سُوْرَةُ الْاَعْرَافِ

Surah Al-A'raaf (7) — Ayah 50

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وَنَادَىٰٓ أَصْحَـٰبُ ٱلنَّارِ أَصْحَـٰبَ ٱلْجَنَّةِ أَنْ أَفِيضُوا۟ عَلَيْنَا مِنَ ٱلْمَآءِ أَوْ مِمَّا رَزَقَكُمُ ٱللَّهُ ۚ قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ حَرَّمَهُمَا عَلَى ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ ﴿50﴾
And the dwellers of the Fire will call to the dwellers of Paradise: "Pour on us some water or anything that Allâh has provided you with." They will say: "Both (water and provision) Allâh has forbidden to the disbelievers."
وَنَادَىٰٓ wanādā And (will) call out
أَصْحَـٰبُ aṣḥābu (the) companions
ٱلنَّارِ l-nāri (of) the Fire
أَصْحَـٰبَ aṣḥāba (to the) companions
ٱلْجَنَّةِ l-janati (of) Paradise
أَنْ an [that]
أَفِيضُوا۟ afīḍū Pour
عَلَيْنَا ʿalaynā upon us
مِنَ mina [of]
ٱلْمَآءِ l-māi (some) water
أَوْ aw or
مِمَّا mimmā of what
رَزَقَكُمُ razaqakumu (has been) provided (to) you
ٱللَّهُ ۚ l-lahu (by) Allah
قَالُوٓا۟ qālū They (will) say
إِنَّ inna Indeed
ٱللَّهَ l-laha Allah
حَرَّمَهُمَا ḥarramahumā has forbidden both
عَلَى ʿalā to
ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ l-kāfirīna the disbelievers

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(Ayah 50){ اِنَّ اللّٰهَ حَرَّمَهُمَا عَلَى الْكٰفِرِيْنَ:} As mentioned earlier in Ayah (132), the blessings of Paradise will be pure for the believers. The people of Paradise will reply that Allah Almighty has forbidden the water and sustenance of Paradise to the disbelievers; therefore, we will not show any sympathy towards you by disobeying Him. Some have also said that after the people of A'raf enter Paradise, the disbelievers, that is, the people of Hell, will make this plea. (Shawkani)

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50. 1. As mentioned earlier, the blessings of food and drink on the Day of Resurrection will be only for the people of faith (خَالِصَةً يَّوْمَ الْقِيٰمَةِ) 7. Al-A'raf:32) Here, this is further clarified in the words of the people of Paradise.

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50. And the people of Hell will call out to the people of Paradise, "Pour upon us some water, or some of what Allah has provided you with." The people of Paradise will reply, "Indeed, Allah has forbidden both of these to the disbelievers [49]."

[49] When the people of Hell are burning in the Fire, they will cry out to their acquaintances among the people of Paradise, saying: "Pour down some water upon us so that we may find some relief, or at least throw down something to eat." The people of Paradise will reply: "These things have been made forbidden to you, so we do not wish to disobey Allah and become sinners ourselves."