وَإِذًا لَّـَٔاتَيْنَـٰهُم مِّن لَّدُنَّآ أَجْرًا عَظِيمًا
- EnglishSaheeh International
- And then We would have given them from Us a great reward.
- TamilJan Trust Foundation
- அப்போது, நாம் அவர்களுக்கு நம்மிடத்திலிருந்து மகத்தான நற்கூலியைக் கொடுத்திருப்போம்.
- SinhalaRuwwad Center
- එවිට අපගෙන් වූ මහත් ප්රතිඵල ඔවුනට අප පිරිනමන්නට තිබුණි.
- UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi
- اور تب تو انہیں ہم اپنے پاس سے بڑا ﺛواب دیں۔
- JapaneseRyoichi Mita
- その時は,わが許から必ず偉大な報奨を授け,
- ChineseMa Jian
- 如果那样,我必定赏赐他们从我那里发出的重大的报酬,
Tafsir of 4:67
Most People Disobey What They Are Ordered Allah states that even if the people were commanded to commit what they were prohibited from doing, most of them would not submit to this command, for their wicked nature is such that they dispute orders. Allah has complete knowledge of what has not occured, and how it would be if and when it did occur. This is why Allah said, وَلَوْ أَنَّا كَتَبْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ أَنِ اقْتُلُواْ أَنفُسَكُمْ (And if We had ordered them (saying), "Kill yourselves (i.e. the innnocent ones kill the guilty ones)) until the end of the Ayah. This is why Allah said, وَلَوْ أَنَّهُمْ فَعَلُواْ مَا يُوعَظُونَ بِهِ (but if they had done what they were told,) meaning, if they do what they were commanded and refrain from what they were prohibited, لَكَانَ خَيْراً لَّهُمْ (it would have been better for them,) than disobeying the command and committing the prohibition, وَأَشَدَّ تَثْبِيتاً (and would have strengthened their conviction), stronger Tasdiq (conviction of faith), according to As-Suddi.…
Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)