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Ali 'Imran 3:180

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وَلَا يَحْسَبَنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ يَبْخَلُونَ بِمَآ ءَاتَىٰهُمُ ٱللَّهُ مِن فَضْلِهِۦ هُوَ خَيْرًا لَّهُم ۖ بَلْ هُوَ شَرٌّ لَّهُمْ ۖ سَيُطَوَّقُونَ مَا بَخِلُوا۟ بِهِۦ يَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ ۗ وَلِلَّهِ مِيرَٰثُ ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَٱلْأَرْضِ ۗ وَٱللَّهُ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ خَبِيرٌ

And let not those who [greedily] withhold what Allāh has given them of His bounty ever think that it is better for them. Rather, it is worse for them. Their necks will be encircled by what they withheld on the Day of Resurrection. And to Allāh belongs the heritage of the heavens and the earth. And Allāh, of what you do, is [fully] Aware.

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Tafsir Muyassar

Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Saudi Arabia

ولا يظنن الذين يبخلون بما أنعم الله به عليهم تفضلا منه أن هذا البخل خير لهم، بل هو شرٌّ لهم; لأن هذا المال الذي جمعوه سيكون طوقًا من نار يوضع في أعناقهم يوم القيامة. والله سبحانه وتعالى هو مالك الملك، وهو الباقي بعد فناء جميع خلقه، وهو خبير بأعمالكم جميعها، وسيجازي كلا على قدر استحقاقه.

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