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Ali 'Imran (The Family of Imran)

Verse 161of 200

وَمَا كَانَ لِنَبِىٍّ أَن يَغُلَّ ۚ وَمَن يَغْلُلْ يَأْتِ بِمَا غَلَّ يَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ ۚ ثُمَّ تُوَفَّىٰ كُلُّ نَفْسٍۢ مَّا كَسَبَتْ وَهُمْ لَا يُظْلَمُونَ﴿١٦١

Translation (Sahih International)

It is not [attributable] to any prophet that he would act unfaithfully [in regard to war booty]. And whoever betrays, [taking unlawfully], will come with what he took on the Day of Resurrection. Then will every soul be [fully] compensated for what it earned, and they will not be wronged.

Word-by-word meaning

وَمَاwamāAnd not
كَانَkānais
لِنَبِىٍّlinabiyyinfor a Prophet
أَنanthat
يَغُلَّ ۚyaghullahe defrauds
وَمَنwamanAnd whoever
يَغْلُلْyaghluldefrauds
يَأْتِyatiwill bring
بِمَاbimāwhat
غَلَّghallahe had defrauded
يَوْمَyawma(on the) Day
ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ ۚl-qiyāmati(of) Resurrection
ثُمَّthummaThen
تُوَفَّىٰtuwaffāis repaid in full
كُلُّkulluevery
نَفْسٍۢnafsinsoul
مَّاwhat
كَسَبَتْkasabatit earned
وَهُمْwahumand they
لَا(will) not
يُظْلَمُونَyuẓ'lamūnabe wronged

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

Among the Qualities of Our Prophet Muhammad are Mercy and KindnessAllah addresses His Messenger and reminds him and the believers of the favor that He has made his heart and words soft for his Ummah, those who follow his command and refrain from what he prohibits.فَبِمَا رَحْمَةٍ مِّنَ اللَّهِ لِنتَ لَهُمْ(And by the mercy of Allah, you dealt with them gently) 3:159. meaning, who would have made you this kind, if it was not Allah's mercy for you and them.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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