Al-Fajr 89:15 فاما الانسان اذا ما ابتلاه ربه فاكرمه ونعمه فيقول ربي اكرمن ١٥
فَأَمَّا
ٱلۡإِنسَٰنُ
إِذَا
مَا
ٱبۡتَلَىٰهُ
رَبُّهُۥ
فَأَكۡرَمَهُۥ
وَنَعَّمَهُۥ
فَيَقُولُ
رَبِّيٓ
أَكۡرَمَنِ
١٥
And as for man, when his Lord tries him and [thus] is generous to him and favors him, he says, "My Lord has honored me."1
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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
Wealth and Poverty are both a Test and Honor or Disgrace for the Servant
Allah refutes man in his belief that if Allah gives Him abundant provisions to test him with it, it is out of His honor for him. But this is not the case, rather it is a trial and a test, as Allah says,
أَيَحْسَبُونَ أَنَّمَا نُم
…Wealth and Poverty are both a Test and Honor or Disgrace for the Servant
Allah refutes man in his belief that if Allah gives Him abundant provisions to
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