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Scholarly commentary explaining a verse — its context, its meaning and how the scholars have understood it.

An-Nahl 16:71

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وَٱللَّهُ فَضَّلَ بَعْضَكُمْ عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍ فِى ٱلرِّزْقِ ۚ فَمَا ٱلَّذِينَ فُضِّلُوا۟ بِرَآدِّى رِزْقِهِمْ عَلَىٰ مَا مَلَكَتْ أَيْمَـٰنُهُمْ فَهُمْ فِيهِ سَوَآءٌ ۚ أَفَبِنِعْمَةِ ٱللَّهِ يَجْحَدُونَ

And Allāh has favored some of you over others in provision. But those who were favored [i.e., given more] would not hand over their provision to those whom their right hands possess [i.e., slaves] so they would be equal to them therein. Then is it the favor of Allāh they reject?

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Tafsir Muyassar

Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Saudi Arabia

والله فَضَّل بعضكم على بعض فيما أعطاكم في الدنيا من الرزق، فمنكم غني ومنكم فقير، ومنكم مالك ومنكم مملوك، فلا يعطي المالكون مملوكيهم مما أعطاهم الله ما يصيرون به شركاء لهم متساوين معهم في المال، فإذا لم يرضوا بذلك لأنفسهم، فلماذا رضوا أن يجعلوا لله شركاء من عبيده؟ إن هذا لَمن أعظم الظلم والجحود لِنعم الله عز وجل.

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