سُوْرَةُ الْمُدَّثِّرِ

Surah Al-Muddaththir (74) — Ayah 42

The Cloaked One · Meccan · Juz 29 · Page 576

مَا سَلَكَكُمْ فِى سَقَرَ ﴿42﴾
"What has caused you to enter Hell?"
مَا What
سَلَكَكُمْ salakakum led you
فِى into
سَقَرَ saqara Hell

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42. “What led you into Hell [21]?”

[21] Despite the great distance between Paradise and Hell, when the people of Paradise wish to see or speak to any of their worldly companions who are among the people of Hell, they will be able to do so. This is because the faculties of hearing, sight, etc., that will be granted to people in the Hereafter will be far greater than those granted in this world. For example, in this world, no human being can see Allah Almighty, but in the Hereafter, the believers will be able to behold Allah Almighty without any difficulty, just as we can look at the moon in this world and feel delight. In the same way, whenever the people of Paradise wish, they will be able to look towards their worldly companions in Hell and converse with them without any difficulty. Thus, the people of Paradise will ask them an important question: "What were the reasons that caused you to enter Hell?"