Maryam 19:78

<h2>Refuting the Disbelievers Who claim that They will be given Wealth and Children in the Hereafter</h2><p>Imam Ahmad reported from Khabbab bin Al-Aratt that he said, "I was a blacksmith and Al-" ®256؛لs bin Wa'il owed me a debt. So I went to him to collect my debt from him. He said to me, `No, by Allah, I will not pay my debt to you until you disbelieve in Muhammad ﷺ.' I replied to him, `No, by Allah, I will not disbelieve in Muhammad ﷺ until you die and are resurrected again.' He then said to me, `Verily, if I die and am resurrected, and you come to me, I will also have abundance of wealth and children and I will repay you then.' Then, Allah revealed these Ayat,</p><p>أَفَرَأَيْتَ الَّذِى كَفَرَ بِـَايَـتِنَا وَقَالَ لأوتَيَنَّ مَالاً وَوَلَداً</p><p>(Have you seen him who disbelieved in Our Ayat and said: "I shall certainly be given wealth and children.") until,</p><p>وَيَأْتِينَا فَرْداً</p><p>(and he shall come to Us alone.) This was also recorded by the two compilers of the Sahihs and other collections as well. In the wording of Al-Bukhari it states that Khabbab said, "I used to be a blacksmith in Makkah and I made a sword …

Hath he perused the Unseen, or hath he made a pact with the Beneficent?

Has he penetrated to the Unseen, or has he taken a contract with (Allah) Most Gracious?

Has he known the unseen or has he taken a covenant from the Most Beneficent (Allah)?

Did he look into the future, or did he receive a promise from the Most Merciful?