Surah Al-Ankaboot (29) — Ayah 55

(Ayah 55) ➊ {يَوْمَ يَغْشٰىهُمُ الْعَذَابُ مِنْ فَوْقِهِمْ:} This is the detail of the encompassing of Hell, that the punishment will surround the disbelievers from above them and from beneath their feet, that is, from every side, as He said: «{ لَهُمْ مِّنْ جَهَنَّمَ مِهَادٌ وَّ مِنْ فَوْقِهِمْ غَوَاشٍ }» [الأعراف : ۴۱ ] "For them there will be bedding of Hell and coverings above them." And He said: «{ لَهُمْ مِّنْ فَوْقِهِمْ ظُلَلٌ مِّنَ النَّارِ وَ مِنْ تَحْتِهِمْ ظُلَلٌ }» [ الزمر : ۱۶ ] "For them there will be canopies of fire above them and (canopies) from beneath them as well." And He said: «{ لَوْ يَعْلَمُ الَّذِيْنَ كَفَرُوْا حِيْنَ لَا يَكُفُّوْنَ عَنْ وُّجُوْهِهِمُ النَّارَ وَ لَا عَنْ ظُهُوْرِهِمْ }» [ الأنبیاء : ۳۹ ] "If only those who disbelieved knew the time when they will not be able to ward off the fire from their faces nor from their backs."

➋ { وَ يَقُوْلُ ذُوْقُوْا مَا كُنْتُمْ تَعْمَلُوْنَ:} That is, along with the punishment of fire, there will be the additional punishment of rebuke and scolding, as He said: «{يَوْمَ يُسْحَبُوْنَ فِي النَّارِ عَلٰى وُجُوْهِهِمْ ذُوْقُوْا مَسَّ سَقَرَ }» [ القمر : ۴۸ ] "The Day when they will be dragged on their faces into the Fire, (it will be said), 'Taste the touch of the Fire.'" And He said: «{ يَوْمَ يُدَعُّوْنَ اِلٰى نَارِ جَهَنَّمَ دَعًّا (13) هٰذِهِ النَّارُ الَّتِيْ كُنْتُمْ بِهَا تُكَذِّبُوْنَ (14) اَفَسِحْرٌ هٰذَاۤ اَمْ اَنْتُمْ لَا تُبْصِرُوْنَ (15) اِصْلَوْهَا فَاصْبِرُوْۤا اَوْ لَا تَصْبِرُوْا سَوَآءٌ عَلَيْكُمْ اِنَّمَا تُجْزَوْنَ مَا كُنْتُمْ تَعْمَلُوْنَ }» [ الطور : ۱۳ تا ۱۶ ] "The Day they will be pushed into the Fire of Hell with a violent push. This is the Fire which you used to deny. Is this magic, or do you not see? Enter it, then be patient or be impatient, it is all the same for you. You are only being recompensed for what you used to do." The doer of {’’ يَقُوْلُ ‘‘} can be Allah Himself, that Allah will say this to them, or the angel of punishment, or the punishment itself is the doer, which will say to them, "Taste the recompense of your deeds," as the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) said: [ مَنْ آتَاهُ اللّٰهُ مَالاً فَلَمْ يُؤَدِّ زَكَاتَهُ مُثِّلَ لَهُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ شُجَاعًا أَقْرَعَ لَهُ زَبِيْبَتَانِ يُطَوَّقُهُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ ثُمَّ يَأْخُذُ بِلِهْزِمَتَيْهِ، يَعْنِيْ بِشِدْقَيْهِ، ثُمَّ يَقُوْلُ أَنَا مَالُكَ، أَنَا كَنْزُكَ ثُمَّ تَلاَ: «{ وَ لَا يَحْسَبَنَّ الَّذِيْنَ يَبْخَلُوْنَ }» ] [ آل عمران : ۱۸۰ ] [ بخاري، الزکاۃ، باب إثم مانع الزکاۃ … : ۱۴۰۳، عن أبي ہریرۃ رضی اللہ عنہ ] "Whoever Allah gives wealth to and he does not pay its zakah, then on the Day of Resurrection, his wealth will be made into a bald-headed snake with two black spots over its eyes, and it will be made into a collar around his neck on the Day of Resurrection. Then it will seize his jaws and say, 'I am your wealth, I am your treasure.'" Then the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) recited this verse: «{ وَ لَا يَحْسَبَنَّ الَّذِيْنَ يَبْخَلُوْنَ بِمَاۤ اٰتٰىهُمُ اللّٰهُ مِنْ فَضْلِهٖ هُوَ خَيْرًا لَّهُمْ بَلْ هُوَ شَرٌّ لَّهُمْ سَيُطَوَّقُوْنَ مَا بَخِلُوْا بِهٖ يَوْمَ الْقِيٰمَةِ وَ لِلّٰهِ مِيْرَاثُ السَّمٰوٰتِ وَ الْاَرْضِ وَ اللّٰهُ بِمَا تَعْمَلُوْنَ خَبِيْرٌ }» [ آل عمران : ۱۸۰ ] "And those who are stingy with what Allah has given them out of His bounty should never think that it is good for them; rather, it is bad for them. Soon, what they were stingy with will be made a collar around their necks on the Day of Resurrection. And to Allah belongs the heritage of the heavens and the earth, and Allah is fully aware of what you do."