سُوْرَةُ الْحَشْرِ
Surah Al-Hashr (59) — Ayah 3
وَلَوْلَآ أَن كَتَبَ ٱللَّهُ عَلَيْهِمُ ٱلْجَلَآءَ لَعَذَّبَهُمْ فِى ٱلدُّنْيَا ۖ وَلَهُمْ فِى ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ عَذَابُ ٱلنَّارِ ﴿3﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And had it not been that Allâh had decreed exile for them, He would certainly have punished them in this world; and in the Hereafter theirs shall be the torment of the Fire.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَلَوْلَآ
walawlā
And if not
أَن
an
[that]
كَتَبَ
kataba
(had) decreed
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
Allah
عَلَيْهِمُ
ʿalayhimu
for them
ٱلْجَلَآءَ
l-jalāa
the exile
لَعَذَّبَهُمْ
laʿadhabahum
certainly He (would) have punished them
فِى
fī
in
ٱلدُّنْيَا ۖ
l-dun'yā
the world
وَلَهُمْ
walahum
and for them
فِى
fī
in
ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ
l-ākhirati
the Hereafter
عَذَابُ
ʿadhābu
(is) a punishment
ٱلنَّارِ
l-nāri
(of) the Fire
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 3) ➊ {وَ لَوْ لَاۤ اَنْ كَتَبَ اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِمُ الْجَلَآءَ … : ’’جَلَا يَجْلُوْ جَلاَءً‘‘ (ن) ’’اَلرَّجُلَ‘‘} Expelling a man from his city. That is, Allah Almighty’s prior decision regarding them was to suffice with exiling them, so that it would serve as a lesson for them and they might reform themselves. If He had not previously decreed this, He would have punished them in this world: their men would have been killed and their women and children would have been made slaves, just as later the Banu Qurayza were punished for not taking heed. (See Bukhari: 4032) Here arises a question: is exile not also a punishment? The answer is that by punishment is meant a physical penalty, whose sensation is clear and severe.
➋ { وَ لَهُمْ فِي الْاٰخِرَةِ عَذَابُ النَّارِ :} That is, if they were saved from the worldly punishment of killing, captivity, and slavery, they should not be complacent; if they persist in disbelief in this way, then a punishment of fire is prepared for them in the Hereafter.
➋ { وَ لَهُمْ فِي الْاٰخِرَةِ عَذَابُ النَّارِ :} That is, if they were saved from the worldly punishment of killing, captivity, and slavery, they should not be complacent; if they persist in disbelief in this way, then a punishment of fire is prepared for them in the Hereafter.
