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Surah Fussilat (41) — Ayah 24
فَإِن يَصْبِرُوا۟ فَٱلنَّارُ مَثْوًى لَّهُمْ ۖ وَإِن يَسْتَعْتِبُوا۟ فَمَا هُم مِّنَ ٱلْمُعْتَبِينَ ﴿24﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Then, if they bear the torment patiently, then the Fire is the home for them, and if they seek to please Allâh, yet they are not of those who will ever be allowed to please Allâh.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
فَإِن
fa-in
Then if
يَصْبِرُوا۟
yaṣbirū
they endure
فَٱلنَّارُ
fal-nāru
the Fire
مَثْوًۭى
mathwan
(is) an abode
لَّهُمْ ۖ
lahum
for them
وَإِن
wa-in
and if
يَسْتَعْتِبُوا۟
yastaʿtibū
they ask for favor
فَمَا
famā
then not
هُم
hum
they
مِّنَ
mina
(will be) of
ٱلْمُعْتَبِينَ
l-muʿ'tabīna
those who receive favor
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.
24. 1. Another meaning given is that if they seek to appease (Allah) to Paradise, this will never be granted to them (Aysar al-Tafasir and Fath al-Qadir). Some have explained its meaning as that they will long to be sent back to the world, which will not be accepted. Ibn Jarir Tabari said that the meaning is that their eternal abode is Hell; even if they endure it patiently, no mercy will be shown to them, just as sometimes in the world those who are patient are shown compassion. Or if they try in any other way to escape from there, they will still face only failure.
