Transliteration:( Wa'lamooo annamaaa amwaalukum wa awlaadukum fitnatunw wa annal laaha 'indahooo ajrun azeem )
"And know that your wealth and your children are a trial [58], and that with Allah is a great reward [59]."
This verse reminds believers that wealth and children are tests from Allah. They should not distract one from remembering Him. Instead, one must use them as tools for the Hereafter—by spending in Allah’s path and raising children with piety, so they may pray for their parents after death.
Those who obey Allah and treat these tests wisely will receive a great reward. The verse suggests that if handled with intelligence, even tests like wealth and children can become means of immense reward, as they did for the Holy Prophet ﷺ and his righteous followers.
The tafsir of Surah Al-Anfal verse 28 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Anfal ayat 27 which provides the complete commentary from verse 27 through 28.
(8:28) Know well that your belongings and your children are but a trial,[23] and that with Allah there is a mighty reward.
23. Excessive love of money and one’s children often impair the sincerity of a person’s faith and often lead man to hypocrisy, treachery and dishonesty. The Qur’an, therefore, clearly points out ihat since 1ove of wealth or children drives people off the right path, it constitutes a considerable test for them. One’s property, one’s business and one’s offspring constitute a test for man since they have been in his custody so as to judge to what extent he observes the limits of propriety laid down by God and adequately performs his responsibilities. What is tested is how far man is able to control his animal self – which is strongly attached to worldly purposes – so that he is able to act as God’s servant and render all the rights of worldly life in the manner laid down by God.
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