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quran:38:28 –

Or should we treat those who believe and do righteous deeds like corrupters in the land? Or should We treat those who fear Allah like the wicked?  

Or shall We treat those who believe and perform righteous deeds like those who cause corruption in the earth; or shall We treat the God-fearing like the profligate? This was revealed when the Meccan disbelievers said to the believers, ‘In the Hereafter we will receive the same ˹reward˺ as that which you will receive’ (am, ‘or’, contains the ˹rhetorical˺ hamza of denial).
القرآن:٣٨:٢٨ –

أَمْ نَجْعَلُ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ كَالْمُفْسِدِينَ فِي الْأَرْضِ أَمْ نَجْعَلُ الْمُتَّقِينَ كَالْفُجَّارِ  

{أم نجعل الذين آمنوا وعملوا الصالحات كالمفسدين في الأرض أم نجعل المتقين كالفجار} نزل لما قال كفار مكة للمؤمنين إنا نعطى في الآخرة مثل ما تعطون، وأم بمعنى همزة الإنكار.

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ahmad-zuhd:1865 – ʿAbdullāh from my father > Sayyār > Jaʿfar

[Machine] I heard Malik reciting this verse: "Shall We treat those who believe and do righteous deeds like corrupters in the land? Or shall We treat the righteous like the wicked?" (Surah Sad, verse 28) Malik said, "Come here, this is where it diverges. It is a gain of ten, six."  

الزهد لأحمد:١٨٦٥ – حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي حَدَّثَنِي سَيَّارٌ حَدَّثَنِي جَعْفَرٌ قَالَ

سَمِعْتُ مَالِكًا وَتَلَا هَذِهِ الْآيَةَ {أَمْ نَجْعَلُ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ كَالْمُفْسِدِينَ فِي الْأَرْضِ أَمْ نَجْعَلُ الْمُتَّقِينَ كَالْفُجَّارِ} [ص 28] يَقُولُ مَالِكٌ تعال ده شتت فهو ربح العشرة ستة