Tafsir Ibn Abbas: Al-Fajr, Ayah 15
فَأَمَّا ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ إِذَا مَا ٱبْتَلَىٰهُ رَبُّهُۥ فَأَكْرَمَهُۥ وَنَعَّمَهُۥ فَيَقُولُ رَبِّىٓ أَكْرَمَنِ
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."
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And as for man the disbeliever whenever his Lord tests him and honours him with wealth and other things and is gracious to him he says ‘My Lord has honoured me’.
Related Hadiths
Jami` at-Tirmidhi#3640Da'if
“Indeed, Allah, is Hayy, Generous, when a man raises his hands to Him, He feels too shy to return them to him empty and rejected.”
Narrated by Salman Al-Farsi narrated that the Prophet (ﷺ) said:
Jami` at-Tirmidhi#1589Hasan
That the Prophet (ﷺ) said: "Verily, Allah has honored me over the (other) Prophets" - or he said: "My nation over the nations, and He has made the spoils of war lawful for us."
Narrated by Narrated Abu Umamah:
Sunan Ibn Majah#3448Sahih
"If there comes to you a man who is respected among his own people, then honor him."
Narrated by It was narrated from Ibn Umar that the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) said:
Ibn Abbas Commentary
(As for man) the disbelieving man, in reference here to Ubayy Ibn Khalaf; and it is also said: Umayyah Ibn Khalaf, (whenever his Lord trieth him) whenever his Lord tests him with wealth, richness or means of living (by honouring him) by giving him abundant wealth, (and is gracious unto him) and expands for him his means of living, (he saith: My Lord honoureth me) by giving me wealth and means of living.