سُوْرَةُ الطُّوْرِ
Surah At-Tur (52) — Ayah 21
وَٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَٱتَّبَعَتْهُمْ ذُرِّيَّتُهُم بِإِيمَـٰنٍ أَلْحَقْنَا بِهِمْ ذُرِّيَّتَهُمْ وَمَآ أَلَتْنَـٰهُم مِّنْ عَمَلِهِم مِّن شَىْءٍ ۚ كُلُّ ٱمْرِئٍۭ بِمَا كَسَبَ رَهِينٌ ﴿21﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And those who believe and whose offspring follow them in Faith: to them shall We join their offspring, and We shall not decrease the reward of their deeds in anything. Every person is a pledge for that which he has earned.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَٱلَّذِينَ
wa-alladhīna
And those who
ءَامَنُوا۟
āmanū
believed
وَٱتَّبَعَتْهُمْ
wa-ittabaʿathum
and followed them
ذُرِّيَّتُهُم
dhurriyyatuhum
their offspring
بِإِيمَـٰنٍ
biīmānin
in faith
أَلْحَقْنَا
alḥaqnā
We will join
بِهِمْ
bihim
with them
ذُرِّيَّتَهُمْ
dhurriyyatahum
their offspring
وَمَآ
wamā
and not
أَلَتْنَـٰهُم
alatnāhum
We will deprive them
مِّنْ
min
of
عَمَلِهِم
ʿamalihim
their deeds
مِّن
min
(in) any
شَىْءٍۢ ۚ
shayin
thing
كُلُّ
kullu
Every
ٱمْرِئٍۭ
im'ri-in
person
بِمَا
bimā
for what
كَسَبَ
kasaba
he earned
رَهِينٌۭ
rahīnun
(is) pledged
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.
21. 1 That is, those whose fathers will be granted the highest ranks in Paradise based on their sincerity, piety, and deeds and character, Allah will also elevate the ranks of their believing children and join them with their fathers. He will not lower the ranks of the fathers to bring them down to the lesser ranks of their children. In other words, Allah will bestow a double favor upon the believers: firstly, He will unite fathers and sons so that their eyes may be cooled, provided both are believers; secondly, He will raise those of lower ranks to higher ranks. Otherwise, another way of uniting them could have been to give the A-class people the B-class, but since this would be beneath His grace and favor, He will not do so; rather, He will grant the B-class people the A-class. This is the favor of Allah upon the children due to the blessings of the deeds of the fathers. And it is mentioned in the hadith that the ranks of the fathers are also elevated by the supplication and seeking forgiveness of the children. When a person's rank is elevated in Paradise, he asks Allah the reason for it. Allah says, "Because your child sought forgiveness for you." (Musnad Ahmad) This is also supported by the hadith in which it is mentioned that when a person dies, the reward for his deeds comes to an end, except for three things: ongoing charity, knowledge from which people continue to benefit, and a righteous child who prays for him. (Sahih Muslim)
21. 2 "Rahīn" means "marhūn" (a pledged thing). Every person will be pledged for his deeds. This is general. It includes both believers and disbelievers, and it means that whoever does good or bad deeds will receive a good or bad recompense accordingly. Or it may refer only to disbelievers, that they will be seized by their deeds, as stated elsewhere: "كُلُّ نَفْسٍۢ بِمَا كَسَبَتْ رَهِيْنَةٌ" (74:38) Every soul will be held in pledge for what it has earned.
21. 2 "Rahīn" means "marhūn" (a pledged thing). Every person will be pledged for his deeds. This is general. It includes both believers and disbelievers, and it means that whoever does good or bad deeds will receive a good or bad recompense accordingly. Or it may refer only to disbelievers, that they will be seized by their deeds, as stated elsewhere: "كُلُّ نَفْسٍۢ بِمَا كَسَبَتْ رَهِيْنَةٌ" (74:38) Every soul will be held in pledge for what it has earned.
