Transliteration:( Wa izaaa an'amnaa 'alal insaani a'rada wa na-aa bijaani bihee wa izaa massahush sharru fazoo du'aaa'in 'areed )
142. Here, too, 'man' denotes infidel and withdrawn face indicates to forget Allah Almighty, to boast about their bounties and commit countless sins."man will not understand Him, no matter how intelligent he may be, Who fails to remember Allah Almighty in his comfort, and has no fear of Him in his fit of anger".
143. From this we learn that to forget your Creator in your prosperity and to remember Him in your adversity only, is the practice of the infidels. Allah Almighty dislikes this. Here, there is no censure of offering dua, but censure is made for not offering dua in your days of comfort.
The tafsir of Surah Fussilat verse 51 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Fussilat ayat 49 which provides the complete commentary from verse 49 through 51.
67. That is, he turns away from Our obedience and worship, and thinks it is below his dignity to bow to Us.
68. For other verses on this subject, see (Surah Younus, Ayat 12); (Surah Bani Israil, Ayat 83); (Surah Ar-Room, Ayat 33-36); (Surah Az-Zumar, Ayat 8-9), (Surah Az-Zumar, Ayat 49) and the E.Ns.
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