Tafsir of Al-Infitar 82:7

Surah Al-Infitar 82:7

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Who created you, proportioned you, and balanced you?

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Who created you, fashioned you perfectly, and gave you due proportion. meaning, `what has deceived you concerning the Most Generous Lord'

الذى خلقك فسواك فعدلك

Who created you, fashioned you perfectly, and gave you due proportion. meaning, `He made you complete, straight, and perfectly balanced and proportioned in stature. He fashioned you in the best of forms and shapes.' Imam Ahmad recorded from Busr bin Jahhash Al-Qurashi that one day the Messenger of Allah spat in his palm and placed his finger on it. Then he said,

قال الله عز وجل يا ابن آدم أنى تعجزني وقد خلقتك من مثل هذه

حتى إذا سويتك وعدلتك مشيت بين بردين

ولﻼرض منك وييد

فجمعت ومنعت حتى إذا بلغت التراقي قلت

أتصدق وأنى أوان الصدقة

Allah the Mighty and Sublime says: "O Son of Adam! How can you escape Me when I created you from something similar to this (spit) Then I fashioned you and made your creation balanced so that you walked between the two outer garments. And the earth has a burial place for you. So you gathered (wealth) and withheld it until your soul reached your collarbone (i.e., death comes). Then, at that time you say, `I will give charity now.' But how will there be time for charity'' This Hadith has also been recorded by Ibn Majah . Concerning Allah's statement,

في أي صورة ما شاء ركبك