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Surah Fussilat (41) — Ayah 20
حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا مَا جَآءُوهَا شَهِدَ عَلَيْهِمْ سَمْعُهُمْ وَأَبْصَـٰرُهُمْ وَجُلُودُهُم بِمَا كَانُوا۟ يَعْمَلُونَ ﴿20﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Till, when they reach it (Hell-fire), their hearing (ears) and their eyes, and their skins will testify against them as to what they used to do.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
حَتَّىٰٓ
ḥattā
Until
إِذَا
idhā
when
مَا
mā
when
جَآءُوهَا
jāūhā
they come to it
شَهِدَ
shahida
(will) testify
عَلَيْهِمْ
ʿalayhim
against them
سَمْعُهُمْ
samʿuhum
their hearing
وَأَبْصَـٰرُهُمْ
wa-abṣāruhum
and their sight
وَجُلُودُهُم
wajulūduhum
and their skins
بِمَا
bimā
(as) to what
كَانُوا۟
kānū
they used to
يَعْمَلُونَ
yaʿmalūna
do
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.
20. 1. That is, when they deny that they committed shirk, Allah Almighty will seal their mouths and their limbs will speak and testify that they used to do such and such deeds. In اذا ما جاءوھا, the word ما is additional for emphasis. There are five senses in a human being; here, two are mentioned. Thirdly, the skin is mentioned, which is the organ of touch or contact, thus making three types of senses. The remaining two senses are not mentioned because taste is included in touch, as tasting is not possible until the thing is placed on the skin of the tongue. Similarly, smelling is not possible until the thing passes over the skin of the nose. In this regard, the word جلود includes three senses. Fath al-Qadeer
