Meaning
What is meant by the "good of this world" in this verse?
Answer
Imām Ibn al-Jawzī (d. 597/1201) summarized the scholars' opinions in his book "Zād al-Masīr" as follows:
- It refers to a righteous wife. [ʿAlī]
- It refers to worship. [Narrated by Sufyān ibn Ḥusayn from al-Ḥasan]
- It refers to knowledge and worship. [Narrated by Hishām from al-Ḥasan]
- It refers to wealth. [Abū Waʾil, al-Suddī, Ibn Zayd]
- It refers to well-being (health). [Qatādah]
- It refers to ample provision. [Muqātil]
- It refers to blessings. [Ibn Qutaybah]

