سُوْرَةُ الْمُؤْمِنِ
Surah Ghafir (40) — Ayah 46
ٱلنَّارُ يُعْرَضُونَ عَلَيْهَا غُدُوًّا وَعَشِيًّا ۖ وَيَوْمَ تَقُومُ ٱلسَّاعَةُ أَدْخِلُوٓا۟ ءَالَ فِرْعَوْنَ أَشَدَّ ٱلْعَذَابِ ﴿46﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
The Fire, they are exposed to it, morning and afternoon. And on the Day when the Hour will be established (it will be said to the angels): "Cause Fir‘aun’s (Pharaoh) people to enter the severest torment!"
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
ٱلنَّارُ
al-nāru
The Fire
يُعْرَضُونَ
yuʿ'raḍūna
they are exposed
عَلَيْهَا
ʿalayhā
to it
غُدُوًّۭا
ghuduwwan
morning
وَعَشِيًّۭا ۖ
waʿashiyyan
and evening
وَيَوْمَ
wayawma
And (the) Day
تَقُومُ
taqūmu
(will be) established
ٱلسَّاعَةُ
l-sāʿatu
the Hour
أَدْخِلُوٓا۟
adkhilū
Cause to enter
ءَالَ
āla
(the) people
فِرْعَوْنَ
fir'ʿawna
(of) Firaun
أَشَدَّ
ashadda
(in the) severest
ٱلْعَذَابِ
l-ʿadhābi
punishment
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.
46. 1. In Barzakh, that is, in the graves, people are presented before this fire morning and evening, which proves the punishment of the grave, which some people deny. In hadith, the punishment of the grave has been explained in great detail, for example, in response to the question of Hazrat Aisha (may Allah be pleased with her), the Prophet ﷺ said, "Yes! The punishment of the grave is true." Similarly, in another hadith it is stated, "When any of you dies, (in the grave) his place is presented to him morning and evening, that is, if he is destined for Paradise, then Paradise, and if he is destined for Hell, then Hell is presented before him, and it is said, 'This is your real place, where Allah will send you on the Day of Resurrection.'" (Sahih Bukhari) This means that those who deny the punishment of the grave do not accept the clear statements of both the Quran and Hadith.
46. 2. From this, it is absolutely clear that the matter of being presented before the Fire, which happens morning and evening, is before the Day of Resurrection, and before the Day of Resurrection, there is only the life of Barzakh and the grave. On the Day of Resurrection, he will be taken out of the grave and thrown into the most severe punishment, that is, Hell. By "the people of Pharaoh" is meant Pharaoh, his people, and all his followers. To say that we see the dead lying peacefully in the grave, and if he were being punished, it would not appear so, is baseless, because it is not necessary for us to see the punishment. Allah is capable of punishing in every way. Do we not see that in a dream, a person sees a most painful scene and feels severe distress and torment, but the onlookers do not feel at all that this sleeping person is suffering? Despite this, the denial of the punishment of the grave is mere stubbornness and undue arrogance. In fact, even in wakefulness, the pains a person experiences are not themselves visible; only the person's writhing and restlessness are apparent, and that too only when he writhes and is restless.
46. 2. From this, it is absolutely clear that the matter of being presented before the Fire, which happens morning and evening, is before the Day of Resurrection, and before the Day of Resurrection, there is only the life of Barzakh and the grave. On the Day of Resurrection, he will be taken out of the grave and thrown into the most severe punishment, that is, Hell. By "the people of Pharaoh" is meant Pharaoh, his people, and all his followers. To say that we see the dead lying peacefully in the grave, and if he were being punished, it would not appear so, is baseless, because it is not necessary for us to see the punishment. Allah is capable of punishing in every way. Do we not see that in a dream, a person sees a most painful scene and feels severe distress and torment, but the onlookers do not feel at all that this sleeping person is suffering? Despite this, the denial of the punishment of the grave is mere stubbornness and undue arrogance. In fact, even in wakefulness, the pains a person experiences are not themselves visible; only the person's writhing and restlessness are apparent, and that too only when he writhes and is restless.
