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Fatir 35:8

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أَفَمَن زُيِّنَ لَهُۥ سُوٓءُ عَمَلِهِۦ فَرَءَاهُ حَسَنًا ۖ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يُضِلُّ مَن يَشَآءُ وَيَهْدِى مَن يَشَآءُ ۖ فَلَا تَذْهَبْ نَفْسُكَ عَلَيْهِمْ حَسَرَٰتٍ ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَلِيمٌۢ بِمَا يَصْنَعُونَ

Then is one to whom the evil of his deed has been made attractive so he considers it good [like one rightly guided]? For indeed, Allāh sends astray whom He wills and guides whom He wills. So do not let yourself perish over them in regret. Indeed, Allāh is Knowing of what they do.

Ibn Kathir (Abridged)

Hafiz Ibn Kathir

The Punishment of the Disbeliever and the Reward of the Believer on the Day of Resurrection

Having stated that the ultimate destiny of the followers of Iblis will be the blazing Fire, Allah then tells us that for those who disbelieve there will be a severe punishment. This is because they obeyed the Shaytan and disobeyed Ar-Rahman. And He tells us that those who believed in Allah and His Messengersوَعَمِلُواْ الصَّـلِحَـتِ لَهُم مَّغْفِرَةٌ(and do righteous good deeds, theirs will be forgiveness) meaning, from whatever sins they did,وَأَجْرٌ كَبِيرٌand a great reward. for the good deeds that they did.

Then Allah says:أَفَمَن زُيِّنَ لَهُ سُوءَ عَمَلِهِ فَرَءَاهُ حَسَناً(Is he, then, to whom the evil of his deeds is made fairseeming, so that he considers it as good) meaning, `such as disbelievers or immoral persons who do evil deeds and believe that they are doing something good, i.e., a person who is like that has been misguided by Allah, so what can you do for him You cannot help him at all.'فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ يُضِلُّ مَن يَشَآءُ وَيَهْدِى مَن يَشَآءُ(Verily, Allah sends astray whom He wills and guides whom He wills.) means according to His decree.فَلاَ تَذْهَبْ نَفْسُكَ عَلَيْهِمْ حَسَرَتٍ(So destroy not yourself in sorrow for them. ) means, do not grieve about that, for Allah is Wise in His decree and He leaves astray whomsoever He leaves astray, and He guides whomsoever He guides, and in doing so He has perfect knowledge and wisdom. Allah says:إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَلِيمٌ بِمَا يَصْنَعُونَ(Truly, Allah is the All-Knower of what they do!)

Ma'arif al-Qur'an

Mufti Muhammad Shafi

Imam al-Baghawi has reported on the authority of Sayyidna ` Abdullah Ibn ` Abbas ؓ that the verse: فَإِنَّ اللَّـهَ يُضِلُّ مَن يَشَاءُ وَيَهْدِي مَن يَشَاءُ (The fact, therefore, is that Allah lets go astray whomsoever He wills , and leads to the right path whomsoever He wills.- 8) was revealed at a time when the Holy Prophet ﷺ had made the prayer: '0 Allah, bless Islam with prestige and power, through ` Umar Ibn al-Khattab, or Abu Jahl.' Out of the two, Allah Ta’ ala showed the right path to Sayyidna 'Umar ؓ and made him the cause of Islam's prestige and power, while Abu Jahl remained as astray as he was. (Mazhari)

Tafsir Muyassar

Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Saudi Arabia

أفمن حسَّن له الشيطان أعماله السيئة من معاصي الله والكفر وعبادة ما دونه من الآلهة والأوثان فرآه حسنًا جميلا كمَن هداه الله تعالى، فرأى الحسن حسنًا والسيئ سيئًا؟ فإن الله يضل من يشاء من عباده، ويهدي من يشاء، فلا تُهْلك نفسك حزنًا على كفر هؤلاء الضالين، إن الله عليم بقبائحهم وسيجازيهم عليها أسوأ الجزاء.

Tafsir Ibn Kathir

Hafiz Ibn Kathir

ثم قال : ( أفمن زين له سوء عمله فرآه حسنا ) يعني : كالكفار والفجار ، يعملون أعمالا سيئة ، وهم في ذلك يعتقدون ويحسون أنهم يحسنون صنعا ، أي : أفمن كان هكذا قد أضله الله ، ألك فيه حيلة ؟

لا حيلة لك فيه ، ( فإن الله يضل من يشاء ويهدي من يشاء ) أي : بقدره كان ذلك ، ( فلا تذهب نفسك عليهم حسرات ) أي : لا تأسف على ذلك فإن الله حكيم في قدره ، إنما يضل من يضل ويهدي من يهدي ، لما له في ذلك من الحجة البالغة ، والعلم التام; ولهذا قال : ( إن الله عليم بما يصنعون ) .وقال ابن أبي حاتم عند هذه الآية : حدثنا أبي ، حدثنا محمد بن عوف الحمصي ، حدثنا محمد بن كثير ، عن الأوزاعي ، عن يحيى بن أبي عمرو السيباني - أو : ربيعة - عن عبد الله بن الديلمي قال : أتيت عبد الله بن عمرو ، وهو في حائط بالطائف يقال له : الوهط ، قال : سمعت رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم يقول : " إن الله خلق خلقه في ظلمة ، ثم ألقى عليهم من نوره ، فمن أصابه من نوره يومئذ فقد اهتدى ، ومن أخطأه منه ضل ، فلذلك أقول : جف القلم على ما علم الله عز وجل " .ثم قال : حدثنا يحيى بن عبدك القزويني ، حدثنا حسان بن حسان البصري ، حدثنا إبراهيم بن بشر حدثنا يحيى بن معين حدثنا إبراهيم القرشي ، عن سعد بن شرحبيل عن زيد بن أبي أوفى قال : خرج علينا رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم فقال : " الحمد لله الذي يهدي من الضلالة ، ويلبس الضلالة على من أحب " .وهذا أيضا حديث غريب جدا .

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