Tafsir Ibn Kathir -> Surah At-Talaaq -> Allah provides, suffices, and makes a Way out of Every Hardship for Those Who have Taqwa

Allah said,

﴿ظˆظژظ…ظژظ† ظٹظژطھظ‘ظژظ‚ظگ ط§ظ„ظ„ظ‘ظژظ‡ظژ ظٹظژط¬ظ’ط¹ظژظ„ ظ„ظ‘ظژظ‡ظڈ ظ…ظژط®ظ’ط±ظژط¬ط§ظ‹ظˆظژظٹظژط±ظ’ط²ظڈظ‚ظ’ظ‡ظڈ ظ…ظگظ†ظ’ ط­ظژظٹظ’ط«ظڈ ظ„ط§ظژ ظٹظژط­ظ’طھظژط³ظگط¨ظڈ﴾

(And whosoever has Taqwa of Allah, He will make a way for him to get out. And He will provide him from where he never could imagine.) meaning, whoever has Taqwa of Allah in what He has commanded and avoids what He has forbidden, then Allah will make a way out for him from every difficulty and will provide for him from resources he never anticipated or thought about. Ibn Abi Hatim recorded that `Abdullah bin Mas`ud said, "The most comprehensive Ayah in the Qur'an is,

﴿ط¥ظگظ†ظ‘ظژ ط§ظ„ظ„ظ‘ظژظ‡ظژ ظٹظژط£ظ’ظ…ظڈط±ظڈ ط¨ظگط§ظ„ظ’ط¹ظژط¯ظ’ظ„ظگ ظˆظژط§ظ„ط¥ظ’ط­ظ’ط³ظژط§ظ†ظگ﴾

(Verily, Allah enjoins Al-`Adl (justice) and Al-Ihsan (doing good) (16:90). The greatest Ayah in the Qur'an that contains relief is,

﴿ظˆظژظ…ظژظ† ظٹظژطھظ‘ظژظ‚ظگ ط§ظ„ظ„ظ‘ظژظ‡ظژ ظٹظژط¬ظ’ط¹ظژظ„ ظ„ظ‘ظژظ‡ظڈ ظ…ظژط®ظ’ط±ظژط¬ط§ظ‹﴾

(And whosoever has Taqwa of Allah, He will make a way for him to get out.)'' `Ikrimah also commented on the Ayah, "Whoever divorces as Allah commanded him, then Allah will make a way out for him.'' Similar was reported from Ibn `Abbas and Ad-Dahhak.`Abdullah bin Mas`ud and Masruq commented on the Ayah,

﴿ظˆظژظ…ظژظ† ظٹظژطھظ‘ظژظ‚ظگ ط§ظ„ظ„ظ‘ظژظ‡ظژ ظٹظژط¬ظ’ط¹ظژظ„ ظ„ظ‘ظژظ‡ظڈ ظ…ظژط®ظ’ط±ظژط¬ط§ظ‹﴾

(And whosoever has Taqwa of Allah, He will make a way for him to get out.) "It pertains to when one knows that if Allah wills He gives, and if He wills He deprives,

﴿ظ…ظگظ†ظ’ ط­ظژظٹظ’ط«ظڈ ظ„ط§ظژ ظٹظژط­ظ’طھظژط³ظگط¨ظڈ﴾

(from where he never could imagine.) from resources he did not anticipate'' Qatadah said,

﴿ظˆظژظ…ظژظ† ظٹظژطھظ‘ظژظ‚ظگ ط§ظ„ظ„ظ‘ظژظ‡ظژ ظٹظژط¬ظ’ط¹ظژظ„ ظ„ظ‘ظژظ‡ظڈ ظ…ظژط®ظ’ط±ظژط¬ط§ظ‹﴾

(And whosoever has Taqwa of Allah, He will make a way for him to get out.) "meaning, from every doubt and the horrors experienced at the time of death,

﴿ظˆظژظٹظژط±ظ’ط²ظڈظ‚ظ’ظ‡ظڈ ظ…ظگظ†ظ’ ط­ظژظٹظ’ط«ظڈ ظ„ط§ظژ ظٹظژط­ظ’طھظژط³ظگط¨ظڈ﴾

(And He will provide him from where he never could imagine) from where he never thought of or anticipated.'' Allah said,

﴿ظˆظژظ…ظژظ† ظٹظژطھظژظˆظژظƒظ‘ظژظ„ظ’ ط¹ظژظ„ظژظ‰ ط§ظ„ظ„ظ‘ظژظ‡ظگ ظپظژظ‡ظڈظˆظژ ط­ظژط³ظ’ط¨ظڈظ‡ظڈ﴾

(And whosoever puts his trust in Allah, then He will suffice him.) Imam Ahmad recorded that Ibn `Abbas said that he rode the Prophet's camel while sitting behind the Prophet , and the Messenger of Allah said to him,

آ«ظٹظژط§ ط؛ظڈظ„ظژط§ظ…ظڈ ط¥ظگظ†ظ‘ظگظٹ ظ…ظڈط¹ظژظ„ظ‘ظگظ…ظڈظƒظژ ظƒظژظ„ظگظ…ظژط§طھظچ: ط§ط­ظ’ظپظژط¸ظگ ط§ظ„ظ„ظ‡ظژ ظٹظژط­ظ’ظپظژط¸ظ’ظƒظژطŒ ط§ط­ظ’ظپظژط¸ظگ ط§ظ„ظ„ظ‡ظژ طھظژط¬ظگط¯ظ’ظ‡ظڈ طھظڈط¬ظژط§ظ‡ظژظƒظژطŒ ظˆظژط¥ظگط°ظژط§ ط³ظژط£ظژظ„ظ’طھظژ ظپظژط§ط³ظ’ط£ظژظ„ظگ ط§ظ„ظ„ظ‡ظژطŒ ظˆظژط¥ظگط°ظژط§ ط§ط³ظ’طھظژط¹ظژظ†ظ’طھظژ ظپظژط§ط³ظ’طھظژط¹ظگظ†ظ’ ط¨ظگط§ظ„ظ„ظ‡ظگطŒ ظˆظژط§ط¹ظ’ظ„ظژظ…ظ’ ط£ظژظ†ظ‘ظژ ط§ظ„ظ’ط£ظڈظ…ظ‘ظژط©ظژ ظ„ظژظˆظگ ط§ط¬ظ’طھظژظ…ظژط¹ظڈظˆط§ ط¹ظژظ„ظژظ‰ ط£ظژظ†ظ’ ظٹظژظ†ظ’ظپظژط¹ظڈظˆظƒظژ ظ„ظژظ…ظ’ ظٹظژظ†ظ’ظپظژط¹ظڈظˆظƒظژ ط¥ظگظ„ظ‘ظژط§ ط¨ظگط´ظژظٹظ’ط،ظچ ظ‚ظژط¯ظ’ ظƒظژطھظژط¨ظژظ‡ظڈ ط§ظ„ظ„ظ‡ظڈ ظ„ظژظƒظژطŒ ظˆظژظ„ظژظˆظگ ط§ط¬ظ’طھظژظ…ظژط¹ظڈظˆط§ ط¹ظژظ„ظژظ‰ ط£ظژظ†ظ’ ظٹظژط¶ظڈط±ظ‘ظڈظˆظƒظژ ظ„ظژظ…ظ’ ظٹظژط¶ظڈط±ظ‘ظڈظˆظƒظژ ط¥ظگظ„ظ‘ظژط§ ط¨ظگط´ظژظٹظ’ط،ظچ ظ‚ظژط¯ظ’ ظƒظژطھظژط¨ظژظ‡ظڈ ط§ظ„ظ„ظ‡ظڈ ط¹ظژظ„ظژظٹظ’ظƒظژطŒ ط±ظڈظپظگط¹ظژطھظگ ط§ظ„ظ’ط£ظژظ‚ظ’ظ„ظژط§ظ…ظڈ ظˆظژط¬ظژظپظ‘ظژطھظگ ط§ظ„طµظ‘ظڈط­ظڈظپآ»

(O boy! I will teach you words ﴿so learn them﴾. Be mindful of Allah and He will protect you, be mindful of Allah and He will be on your side. If you ask, ask Allah, and if you seek help, seek it from Allah. Know that if the Ummah gather their strength to bring you benefit, they will never bring you benefit, except that which Allah has decreed for you. Know that if they gather their strength to harm you, they will never harm you, except with that which Allah has decreed against you. The pens have been raised and the pages are dry.) At-Tirmidhi collected this Hadith and said: "Hasan Sahih.'' Allah's statement,

﴿ط¥ظگظ†ظ‘ظژ ط§ظ„ظ„ظ‘ظژظ‡ظژ ط¨ظژظ€ظ„ظگط؛ظڈ ط£ظژظ…ظ’ط±ظگظ‡ظگ﴾

(Verily, Allah will accomplish his purpose.) meaning, Allah will execute His decisions and judgement that He made for him, in whatever way He wills and chooses,

﴿ظ‚ظژط¯ظ’ ط¬ظژط¹ظژظ„ظژ ط§ظ„ظ„ظ‘ظژظ‡ظڈ ظ„ظگظƒظڈظ„ظ‘ظگ ط´ظژظ‰ظ’ط،ظچ ظ‚ظژط¯ظ’ط±ط§ظ‹﴾

(Indeed Allah has set a measure for all things.) This is like His saying:

﴿ظˆظژظƒظڈظ„ظ‘ظڈ ط´ظژظ‰ظ’ط،ظچ ط¹ظگظ†ط¯ظژظ‡ظڈ ط¨ظگظ…ظگظ‚ظ’ط¯ظژط§ط±ظچ﴾

(Everything with Him is in (due) proportion.) (13:8)

﴿ظˆظژط§ظ„ظ„ط§ظ‘ظژط¦ظگظ‰ ظٹظژط¦ظگط³ظ’ظ†ظژ ظ…ظگظ†ظژ ط§ظ„ظ’ظ…ظژط­ظگظٹط¶ظگ ظ…ظگظ† ظ†ظ‘ظگط³ظژط¢ط¦ظگظƒظڈظ…ظ’ ط¥ظگظ†ظگ ط§ط±ظ’طھظژط¨ظ’طھظڈظ…ظ’ ظپظژط¹ظگط¯ظ‘ظژطھظڈظ‡ظڈظ†ظ‘ظژ ط«ظژظ„ظژظ€ط«ظژط©ظڈ ط£ظژط´ظ’ظ‡ظڈط±ظچ ظˆظژط§ظ„ظ„ظ‘ظژظ€طھظگظٹ ظ„ظژظ…ظ’ ظٹظژط­ظگط¶ظ’ظ†ظژ ظˆظژط£ظڈظˆظ’ظ„ظژظ€طھظڈ ط§ظ„ط§ظ‘ظŒط­ظ’ظ…ظژط§ظ„ظگ ط£ظژط¬ظژظ„ظڈظ‡ظڈظ†ظ‘ظژ ط£ظژظ† ظٹظژط¶ظژط¹ظ’ظ†ظژ ط­ظژظ…ظ’ظ„ظژظ‡ظڈظ†ظ‘ظژ ظˆظژظ…ظژظ† ظٹظژطھظ‘ظژظ‚ظگ ط§ظ„ظ„ظ‘ظژظ‡ظژ ظٹظژط¬ظ’ط¹ظژظ„ ظ„ظ‘ظژظ‡ظڈ ظ…ظگظ†ظ’ ط£ظژظ…ظ’ط±ظگظ‡ظگ ظٹظڈط³ظ’ط±ط§ظ‹ - ط°ظژظ„ظگظƒظژ ط£ظژظ…ظ’ط±ظڈ ط§ظ„ظ„ظ‘ظژظ‡ظگ ط£ظژظ†ط²ظژظ„ظژظ‡ظڈ ط¥ظگظ„ظژظٹظ’ظƒظڈظ…ظ’ ظˆظژظ…ظژظ† ظٹظژطھظ‘ظژظ‚ظگ ط§ظ„ظ„ظ‘ظژظ‡ظژ ظٹظڈظƒظژظپظ‘ظگط±ظ’ ط¹ظژظ†ظ’ظ‡ظڈ ط³ظژظٹظ‘ظگط¦ظژظ€طھظگظ‡ظگ ظˆظژظٹظڈط¹ظ’ط¸ظگظ…ظ’ ظ„ظژظ‡ظڈ ط£ظژط¬ظ’ط±ط§ظ‹ ﴾

(4. Those in menopause among your women, for them the `Iddah, if you have doubt, is three months; and for those who have no courses. And for those who are pregnant, their `Iddah is until they lay down their burden; and whosoever has Taqwa of Allah, He will make his matter easy for him.) (5. That is the command of Allah, which He has sent down to you; and whosoever has Taqwa of Allah, He will expiate from him his sins, and will increase his reward.)