سُوْرَةُ الْعَنْكَبُوْتِ
Surah Al-Ankaboot (29) — Ayah 23
وَٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ بِـَٔايَـٰتِ ٱللَّهِ وَلِقَآئِهِۦٓ أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ يَئِسُوا۟ مِن رَّحْمَتِى وَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ لَهُمْ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ ﴿23﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And those who disbelieve in the Ayât (proofs, evidence, verses, lessons, signs, revelations, etc.) of Allâh and the Meeting with Him, it is they who have no hope of My Mercy: and it is they who will have a painful torment.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَٱلَّذِينَ
wa-alladhīna
And those who
كَفَرُوا۟
kafarū
disbelieve
بِـَٔايَـٰتِ
biāyāti
in (the) Signs
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
(of) Allah
وَلِقَآئِهِۦٓ
waliqāihi
and (the) meeting (with) Him
أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ
ulāika
those
يَئِسُوا۟
ya-isū
(have) despaired
مِن
min
of
رَّحْمَتِى
raḥmatī
My Mercy
وَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ
wa-ulāika
And those
لَهُمْ
lahum
for them
عَذَابٌ
ʿadhābun
(is) a punishment
أَلِيمٌۭ
alīmun
painful
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 23) {وَ الَّذِيْنَ كَفَرُوْا بِاٰيٰتِ اللّٰهِ وَ لِقَآىِٕهٖۤ …:} Allah’s mercy in this world is universal, from which the disbeliever and the believer, the hypocrite and the sincere, the righteous and the wicked are all benefiting equally. Allah is granting everyone the resources, comforts, and wealth of the world. This is the vastness of Allah’s mercy about which Allah has said elsewhere: «{ وَ رَحْمَتِيْ وَ سِعَتْ كُلَّ شَيْءٍ }» [الأعراف : ۱۵۶ ] “And My mercy encompasses all things.” However, since the Hereafter is the abode of recompense, whatever a person has sown in the field of this world, that is the crop he will reap there; as the deeds have been, so will be the reward there. In the court of Allah, judgments will be impartial. If, like in this world, the righteous and the wicked are treated equally in the Hereafter, and both the believer and the disbeliever are deemed worthy of Allah’s mercy, then firstly, this would cast doubt on Allah’s attribute of justice, and secondly, the very purpose of the Day of Judgment would be lost. The Day of Judgment has been established by Allah so that the righteous may be granted Paradise as a reward for their good deeds, and the wicked may be given Hell as a recompense for their evil deeds. Therefore, on the Day of Judgment, Allah’s mercy will be reserved only for the people of faith. As it is stated here as well, those who deny the Hereafter and resurrection will despair of My mercy, meaning that Allah’s mercy will not reach them. In Surah Al-A’raf, this matter is stated in these words: «{ فَسَاَكْتُبُهَا لِلَّذِيْنَ يَتَّقُوْنَ وَ يُؤْتُوْنَ الزَّكٰوةَ وَ الَّذِيْنَ هُمْ بِاٰيٰتِنَا يُؤْمِنُوْنَ }» [ الأعراف : ۱۵۶ ] “So I will ordain it (mercy in the Hereafter) for those who are God-fearing, give zakah, and believe in Our signs.” (Ahsan-ul-Bayan) In verse (5) of this surah: «{ مَنْ كَانَ يَرْجُوْا لِقَآءَ اللّٰهِ فَاِنَّ اَجَلَ اللّٰهِ لَاٰتٍ }» the mention is of those who hope for Allah’s mercy, and in the verse under commentary, the mention is of those who despair of Allah’s mercy. Also see Surah Al-Baqarah (218).
