Tafseer of The Cattle · Al-An'aam · 6:3
And He is Allah, [the only deity] in the heavens and the earth. He knows your secret and what you make public, and He knows that which you earn.
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.
The statement concerning the explanation of His saying: وَهُوَ اللَّهُ فِي السَّمَاوَاتِ وَفِي الأَرْضِ يَعْلَمُ سِرَّكُمْ وَجَهْرَكُمْ وَيَعْلَمُ مَا تَكْسِبُونَ (6:3) (And He is Allah in the heavens and on the earth; He knows your secret and your open declaration, and He knows what you earn. (3))
Abū Jaʿfar said: The Exalted, whose mention is exalted, says: Verily, the One to whom belongs the godhood that belongs to none other than Him, who has the right that you devote praise purely to Him for His favors upon you, O people — the One to whom you disbelievers ascribe others as equals — He is Allah, who is in the heavens and on the earth; He knows your secret and your open declaration, so that nothing remains hidden from Him. He says: your Lord, who has the right that you praise Him, and to whom you are obliged to devote worship purely, is this One who has this description — not the one who is unable to bring you harm nor benefit, and brings nothing to pass, and does not ward off from himself any evil done to him.
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And as for His saying: "and He knows what you earn," He says: and He knows what you do and commit, and He records that against you in order to requite you for it upon your return to Him.
