سُوْرَةُ الدَّهْرِ
Surah Al-Insaan (76) — Ayah 31
يُدْخِلُ مَن يَشَآءُ فِى رَحْمَتِهِۦ ۚ وَٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ أَعَدَّ لَهُمْ عَذَابًا أَلِيمًۢا ﴿31﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
He will admit to His Mercy whom He wills and as for the Zâlimûn - (polytheists, wrong-doers) He has prepared a painful torment.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
يُدْخِلُ
yud'khilu
He admits
مَن
man
whom
يَشَآءُ
yashāu
He wills
فِى
fī
into
رَحْمَتِهِۦ ۚ
raḥmatihi
His mercy
وَٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ
wal-ẓālimīna
but (for) the wrongdoers
أَعَدَّ
aʿadda
He has prepared
لَهُمْ
lahum
for them
عَذَابًا
ʿadhāban
a punishment
أَلِيمًۢا
alīman
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 31) ➊ {يُدْخِلُ مَنْ يَّشَآءُ فِيْ رَحْمَتِهٖ:} "He admits whom He wills into His mercy." This is the answer to the question: Why did Allah not guide all people? It is said that Allah is the owner of guidance and mercy; the owner gives his possession to whomever he wills and withholds it from whomever he wills, and no one can question Him, as He said: « لَا يُسْـَٔلُ عَمَّا يَفْعَلُ وَ هُمْ يُسْـَٔلُوْنَ » [ الأنبیاء : ۲۳ ] "He is not questioned about what He does, but they will be questioned."
➋ {وَ الظّٰلِمِيْنَ اَعَدَّ لَهُمْ عَذَابًا اَلِيْمًا:} That is, He has prepared a painful punishment for the wrongdoers. Here, {’’ الظّٰلِمِيْنَ ‘‘} refers to the polytheists, because they are the greatest wrongdoers, as He said: « اِنَّ الشِّرْكَ لَظُلْمٌ عَظِيْمٌ » [لقمان: ۱۳] "Indeed, polytheism (shirk) is surely a great injustice." It is understood that Allah deprives only the wrongdoers from His mercy, as He said: «يُضِلُّ بِهٖ كَثِيْرًا وَّ يَهْدِيْ بِهٖ كَثِيْرًا وَ مَا يُضِلُّ بِهٖۤ اِلَّا الْفٰسِقِيْنَ (26) الَّذِيْنَ يَنْقُضُوْنَ عَهْدَ اللّٰهِ مِنْۢ بَعْدِ مِيْثَاقِهٖ وَ يَقْطَعُوْنَ مَاۤ اَمَرَ اللّٰهُ بِهٖۤ اَنْ يُّوْصَلَ وَ يُفْسِدُوْنَ فِي الْاَرْضِ اُولٰٓىِٕكَ هُمُ الْخٰسِرُوْنَ » [ البقرۃ : 27،26 ] "He misguides many thereby and guides many thereby, but He does not misguide thereby except the defiantly disobedient. Those who break the covenant of Allah after contracting it and sever that which Allah has ordered to be joined and cause corruption on earth—it is those who are the losers." May Allah, by His grace and mercy, admit us also into His mercy and protect us from the painful punishment. (Ameen)
➋ {وَ الظّٰلِمِيْنَ اَعَدَّ لَهُمْ عَذَابًا اَلِيْمًا:} That is, He has prepared a painful punishment for the wrongdoers. Here, {’’ الظّٰلِمِيْنَ ‘‘} refers to the polytheists, because they are the greatest wrongdoers, as He said: « اِنَّ الشِّرْكَ لَظُلْمٌ عَظِيْمٌ » [لقمان: ۱۳] "Indeed, polytheism (shirk) is surely a great injustice." It is understood that Allah deprives only the wrongdoers from His mercy, as He said: «يُضِلُّ بِهٖ كَثِيْرًا وَّ يَهْدِيْ بِهٖ كَثِيْرًا وَ مَا يُضِلُّ بِهٖۤ اِلَّا الْفٰسِقِيْنَ (26) الَّذِيْنَ يَنْقُضُوْنَ عَهْدَ اللّٰهِ مِنْۢ بَعْدِ مِيْثَاقِهٖ وَ يَقْطَعُوْنَ مَاۤ اَمَرَ اللّٰهُ بِهٖۤ اَنْ يُّوْصَلَ وَ يُفْسِدُوْنَ فِي الْاَرْضِ اُولٰٓىِٕكَ هُمُ الْخٰسِرُوْنَ » [ البقرۃ : 27،26 ] "He misguides many thereby and guides many thereby, but He does not misguide thereby except the defiantly disobedient. Those who break the covenant of Allah after contracting it and sever that which Allah has ordered to be joined and cause corruption on earth—it is those who are the losers." May Allah, by His grace and mercy, admit us also into His mercy and protect us from the painful punishment. (Ameen)
