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Al-Baqarah 2:167

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وَقَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ ٱتَّبَعُوا۟ لَوْ أَنَّ لَنَا كَرَّةً فَنَتَبَرَّأَ مِنْهُمْ كَمَا تَبَرَّءُوا۟ مِنَّا ۗ كَذَٰلِكَ يُرِيهِمُ ٱللَّهُ أَعْمَـٰلَهُمْ حَسَرَٰتٍ عَلَيْهِمْ ۖ وَمَا هُم بِخَـٰرِجِينَ مِنَ ٱلنَّارِ

Those who followed will say, "If only we had another turn [at worldly life] so we could disassociate ourselves from them as they have disassociated themselves from us." Thus will Allāh show them their deeds as regrets upon them. And they are never to emerge from the Fire.

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Tafsir Muyassar

Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Saudi Arabia

وقال التابعون: يا ليت لنا عودة إلى الدنيا، فنعلن براءتنا من هؤلاء الرؤساء، كما أعلنوا براءتهم مِنَّا. وكما أراهم الله شدة عذابه يوم القيامة يريهم أعمالهم الباطلة ندامات عليهم، وليسوا بخارجين من النار أبدًا.

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