Al-Qur'an Surah Al-Anfal Verse 51

Mufti Taqi Usmani

That is due to what your hands sent ahead, and that Allah is not cruel to (His) servants.”

Dr. Mustafa Khattab, the Clear Quran

This is ˹the reward˺ for what your hands have done. And Allah is never unjust to ˹His˺ creation.”

Ruwwad Translation Center

This is because of what your hands have sent forth, for Allah is never unjust to [His] slaves.”

A. J. Arberry

that, for what your hands have forwarded, and for that God is never unjust unto His servants.'

Abdul Haleem

This is caused by what your own hands have stored up for you: God is never unjust to His creatures.’

Abdul Majid Daryabadi

This, because of that which your hands have sent forth, and verily Allah is never unjust unto His creatures.

Abdullah Yusuf Ali

"Because of (the deeds) which your (own) hands sent forth; for Allah is never unjust to His servants;

Abul Ala Maududi

This is your punishment for what your hands wrought. Allah is not unjust in the least to His creatures.'

Ahmed Ali

For what you have brought upon yourselves." God is surely not unjust to His creatures, (they are unjust to themselves).

Ahmed Raza Khan

“This is the recompense of what your own hands have sent ahead, and Allah does not oppress His bondmen.”

Ali Quli Qarai

That is because of what your hands have sent ahead, and because Allah is not tyrannical to the servants.’

Ali Ünal

This is because of (the evil deeds) that you forwarded with your own hands, for never does God do the least wrong to the servants."

Amatul Rahman Omar

`This (punishment) is because of (the deeds) which your (own) hands have sent forward and (know) Allâh is by no means unjust to His servants.´

English Literal

That (is) with what your hands advanced/undertook , and that God (is) not with an unjust/oppressor to the worshippers/slaves.

Faridul Haque

"This is the recompense of what your own hands have sent ahead, and Allah does not oppress His bondmen."

Hamid S. Aziz

This is for what your hands have sent on before you; and know that Allah is no tyrant to his servants."

Hilali & Khan

"This is because of that which your hands had forwarded. And verily, Allah is not unjust to His slaves."

Maulana Mohammad Ali

And if thou couldst see when the angels cause to die those who disbelieve, smiting their faces and their backs, and (saying): Taste the punishment of burning.

Mohammad Habib Shakir

This is for what your own hands have sent on before, and because Allah is not in the least unjust to the servants;

Mohammed Marmaduke William Pickthall

This is for that which your own hands have sent before (to the Judgment), and (know) that Allah is not a tyrant to His slaves.

Muhammad Sarwar

This is the result of their deeds. God is not unjust to His servants."

Qaribullah & Darwish

That is for what your hands have forwarded, Allah is not unjust to His worshipers'

Safi-ur-Rahman al-Mubarakpuri

"This is because of that which your hands forwarded. And verily, Allah is not unjust to His servants."

Wahiduddin Khan

This is the punishment for what your hands committed -- for, God never does the least wrong to His servants."

Talal Itani

“That is because of what your hands have committed, and because God is not unjust to the servants.”

Tafsir jalalayn

That, chastisement, is for what your hands have sent before you -- He refers to this [their actions] exclusively with these [hands], because most actions are accomplished with them -- and [know] that God is never unjust to His servants', such that he would punish them for no sin.

Tafseer Ibn Kathir

ذَلِكَ بِمَا قَدَّمَتْ أَيْدِيكُمْ

This is because of that which your hands forwarded.

meaning, this punishment is the recompense of the evil deeds that you have committed in the life of the world. This is your reckoning from Allah for your deeds,

وَأَنَّ اللّهَ لَيْسَ بِظَلَّمٍ لِّلْعَبِيدِ




And verily, Allah is not unjust to His servants.

Certainly, Allah does not wrong any of His creatures, for He is the Just, who never puts anything in an inappropriate place. Honored, Glorified, Exalted and Praised be He, the All-Rich, Worthy of all praise.

Muslim recorded that Abu Dharr said that the Messenger of Allah said;

إنَّ اللهَ تَعَالَى يَقُولُ يَا عِبَادِي إِنِّي حَرَّمْتُ الظُّلْمَ عَلَى نَفْسِي وَجَعَلْتُهُ بَيْنَكُمْ مُحَرَّمًا فَلَ تَظَالَمُوا

يَا عِبَادِي إِنَّمَا هِيَ أَعْمَالُكُمْ أُحْصِيهَا لَكُمْ فَمَنْ وَجَدَ خَيْرًا فَلْيَحْمَدِ اللهَ وَمَنْ وَجَدَ غَيْرَ ذَلِكَ فَلَا يَلُومَنَّ إِلاَّ نَفْسَه

Allah, the Exalted, said, `O My servants! I have prohibited injustice for Myself, and made it prohibited to you between each other. Therefore, do not commit injustice against each other.

O My servants! It is your deeds that I am keeping count of, so whoever found something good, let him praise Allah for it. Whoever found other than that, has only himself to blame.

This is why Allah said