سُوْرَةُ الْمُؤْمِنُوْنَ
Surah Al-Muminoon (23) — Ayah 10
أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْوَٰرِثُونَ ﴿10﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
These are indeed the inheritors
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ
ulāika
Those
هُمُ
humu
[they]
ٱلْوَٰرِثُونَ
l-wārithūna
(are) the inheritors
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim — Hafiz Abdus Salam Bin Muhammad Bhutvi
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim is a 4-volume Quran commentary by Hafiz Abdus Salam bin Muhammad Bhutvi, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar and Sheikh ul-Hadith from Pakistan. Based on over 45 years of teaching and research, this tafsir follows the methodology of Tafsir bil-Ma'thur — interpreting the Quran through authentic Hadith, statements of the Companions, and the understanding of the early generations (Salaf). It is distinguished by its complete avoidance of Israeliyyat (Judeo-Christian narratives) and unverified reports. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
(Ayah 11,10){ اُولٰٓىِٕكَ هُمُ الْوٰرِثُوْنَ … :} The possessors of these seven qualities will be the inheritors of Paradise. There are three reasons for calling them inheritors: First, inheritance is the strongest cause for being entitled to something, meaning these people are the most deserving of Paradise. Second, Paradise was the property of their honorable father Adam (peace be upon him); when he was expelled from there, his children who perform these deeds will inherit their father's property. The third reason is mentioned in the hadith: Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: [ مَا مِنْكُمْ مِنْ أَحَدٍ إِلَّا لَهُ مَنْزِلَانِ، مَنْزِلٌ فِي الْجَنَّةِ، وَ مَنْزِلٌ فِي النَّارِ، فَإِذَا مَاتَ، فَدَخَلَ النَّارَ، وَرِثَ أَهْلُ الْجَنَّةِ مَنْزِلَهُ، فَذٰلِكَ قَوْلُهُ تَعَالٰی: « اُولٰٓىِٕكَ هُمُ الْوٰرِثُوْنَ » ] [ ابن ماجہ، الزھد، باب صفۃ الجنۃ : ۴۳۴۱۔ صححہ الألباني في سلسلۃ الأحادیث الصحیحۃ : ۲۲۷۹ ] "For each of you there are two houses, one house in Paradise and one house in the Fire. Then if someone dies and enters the Fire, the people of Paradise inherit his house, so this is the meaning of Allah's statement: « اُولٰٓىِٕكَ هُمُ الْوٰرِثُوْنَ»."
{’’ الْفِرْدَوْسَ ‘‘} In the language, it refers to a vast garden, in which there are many types of gardens, with all kinds of fruit-bearing trees, especially grapes, and fragrant flowers in abundance. The explanation of the Firdaws mentioned in the Qur'an has come from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him): Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: [ فَإِذَا سَأَلْتُمُ اللّٰهَ فَاسْأَلُوْهُ الْفِرْدَوْسَ فَإِنَّهُ أَوْسَطُ الْجَنَّةِ وَ أَعْلَی الْجَنَّةِ، أُرَاهُ قَالَ: وَ فَوْقَهُ عَرْشُ الرَّحْمٰنِ وَ مِنْهُ تَفَجَّرُ أَنْهَارُ الْجَنَّةِ] [بخاري، الجہاد والسیر، باب درجات المجاہدین… : ۲۷۹۰ ] "When you ask Allah, ask for Firdaws, for it is the middle and the highest (the most elevated) part of Paradise." The narrator of the hadith says: I think then he said: "And above it is the Throne of the Most Merciful, and from it the rivers of Paradise flow." The meaning of "middle" is also "best" and also "in the center." Perhaps by "center" it is meant that in terms of length and width, it is exactly in the middle of Paradise, and in terms of elevation, it is the highest level of Paradise.
{’’ الْفِرْدَوْسَ ‘‘} In the language, it refers to a vast garden, in which there are many types of gardens, with all kinds of fruit-bearing trees, especially grapes, and fragrant flowers in abundance. The explanation of the Firdaws mentioned in the Qur'an has come from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him): Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: [ فَإِذَا سَأَلْتُمُ اللّٰهَ فَاسْأَلُوْهُ الْفِرْدَوْسَ فَإِنَّهُ أَوْسَطُ الْجَنَّةِ وَ أَعْلَی الْجَنَّةِ، أُرَاهُ قَالَ: وَ فَوْقَهُ عَرْشُ الرَّحْمٰنِ وَ مِنْهُ تَفَجَّرُ أَنْهَارُ الْجَنَّةِ] [بخاري، الجہاد والسیر، باب درجات المجاہدین… : ۲۷۹۰ ] "When you ask Allah, ask for Firdaws, for it is the middle and the highest (the most elevated) part of Paradise." The narrator of the hadith says: I think then he said: "And above it is the Throne of the Most Merciful, and from it the rivers of Paradise flow." The meaning of "middle" is also "best" and also "in the center." Perhaps by "center" it is meant that in terms of length and width, it is exactly in the middle of Paradise, and in terms of elevation, it is the highest level of Paradise.
