Transliteration:( Awalam ya'lamooo annal laaha yabsutur rizqa limai yashaaa'u wa yaqdir; inna fee zaalika la Aayaatil liqawminy yu'minoon (section 5) )
"Do they not [130] know that Allah enlarges the provisions for whom He pleases and restricts [131] them for whom He pleases? Surely in it are signs for the people who believe."
This verse implies that they already know—from observation—that wealth is not solely based on ability.
Sometimes, skilled individuals remain poor, and unskilled individuals become wealthy. Also, a person who is wealthy today may become poor tomorrow. This clearly proves that the control lies with Allah, not in human effort alone.
Worldly wealth is compared to rainwater—in one area it's abundant, in another it's limited, and even within the same place, its distribution varies.
Just as rain is fully under Allah’s control, so too are wealth and poverty. One must not be deceived by material success, as it is a test and a sign from Allah for those who truly believe.
The tafsir of Surah Az-Zumar verse 52 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Zumar ayat 49 which provides the complete commentary from verse 49 through 52.
(39:52) Do they not know that Allah enlarges and straitens the provision of whomsoever He pleases?[69] Therein are Signs for those that believe.
69. That is, the abundance or restriction of the provisions is based on another law of Allah, which has some other wisdom. The distribution of the provisions does not at all depend on man’s worthiness and ability, or on his being a favorite of Allah, or for being under His wrath. For details, see (Surah At-Taubah, Ayat 55, 69, 85); (Surah Younus, Ayat 17); (Surah Hud, Ayat 3), (Surah Hud, Ayat 27); (Surah Ar-Raad, Ayat 26); (Surah Al-Kahf, Ayat 34-36); (Surah TaHa, Ayat 131-132); (Surah Al-Anbiya, Ayat 105); Surah Al-Mumin: Introduction and (Surah Al-Mumin, Ayat 55-56); (Surah Ash-Shuara, Ayat 111); (Surah Al-Qasas, Ayat 78), (Surah Al-Qasas, Ayat 89) and the E N. thereof. and (Surah Saba, ayat 34-39) note 54-60.
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