سُوْرَةُ الْعَنْكَبُوْتِ
Surah Al-Ankaboot (29) — Ayah 23
وَٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ بِـَٔايَـٰتِ ٱللَّهِ وَلِقَآئِهِۦٓ أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ يَئِسُوا۟ مِن رَّحْمَتِى وَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ لَهُمْ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ ﴿23﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And those who disbelieve in the Ayât (proofs, evidence, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) of Allâh and the Meeting with Him, it is they who have no hope of My Mercy: and it is they who will have a painful torment.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَٱلَّذِينَ
wa-alladhīna
And those who
كَفَرُوا۟
kafarū
disbelieve
بِـَٔايَـٰتِ
biāyāti
in (the) Signs
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
(of) Allah
وَلِقَآئِهِۦٓ
waliqāihi
and (the) meeting (with) Him
أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ
ulāika
those
يَئِسُوا۟
ya-isū
(have) despaired
مِن
min
of
رَّحْمَتِى
raḥmatī
My Mercy
وَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ
wa-ulāika
And those
لَهُمْ
lahum
for them
عَذَابٌ
ʿadhābun
(is) a punishment
أَلِيمٌۭ
alīmun
painful
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.
23-1. The mercy of Allah Almighty is general in this world, from which disbelievers and believers, hypocrites and sincere ones, and the righteous and the wicked all benefit equally. Allah Almighty grants everyone the resources, comforts, and wealth of the world. This is the vastness of divine mercy, about which Allah Almighty has said elsewhere, "My mercy encompasses all things." But in the end, since the Hereafter is the abode of recompense, whatever a person has sown in the field of this world, he will reap that harvest there; the deeds he has done, he will receive their recompense there. In the court of Allah, judgments will be impartial. If, like in this world, in the Hereafter also the righteous and the wicked are treated equally and both the believer and the disbeliever are deemed deserving of divine mercy, then firstly, this would cast doubt on Allah Almighty's attribute of justice, and secondly, the very purpose of the Day of Resurrection would be lost. The Day of Resurrection has been established by Allah precisely so that the righteous may be given Paradise as a reward for their good deeds and the wicked may be given Hell as recompense for their evil deeds. Therefore, on the Day of Resurrection, the mercy of Allah Almighty will be reserved only for the people of faith. This is also stated here, that those who deny the Hereafter and resurrection will despair of My mercy, meaning that divine mercy will not be allotted to them. In Surah Al-A'raf, this is expressed in these words: (فَسَاَكْتُبُهَا لِلَّذِيْنَ يَتَّقُوْنَ وَيُؤْتُوْنَ الزَّكٰوةَ وَالَّذِيْنَ هُمْ بِاٰيٰتِنَا يُؤْمِنُوْنَ) 7. Al-A'raf:156) "I will ordain My mercy (in the Hereafter) for those who are righteous, give zakat, and believe in Our verses."
