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Verse 39of 62

وَأَن لَّيْسَ لِلْإِنسَٰنِ إِلَّا مَا سَعَىٰ﴿٣٩

Translation (Sahih International)

And that there is not for man except that [good] for which he strives

Word-by-word meaning

وَأَنwa-anAnd that
لَّيْسَlaysais not
لِلْإِنسَـٰنِlil'insānifor man
إِلَّاillāexcept
مَاwhat
سَعَىٰsaʿāhe strives (for)

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

Chastising Those Who disobey Allah and stop giving CharityAllah the Exalted chastises those who turn away from His obedience,فَلاَ صَدَّقَ وَلاَ صَلَّى - وَلَـكِن كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّى(So he (the disbeliever) neither believed nor prayed! But on the contrary, he belied and turned away!)(75:31-32),وَأَعْطَى قَلِيلاً وَأَكْدَى(And gave a little, then stopped) Ibn `Abbas said, "Gave a little, then stopped giving." Similar was said by Mujahid, Sa`id bin Jubayr, `Ikrimah, Qatadah and several others.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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