بَعْضَهُمْ عَلَى بَعْضٍ وَلَلاٌّخِرَةُ أَكْبَرُ دَرَجَـتٍ وَأَكْبَرُ تَفْضِيلاً

(See how We favor one above another, and verily, the Hereafter will be greater in degrees and greater in favor.) (17:21). This means that just as there are differences between them in this world -- where one may be poor and in straitened circumstances while another is rich and enjoys a life of plenty -- so they will be in the Hereafter. There one will reside in apartments in the highest levels of Paradise, whilst another will be in the lowest levels of Hell. As the Prophet said, describing the best of people in this world:

«قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَنْ أَسْلَمَ وَرُزِقَ كَفَافًا وَقَنَّعَهُ اللهُ بِمَا آتَاه»

(He truly succeeds who becomes Muslim and is given just enough provision and Allah makes him content with what He has given.)" It was recorded by Muslim.

وَمَآ أَنفَقْتُمْ مِّن شَىْءٍ فَهُوَ يُخْلِفُهُ

(39 cont. - and whatsoever you spend of anything, He will replace it.) means, `whatever you spend in the ways that He has commanded you and permitted you, He will compensate you for it in this world by giving you something else instead, and in the Hereafter by giving you reward.' It was reported that the Prophet said:

«يَقُولُ اللهُ تَعَالَى: أَنْفِقْ، أُنْفِقْ عَلَيْك»

(Allah says: "Spend, I will spend on you.") In another Hadith it is reported that every morning, two angels come, and one says, "O Allah, bring destruction upon the one who withholds (does not spend)." The other one says, "O Allah, give compensation to the one who spends." And the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said:

«أَنْفِقْ بِلَالُ، وَلَا تَخْشَ مِنْ ذِي الْعَرْشِ إِقْلَالًا»

(Spend, O Bilal, and do not fear that the One Who is on the Throne will withhold from you. )

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