سُوْرَةُ اٰلِ عِمْرٰنَ
Surah Aal-i-Imraan (3) — Ayah 91
إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ وَمَاتُوا۟ وَهُمْ كُفَّارٌ فَلَن يُقْبَلَ مِنْ أَحَدِهِم مِّلْءُ ٱلْأَرْضِ ذَهَبًا وَلَوِ ٱفْتَدَىٰ بِهِۦٓ ۗ أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ لَهُمْ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ وَمَا لَهُم مِّن نَّـٰصِرِينَ ﴿91﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Verily, those who disbelieved, and died while they were disbelievers, the (whole) earth full of gold will not be accepted from anyone of them even if they offered it as a ransom. For them is a painful torment and they will have no helpers.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
those who
كَفَرُوا۟
kafarū
disbelieve[d]
وَمَاتُوا۟
wamātū
and died
وَهُمْ
wahum
while they
كُفَّارٌۭ
kuffārun
(are) disbelievers
فَلَن
falan
then never
يُقْبَلَ
yuq'bala
will be accepted
مِنْ
min
from
أَحَدِهِم
aḥadihim
any one of them
مِّلْءُ
mil'u
full
ٱلْأَرْضِ
l-arḍi
earth
ذَهَبًۭا
dhahaban
(of) gold
وَلَوِ
walawi
[and] (even) if
ٱفْتَدَىٰ
if'tadā
he offered as ransom
بِهِۦٓ ۗ
bihi
it
أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ
ulāika
Those
لَهُمْ
lahum
for them
عَذَابٌ
ʿadhābun
(is) a punishment
أَلِيمٌۭ
alīmun
painful
وَمَا
wamā
and not
لَهُم
lahum
(will be) for them
مِّن
min
any
نَّـٰصِرِينَ
nāṣirīna
helpers
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.
1. 19 In the hadith it is mentioned that on the Day of Resurrection, Allah Almighty will say to a person of Hell, "If you had all the possessions of the world, would you like to give them in exchange for this punishment of the Fire?" He will say, "Yes." Allah Almighty will say, "I demanded from you something much easier than this in the world, that you do not associate partners with Me, but you did not refrain from shirk." (Musnad Ahmad, and likewise narrated by Bukhari and Muslim. Ibn Kathir) From this it is understood that for the disbeliever, the punishment of Hell is eternal. Even if he did some good deeds in the world, due to disbelief, those will also be wasted, as in the hadith it is mentioned that regarding Abdullah bin Jud'an, it was asked that he was hospitable, cared for the poor, and freed slaves—will these deeds benefit him? The Prophet ﷺ said, "No," because he never once asked his Lord for forgiveness for his sins. (Sahih Muslim, Book of Faith) Similarly, if a person there wants to save himself from the punishment of Hell by giving gold equal to the earth as ransom, it will not be possible. Firstly, what will anyone have there? And even if, hypothetically, he has all the treasures of the world and wants to be freed from punishment by giving them, even then it will not happen, because that compensation or ransom will not be accepted from him. As stated in another place (وَّلَا يُقْبَلُ مِنْهَا عَدْلٌ وَّلَا تَنْفَعُهَا شَفَاعَةٌ) 2:123 no compensation will be accepted from him, nor will any intercession benefit him. (La bay'un fihi wa la khullal) On that day, there will be no buying and selling, nor will any friendship avail.
