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Surah Adh-Dhaariyat (51) — Ayah 43
وَفِى ثَمُودَ إِذْ قِيلَ لَهُمْ تَمَتَّعُوا۟ حَتَّىٰ حِينٍ ﴿43﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And in Thamûd (there is also a sign), when they were told: "Enjoy yourselves for a while!"
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَفِى
wafī
And in
ثَمُودَ
thamūda
Thamud
إِذْ
idh
when
قِيلَ
qīla
was said
لَهُمْ
lahum
to them
تَمَتَّعُوا۟
tamattaʿū
Enjoy (yourselves)
حَتَّىٰ
ḥattā
for
حِينٍۢ
ḥīnin
a time
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 44,43) {وَ فِيْ ثَمُوْدَ اِذْ قِيْلَ لَهُمْ تَمَتَّعُوْا حَتّٰى حِيْنٍ … :} There are two opinions regarding its exegesis. One is that when they hamstrung the she-camel, it was said to them: "Enjoy yourselves for three days, after which the punishment will come upon you." During these three days, they could have repented, but they persisted in their rebellion and in denying Salih (peace be upon him). So, on the third day, before their very eyes, a dreadful scream was raised (Hud: 67), accompanied by a terrifying thunderbolt, which incinerated them, and they were annihilated as if they had never existed at all. It is said: «كَاَنْ لَّمْ يَغْنَوْا فِيْهَا » [ ھود : ۶۸ ] "As if they had never dwelt among them." The second opinion is that this {’’ تَمَتَّعُوْا حَتّٰى حِيْنٍ ‘‘} ("Enjoy yourselves for a while") refers to the address of Salih (peace be upon him) at the time he was sent to them, that in this world you have respite until death, so enjoy yourselves, but do not harm this she-camel, otherwise punishment will come upon you. But they rebelled against the command of their Lord and hamstrung the she-camel, so the thunderbolt seized them. The words of the verse accommodate both meanings, and both can be intended simultaneously.
