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۞ وَلَوْ بَسَطَ ٱللَّهُ ٱلرِّزْقَ لِعِبَادِهِۦ لَبَغَوْا۟ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَلَـٰكِن يُنَزِّلُ بِقَدَرٍۢ مَّا يَشَآءُ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ بِعِبَادِهِۦ خَبِيرٌۢ بَصِيرٌۭ ٢٧

Saheeh International

And if Allah had extended [excessively] provision for His servants, they would have committed tyranny throughout the earth. But He sends [it] down in an amount which He wills. Indeed He is, of His servants, Acquainted and Seeing.

Tafsir of "Ibn Kathir" (English)

وَلَوْ بَسَطَ اللَّهُ الرِّزْقَ لِعِبَادِهِ لَبَغَوْا فِي الاَْرْضِAnd if Allah were to extend the provision for His servants, they would surely rebel in the earth,means, `if We gave them more provision than they need, this would make them rebel and transgress against one another in an arrogant and insolent manner.'وَلَكِن يُنَزِّلُ بِقَدَرٍ مَّا يَشَاءإِنَّهُ بِعِبَادِهِ خَبِيرٌ بَصِيرٌbut He sends down by measure as He wills. Verily, He is, in respect of His servants, the Well-Aware, the All-Seer.means, but He gives them provision according to what is in their best interests, and He knows best about that. So He makes rich those who deserve to be rich, and He makes poor those who deserve to be poor

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