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Ar-Ra'd 13:18

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لِلَّذِينَ ٱسْتَجَابُوا۟ لِرَبِّهِمُ ٱلْحُسْنَىٰ ۚ وَٱلَّذِينَ لَمْ يَسْتَجِيبُوا۟ لَهُۥ لَوْ أَنَّ لَهُم مَّا فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ جَمِيعًا وَمِثْلَهُۥ مَعَهُۥ لَٱفْتَدَوْا۟ بِهِۦٓ ۚ أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ لَهُمْ سُوٓءُ ٱلْحِسَابِ وَمَأْوَىٰهُمْ جَهَنَّمُ ۖ وَبِئْسَ ٱلْمِهَادُ

For those who have responded to their Lord is the best [reward], but those who did not respond to Him - if they had all that is in the earth entirely and the like of it with it, they would [attempt to] ransom themselves thereby. Those will have the worst account, and their refuge is Hell, and wretched is the resting place.

Ibn Kathir (Abridged)

Hafiz Ibn Kathir

Reward of the Blessed and Wretched Ones

Allah mentions the final destination of the blessed ones and the wretched ones,لِلَّذِينَ اسْتَجَابُواْ لِرَبِّهِمُ(For those who answered their Lord's call) obeyed Allah and followed His Messenger (Muhammad ﷺ) by obeying his commands and believing in the narrations he brought about the past and the future, theirs will be,الْحُسْنَى(Al-Husna), which is the good reward. Allah said that Dhul-Qarnayn declared,قَالَ أَمَّا مَن ظَلَمَ فَسَوْفَ نُعَذِّبُهُ ثُمَّ يُرَدُّ إِلَى رَبِّهِ فَيُعَذِّبُهُ عَذَاباً نُّكْراً - وَأَمَّا مَنْ آمَنَ وَعَمِلَ صَـلِحاً فَلَهُ جَزَآءً الْحُسْنَى وَسَنَقُولُ لَهُ مِنْ أَمْرِنَا يُسْراً(As for him who does wrong, we shall punish him, and then he will be brought back unto his Lord, Who will punish him with a terrible torment (Hell).

But as for him who believes and works righteousness, he shall have the best reward (Al-Husna), and we shall speak unto him mild words by our command)18: 87-88 Allah said in another Ayah,لِّلَّذِينَ أَحْسَنُواْ الْحُسْنَى وَزِيَادَةٌ(For those who have done good is the best (Al-Husna) and even more.) 10: 26 Allah said next,وَالَّذِينَ لَمْ يَسْتَجِيبُواْ لَهُ(But those who answered not His call,) disobeyed Allah,لَوْ أَنَّ لَهُمْ مَّا فِى الاٌّرْضِ جَمِيعاً(if they had all that is in the earth together) meaning, in the Hereafter. This Ayah says: Had the earth's fill of gold and its like with it, they would try to ransom themselves from Allah's torment at that time. However, this will not be accepted from them. Verily, Allah the Exalted will not accept any type of exchange from,أُوْلَـئِكَ لَهُمْ سُوءُ الْحِسَـبِ(For them there will be the terrible reckoning.) in the Hereafter, when they will be reckoned for the Naqir and the Qitmir, the big and the small.

Verily, he who is reckoned in detail on that Day will receive punishment, hence Allah's statement next,وَمَأْوَاهُمْ جَهَنَّمُ وَبِئْسَ الْمِهَادُ(Their dwelling place will be Hell; and worst indeed is that place for rest.)أَفَمَن يَعْلَمُ أَنَّمَآ أُنزِلَ إِلَيْكَ مِن رَبِّكَ الْحَقُّ كَمَنْ هُوَ أَعْمَى إِنَّمَا يَتَذَكَّرُ أُوْلُواْ الأَلْبَـبِ

Ma'arif al-Qur'an

Mufti Muhammad Shafi

Commentary

The outcome of both parables is that foam does appear prominent for a while on the real thing, but it finally gets to be thrown away and the real thing remains. Similar is the case of the false. Though the false may, for a short while, appear to have overcome the true, but the false is finally subdued and eliminated and that which is true remains and stands manifestly proven. (Tafsir A1-Jalalayn)

Tafsir Muyassar

Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Saudi Arabia

للمؤمنين الذين أطاعوا الله ورسوله الجنة، والذين لم يطيعوا وكفروا به لهم النار، ولو كانوا يملكون كل ما في الأرض وضِعْفه معه لبذلوه فداء لأنفسهم من عذاب الله يوم القيامة، ولن يُتَقبل منهم، أولئك يحاسَبون على كل ما أسلفوه من عمل سيِّئ، ومسكنهم ومقامهم جهنم تكون لهم فراشًا، وبئس الفراش الذي مهدوه لأنفسهم.

Tafsir Ibn Kathir

Hafiz Ibn Kathir

يخبر تعالى عن مآل السعداء والأشقياء فقال : ( للذين استجابوا لربهم ) أي : أطاعوا الله ورسوله ، وانقادوا لأوامره ، وصدقوا أخباره الماضية والآتية ، فلهم ) الحسنى ) وهو الجزاء الحسن كما قال تعالى مخبرا عن ذي القرنين أنه قال : ( قال أما من ظلم فسوف نعذبه ثم يرد إلى ربه فيعذبه عذابا نكرا وأما من آمن وعمل صالحا فله جزاء الحسنى وسنقول له من أمرنا يسرا ) [ الكهف : 87 ، 88 ] وقال تعالى : ( للذين أحسنوا الحسنى وزيادة ) [ يونس : 26 ] .وقوله : ( والذين لم يستجيبوا له ) أي لم : يطيعوا الله ( لو أن لهم ما في الأرض جميعا ) أي : في الدار الآخرة ، لو أن يمكنهم أن يفتدوا من عذاب الله بملء الأرض ذهبا ومثله معه لافتدوا به ، ولكن لا يتقبل منهم; لأنه تعالى لا يقبل منهم يوم القيامة صرفا ولا عدلا ( أولئك لهم سوء الحساب ) أي : في الدار الآخرة ، أي : يناقشون على النقير والقطمير ، والجليل والحقير ، ومن نوقش الحساب عذب; ولهذا قال : ( ومأواهم جهنم وبئس المهاد )

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