Transliteration:( Wa li buyootihim abwaabanw wa sururan 'alaihaa yattaki'oon )
57. The possession of silver and gold is a sign of nobility in the sight of others. But, these metals are valued so lowly in Allah's eyes that He would not have created human beings if it was not necessary to ask them to choose faith over disbelief. With great riches comes wickedness, when they are found in the possession of those who refuse to believe. These metals form a measure for how an individual is judged.
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Please refer to Surah Zukhruf ayat 26 which provides the complete commentary from verse 26 through 35.
(43:34) and (silver) doors to their houses, and couches (of silver) upon which they would recline;[33]
33. That is, this silver and gold whose possession by somebody is the highest blessing and the very climax of good fortune in your sight, is so base and contemptible a thing in the sight of Allah that had there been no danger of all human beings being inclined towards unbelief, He would have made every disbeliever’s house of gold and silver. Since when has the abundance of this worthless commodity become proof of man’s nobility and his piety and his spiritual purity? This kind of wealth is even found in the possession of those foul and wicked people whose filthy characters make the whole society stink. And this you have made the criterion of man’s greatness of character.
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