سُوْرَةُ الْفُرْقَانِ
Surah Al-Furqaan (25) — Ayah 65
وَٱلَّذِينَ يَقُولُونَ رَبَّنَا ٱصْرِفْ عَنَّا عَذَابَ جَهَنَّمَ ۖ إِنَّ عَذَابَهَا كَانَ غَرَامًا ﴿65﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And those who say: "Our Lord! Avert from us the torment of Hell. Verily its torment is ever an inseparable, permanent punishment."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَٱلَّذِينَ
wa-alladhīna
And those who
يَقُولُونَ
yaqūlūna
say
رَبَّنَا
rabbanā
Our Lord
ٱصْرِفْ
iṣ'rif
Avert
عَنَّا
ʿannā
from us
عَذَابَ
ʿadhāba
the punishment
جَهَنَّمَ ۖ
jahannama
(of) Hell
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
عَذَابَهَا
ʿadhābahā
its punishment
كَانَ
kāna
is
غَرَامًا
gharāman
inseparable
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.
65-1 From this it is understood that the servants of the Most Merciful are those who, on one hand, rise at night to worship, and on the other hand, they are also fearful that they may not be seized by Allah for any mistake or shortcoming; therefore, they seek refuge from the punishment of Hell. Thus, despite worship and obedience to Allah, a person should not become fearless of Allah’s punishment and reckoning, nor should he become arrogant or proud over his worship and obedience to Allah. The same meaning has been expressed at another place as follows: (وَالَّذِيْنَ يُؤْتُوْنَ مَآ اٰتَوْا وَّقُلُوْبُهُمْ وَجِلَةٌ اَنَّهُمْ اِلٰى رَبِّهِمْ رٰجِعُوْنَ) 23. Al-Mu’minun: 60) And those who give what they give while their hearts are fearful because they are to return to their Lord. The fear is not only about being presented in the court of Allah, but also whether their charity and alms are accepted or not. In the hadith, regarding the explanation of this verse, it is mentioned that Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her) asked the Messenger of Allah ﷺ about this verse, whether it refers to those who drink alcohol and steal? He ﷺ replied, “No, O daughter of Abu Bakr (may Allah be pleased with him)! Rather, it refers to those who fast, pray, and give charity, but despite this, they fear that their deeds may not be accepted.” (At-Tirmidhi)
