Translation of the meanings Ayah 284 Surah Al-Baqarah - English Translation - Abdullah Hasan Yaqoub - The Noble Qur'an Encyclopedia

Ayah: 284

لِّلَّهِ مَا فِي ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ وَمَا فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِۗ وَإِن تُبۡدُواْ مَا فِيٓ أَنفُسِكُمۡ أَوۡ تُخۡفُوهُ يُحَاسِبۡكُم بِهِ ٱللَّهُۖ فَيَغۡفِرُ لِمَن يَشَآءُ وَيُعَذِّبُ مَن يَشَآءُۗ وَٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَيۡءٖ قَدِيرٌ

284. To Allāh belongs all that is in the heavens and all that is in the earth. Whether you show what is within yourselves or hide it, Allāh will call you to account according to it110; then He will forgive whom He wills and chastise whom He wills. Allāh has full Power over all things.

110. Allāh favoured the believing community by not holding them to account for the thoughts that go on in their minds, unless they put them into action. The Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) said: “Allāh will not hold my followers accountable for the thoughts that go on in their minds, unless they speak it out or bring it into action”.