Tafsir of Surah Al-Baqara 2:272

﴿لَّيْسَ عَلَيْكَ هُدَاهُمْ وَلَٰكِنَّ اللَّهَ يَهْدِي مَن يَشَاءُ وَمَا تُنفِقُوا مِنْ خَيْرٍ فَلِأَنفُسِكُمْ وَمَا تُنفِقُونَ إِلَّا ابْتِغَاءَ وَجْهِ اللَّهِ وَمَا تُنفِقُوا مِنْ خَيْرٍ يُوَفَّ إِلَيْكُمْ وَأَنتُمْ لَا تُظْلَمُونَ﴾

Translation of the meaning

Not upon you, [O Muḥammad], is [responsibility for] their guidance, but Allāh guides whom He wills. And whatever good you [believers] spend is for yourselves, and you do not spend except seeking the face [i.e., approval] of Allāh. And whatever you spend of good - it will be fully repaid to you, and you will not be wronged.

English Translation - Noor International Center — v1.1.2 · QuranEnc.com

The words of the two imams are given in their original Arabic, verbatim, with references.

Imam Ibn al-Qayyim

وهذا صريح في أن هذا الهدى ليس له صلى الله عليه وسلم ولو حرص عليه ولا إلى أحد غير الله وأن الله سبحانه إذا أضل عبدا لم يكن لأحد سبيل إلى هدايته«شفاء العليل في مسائل القضاء والقدر والحكمة والتعليل» 1/81
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