سُوْرَةُ الْفُرْقَانِ

Surah Al-Furqaan (25) — Ayah 66

The Criterion · Meccan · Juz 19 · Page 365

إِنَّهَا سَآءَتْ مُسْتَقَرًّا وَمُقَامًا ﴿66﴾
Evil indeed it (Hell) is as an abode and as a place to rest in.
إِنَّهَا innahā Indeed, it
سَآءَتْ sāat (is) an evil
مُسْتَقَرًّۭا mus'taqarran abode
وَمُقَامًۭا wamuqāman and resting place

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(Ayah 66) { اِنَّهَا سَآءَتْ مُسْتَقَرًّا وَّ مُقَامًا:’’ مُسْتَقَرًّا ‘‘} A temporary place of stay for sinful Muslims, and {’’ مُقَامًا ‘‘} a permanent place of residence for the disbelievers. This sentence can also be from both the Merciful Lord and the servants of the Merciful.

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66. Surely, it is an evil abode [83] and a terrible place to dwell.

[83]
The Demand of Faith: Both Hope in Allah and Fear:

That is, their night worship or other good deeds do not lead them to the false notion that they are now definitely deserving of Paradise. Nor do they develop pride or arrogance over the performance of these deeds. As a poet has said:
The pride of asceticism has taught the preacher
To speak harshly to the servants of God.
Rather, they continue to pray to Allah that if there has been any shortcoming in the performance of these deeds, then forgive it. Accept these deeds as they are, and keep us safe from the punishment of Hell. In other words, the fourth quality of the servants of Allah is that they do not rely on their deeds, but their real trust is in the mercy and grace of Allah Almighty.