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given them <strong>of</strong> His bounty! <strong>The</strong>n, We had already<br />

given the family <strong>of</strong> Ibrahim the Book and the<br />

Hikmah, and conferred upon them a great<br />

kingdom. (4:53-54)<br />

and,<br />

Indignity is put over them. (3:112)<br />

<strong>Al</strong>lah's Hands are Widely Outstretched<br />

<strong>Al</strong>lah said next,<br />

...<br />

195<br />

ضُرِبَتْ‏ عَلَيْهِمُ‏ الذ ِّل َّةُ‏<br />

بَلْ‏ یَدَاهُ‏ مَبْسُوطَتَانِ‏ یُنفِقُ‏ آَيْفَ‏ یَشَاء<br />

Nay, both His Hands are widely outstretched. He spends<br />

(<strong>of</strong> His bounty) as He wills.<br />

<strong>Al</strong>lah's favors are ample, His bounty unlimited, as<br />

He owns the treasures <strong>of</strong> everything. Any good<br />

that reaches His servants is from Him alone,<br />

without partners. He has created everything that<br />

we need by night or by day, while traveling or at<br />

home and in all situations and conditions.<br />

<strong>Al</strong>lah said,<br />

وَآتَاآُم م ِّن آُل ِّ مَا سَأَلْتُمُوهُ‏ وَإِن تَعُد ُّواْ‏ نِعْمَةَ‏ الل َّهِ‏ لاَ‏ تُحْصُوهَا إِ‏ َّن<br />

الإنْسَانَ‏ لَظَلُومٌ‏ آَف َّارٌ‏<br />

And He gave you <strong>of</strong> all that you asked for, and if<br />

you count the blessings <strong>of</strong> <strong>Al</strong>lah, never will you be<br />

able <strong>to</strong> count them. Verily, man is indeed an<br />

extreme wrongdoer, an extreme ingrate. (13:34)<br />

<strong>The</strong>re are many other Ayat on this subject.<br />

Imam Ahmad bin Hanbal said that Abdur-Razzaq<br />

narrated <strong>to</strong> him that Ma`mar said that Hammam bin<br />

Munabbih said,<br />

"This is what Abu Hurayrah narrated <strong>to</strong> us that<br />

the Messenger <strong>of</strong> <strong>Al</strong>lah said,<br />

...

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