Tafseer of The Winnowing Winds · Adh-Dhaariyat · 51:16
Accepting what their Lord has given them. Indeed, they were before that doers of good.
Important: The Arabic source text is always authoritative. This translation is a study aid and has not been verified by scholars — do not use it as a basis for religious proof or for deriving rulings (ahkam). When in doubt, always consult the Arabic text and a qualified scholar.
His statement آخِذِينَ مَا آتَاهُمْ رَبُّهُمْ (taking what their Lord has given them) means — the Exalted, whose mention is exalted, says: acting upon what their Lord has commanded them, fulfilling His obligations (farāʾiḍ).
And in accordance with what we have said concerning this, the scholars of exegesis have spoken.
* The mention of who said that:
Ibn Ḥumayd related to us, saying: Mihrān related to us, on the authority of Sufyān, on the authority of Abū ʿUmar, on the authority of Muslim al-Baṭīn, on the authority of Ibn ʿAbbās, concerning His statement آخِذِينَ مَا آتَاهُمْ رَبُّهُمْ (taking what their Lord has given them), he said: The obligations (al-farāʾiḍ).
And His statement إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا قَبْلَ ذَلِكَ مُحْسِنِينَ (verily, they were, before that, doers of good) means: Verily, they were, before the obligations were imposed upon them, doers of good. He says: They were, before that, obedient to Allah.
And in accordance with what we have said concerning this, the scholars of exegesis have spoken.
* The mention of who said that:
Ibn Ḥumayd related to us, saying: Mihrān related to us, on the authority of Sufyān, on the authority of Abū ʿUmar, on the authority of Muslim al-Baṭīn, on the authority of Ibn ʿAbbās, concerning إِنَّهُمْ كَانُوا قَبْلَ ذَلِكَ مُحْسِنِينَ (verily, they were, before that, doers of good), he said: Before the obligations, they were doers of good who acted.
