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

At-Tawbah 9:59

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وَلَوْ أَنَّهُمْ رَضُوا۟ مَآ ءَاتَىٰهُمُ ٱللَّهُ وَرَسُولُهُۥ وَقَالُوا۟ حَسْبُنَا ٱللَّهُ سَيُؤْتِينَا ٱللَّهُ مِن فَضْلِهِۦ وَرَسُولُهُۥٓ إِنَّآ إِلَى ٱللَّهِ رَٰغِبُونَ

If only they had been satisfied with what Allāh and His Messenger gave them and said, "Sufficient for us is Allāh; Allāh will give us of His bounty, and [so will] His Messenger; indeed, we are desirous toward Allāh," [it would have been better for them].

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Tafsir Muyassar

Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Saudi Arabia

ولو أن هؤلاء الذين يعيبونك في قسمة الصدقات رضوا بما قسم الله ورسوله لهم، وقالوا: حسبنا الله، سيؤتينا الله من فضله، ويعطينا رسوله مما آتاه الله، إنا نرغب أن يوسع الله علينا، فيغنينا عن الصدقة وعن صدقات الناس. لو فعلوا ذلك لكان خيرًا لهم وأجدى.

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