Sourate 11 Hud — Verset 86
بَقِيَّتُ ٱللَّهِ خَيْرٌۭ لَّكُمْ إِن كُنتُم مُّؤْمِنِينَ ۚ وَمَآ أَنَا۠ عَلَيْكُم بِحَفِيظٍۢ
Ce qui demeure auprès d'Allah est meilleur pour vous si vous êtes croyants! Et je ne suis pas un gardien pour vous».
baqiyyatu l-lahi khayrun lakum in kuntum mu'minīna wamā anā ʿalaykum biḥafīẓin
Mot à mot
- بَقِيَّتُ baqiyyatu (What) remains
- ٱللَّهِ l-lahi (from) Allah
- خَيْرٌۭ khayrun (is) best
- لَّكُمْ lakum for you
- إِن in if
- كُنتُم kuntum you are
- مُّؤْمِنِينَ ۚ mu'minīna believers
- وَمَآ wamā And not
- أَنَا۠ anā I am
- عَلَيْكُم ʿalaykum over you
- بِحَفِيظٍۢ biḥafīẓin a guardian
Tafsîr · Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
First, he (Shu`ayb) prohibited them from cheating in business by decreasing the weights whenever they gave (products) to people.
He commanded them to give just measure and weight whether they were giving or receiving (in transactions). He also forbade them from causing mischief and corruption in the land. This was due to their practice of highway robbery along the roads. Abu Ja`far bin Jarir said,
(That which is left by Allah (after giving the rights of the people) is better for you,) "This means what you gain from your successful business dealings in which you have given just measure, is better for you than wrongfully taking the wealth of the people." Ibn Jarir said that this statement has been reported from Ibn `Abbas and I say it is similar to Allah's statement,
(Say: "Not equal are Khabith (all that is evil) and Tayyib (all that is good), even though the abundance of Khabith may please you.")5:100 Allah then says,
(And I am not a guardian over you.) This means a watcher over you people. In other words, "Do this for Allah and not to be seen by the people."