سُوْرَةُ البَقَرَةِ
Surah Al-Baqara (2) — Ayah 161
إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ وَمَاتُوا۟ وَهُمْ كُفَّارٌ أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ عَلَيْهِمْ لَعْنَةُ ٱللَّهِ وَٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةِ وَٱلنَّاسِ أَجْمَعِينَ ﴿161﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Verily, those who disbelieve, and die while they are disbelievers, it is they on whom is the Curse of Allâh and of the angels and of mankind, combined.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
those who
كَفَرُوا۟
kafarū
disbelieve[d]
وَمَاتُوا۟
wamātū
and die[d]
وَهُمْ
wahum
while they
كُفَّارٌ
kuffārun
(were) disbelievers
أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ
ulāika
those
عَلَيْهِمْ
ʿalayhim
on them
لَعْنَةُ
laʿnatu
(is the) curse
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
(of) Allah
وَٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةِ
wal-malāikati
and the Angels
وَٱلنَّاسِ
wal-nāsi
and the mankind
أَجْمَعِينَ
ajmaʿīna
all together
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan — Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan is a well-known Quran commentary by Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. This tafsir explains the meanings of the Quran in accordance with the methodology of the Salaf (early righteous generations), relying on authentic sources and straightforward language. Due to its reliability and adherence to sound Islamic scholarship, the Saudi government publishes and distributes this tafsir among the Hujjaj (pilgrims) visiting the Haramain. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
161. 1. From this it is understood that it is permissible to curse those about whom there is certain knowledge that they died in a state of disbelief, but it is not permissible to curse any sinful Muslim, no matter how great his sin. Because it is possible that before dying he repented, or Allah, due to his other good deeds, forgave his mistakes. This is something we cannot know. However, regarding those sins for which the word "curse" has been mentioned, it can be said about their perpetrators that they are doing cursed acts; if they do not repent from them, then they may be declared accursed in the sight of Allah.
