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Al-A'raf 7:156

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۞ وَٱكْتُبْ لَنَا فِى هَـٰذِهِ ٱلدُّنْيَا حَسَنَةً وَفِى ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ إِنَّا هُدْنَآ إِلَيْكَ ۚ قَالَ عَذَابِىٓ أُصِيبُ بِهِۦ مَنْ أَشَآءُ ۖ وَرَحْمَتِى وَسِعَتْ كُلَّ شَىْءٍ ۚ فَسَأَكْتُبُهَا لِلَّذِينَ يَتَّقُونَ وَيُؤْتُونَ ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ وَٱلَّذِينَ هُم بِـَٔايَـٰتِنَا يُؤْمِنُونَ

And decree for us in this world [that which is] good and [also] in the Hereafter; indeed, we have turned back to You." [Allāh] said, "My punishment - I afflict with it whom I will, but My mercy encompasses all things." So I will decree it [especially] for those who fear Me and give zakāh and those who believe in Our verses-

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Tafsir Muyassar

Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Saudi Arabia

واجعلنا ممن كتبتَ له الصالحات من الأعمال في الدنيا وفي الآخرة، إنا رجعنا تائبين إليك، قال الله تعالى لموسى: عذابي أصيب به مَن أشاء مِن خلقي، كما أصبتُ هؤلاء الذين أصبتهم من قومك، ورحمتي وسعت خلقي كلَّهم، فسأكتبها للذين يخافون الله، ويخشون عقابه، فيؤدون فرائضه، ويجتنبون معاصيه، والذين هم بدلائل التوحيد وبراهينه يصدقون.

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