Tafsir Ibn Kathir on Al-Isra 17:20

Surah Al-Isra 17:20

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ﱡ ﱢ ﱣ ﱤ ﱥ ﱦ ﱧ ﱨ ﱩ ﱪ ﱫ ﱬ ﱭ

To each [category] We extend - to these and to those - from the gift of your Lord. And never has the gift of your Lord been restricted.

Allah says:

كﻼ نمد هوﻻء وهوﻻء

On each these as well as those We bestow

كﻼ

(On each) meaning, on each of the two groups, those who desire this world and those who desire the Hereafter, We bestow what they want,

من عطاء ربك

from the bounties of your Lord. means, He is the One Who is in control of all things, and He is never unjust. He gives to each what he deserves, whether it is eternal happiness or doom. His decree is unstoppable, no one can withhold what He gives or change what He wants. Allah says:

وما كان عطاء ربك محظورا

And the bounties of your Lord can never be forbidden. meaning, no one can withhold or prevent them. Qatadah said, "(It means) they can never decrease.'' Al-Hasan and others said, "(It means) they can never be prevented.'' Then Allah says:

Tafsir of Al-Isra 17:20

Tafsir Ibn Kathir