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Az-Zumar 39:8

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۞ وَإِذَا مَسَّ ٱلْإِنسَـٰنَ ضُرٌّ دَعَا رَبَّهُۥ مُنِيبًا إِلَيْهِ ثُمَّ إِذَا خَوَّلَهُۥ نِعْمَةً مِّنْهُ نَسِىَ مَا كَانَ يَدْعُوٓا۟ إِلَيْهِ مِن قَبْلُ وَجَعَلَ لِلَّهِ أَندَادًا لِّيُضِلَّ عَن سَبِيلِهِۦ ۚ قُلْ تَمَتَّعْ بِكُفْرِكَ قَلِيلًا ۖ إِنَّكَ مِنْ أَصْحَـٰبِ ٱلنَّارِ

And when adversity touches man, he calls upon his Lord, turning to Him [alone]; then when He bestows on him a favor from Himself, he forgets Him whom he called upon before, and he attributes to Allāh equals to mislead [people] from His way. Say, "Enjoy your disbelief for a little; indeed, you are of the companions of the Fire."

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Tafsir Muyassar

Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Saudi Arabia

وإذا أصاب الإنسانَ بلاءٌ وشدة ومرض تَذكَّر ربه، فاستغاث به ودعاه، ثم إذا أجابه وكشف عنه ضرَّه، ومنحه نِعَمه، نسي دعاءه لربه عند حاجته إليه، وأشرك معه غيره؛ ليُضل غيره عن الإيمان بالله وطاعته، قل له -أيها الرسول- متوعدًا: تمتع بكفرك قليلا حتى موتك وانتهاء أجلك، إنك من أهل النار المخلَّدين فيها.

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