سُوْرَةُ الْاَنْفَالِ

Surah Al-Anfaal (8) — Ayah 37

The Spoils of War · Medinan · Juz 9 · Page 181

لِيَمِيزَ ٱللَّهُ ٱلْخَبِيثَ مِنَ ٱلطَّيِّبِ وَيَجْعَلَ ٱلْخَبِيثَ بَعْضَهُۥ عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍ فَيَرْكُمَهُۥ جَمِيعًا فَيَجْعَلَهُۥ فِى جَهَنَّمَ ۚ أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْخَـٰسِرُونَ ﴿37﴾
In order that Allâh may distinguish the wicked (disbelievers, polytheists and doers of evil deeds) from the good (believers of Islâmic Monotheism and doers of righteous deeds), and put the wicked (disbelievers, polytheists and doers of evil deeds) one over another, heap them together and cast them into Hell. Those! it is they who are the losers.
لِيَمِيزَ liyamīza That may distinguish
ٱللَّهُ l-lahu Allah
ٱلْخَبِيثَ l-khabītha the wicked
مِنَ mina from
ٱلطَّيِّبِ l-ṭayibi the good
وَيَجْعَلَ wayajʿala and place
ٱلْخَبِيثَ l-khabītha the wicked
بَعْضَهُۥ baʿḍahu some of them
عَلَىٰ ʿalā on
بَعْضٍۢ baʿḍin others
فَيَرْكُمَهُۥ fayarkumahu and heap them
جَمِيعًۭا jamīʿan all together
فَيَجْعَلَهُۥ fayajʿalahu and put them
فِى in
جَهَنَّمَ ۚ jahannama Hell
أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ ulāika Those
هُمُ humu they
ٱلْخَـٰسِرُونَ l-khāsirūna (are) the losers

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 37) { لِيَمِيْزَ اللّٰهُ الْخَبِيْثَ مِنَ الطَّيِّبِ …: } By separating the impure from the pure is meant either, on the Day of Resurrection, separating the disbelievers and the Muslims, then gathering the impure disbelievers in layers and throwing them into Hell; or, even in this world, after separating the believers and the disbelievers through striving in the way of Allah, putting the impure people, that is, the disbelievers, to the sword and throwing them into Hell. And these are the people who are truly the losers.