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Surah Aal-i-Imraan (3) — Ayah 30
يَوْمَ تَجِدُ كُلُّ نَفْسٍ مَّا عَمِلَتْ مِنْ خَيْرٍ مُّحْضَرًا وَمَا عَمِلَتْ مِن سُوٓءٍ تَوَدُّ لَوْ أَنَّ بَيْنَهَا وَبَيْنَهُۥٓ أَمَدًۢا بَعِيدًا ۗ وَيُحَذِّرُكُمُ ٱللَّهُ نَفْسَهُۥ ۗ وَٱللَّهُ رَءُوفٌۢ بِٱلْعِبَادِ ﴿30﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
On the Day when every person will be confronted with all the good he has done, and all the evil he has done, he will wish that there were a great distance between him and his evil. And Allâh warns you against Himself (His punishment) and Allâh is full of kindness to (His) slaves.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
يَوْمَ
yawma
(On the) day
تَجِدُ
tajidu
will find
كُلُّ
kullu
every
نَفْسٍۢ
nafsin
soul
مَّا
mā
what
عَمِلَتْ
ʿamilat
it did
مِنْ
min
of
خَيْرٍۢ
khayrin
good
مُّحْضَرًۭا
muḥ'ḍaran
presented
وَمَا
wamā
and what
عَمِلَتْ
ʿamilat
it did
مِن
min
of
سُوٓءٍۢ
sūin
evil
تَوَدُّ
tawaddu
it will wish
لَوْ
law
[if]
أَنَّ
anna
that
بَيْنَهَا
baynahā
between itself
وَبَيْنَهُۥٓ
wabaynahu
and between it (evil)
أَمَدًۢا
amadan
(was) a distance
بَعِيدًۭا ۗ
baʿīdan
great
وَيُحَذِّرُكُمُ
wayuḥadhirukumu
And warns you
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
Allah
نَفْسَهُۥ ۗ
nafsahu
(against) Himself
وَٱللَّهُ
wal-lahu
and Allah
رَءُوفٌۢ
raūfun
(is) Most Kind
بِٱلْعِبَادِ
bil-ʿibādi
to (His) [the] slaves
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
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30. The Day will come when every soul will find whatever good it has done present before it, and (likewise) whatever evil it has done. It will wish that there were a great distance [32] between itself and its evil deeds. And Allah warns you about Himself, and Allah is Most Compassionate to His servants.
[32]
Abstaining from Evil Deeds is More Important than Doing Good Deeds:
In this verse, Allah Almighty initially mentioned a righteous person and an evil-doer. Later, only the wish of the evil-doer is mentioned. The reason for this is that being saved from the hardships of the Day of Judgment and the torment of Hell is the real success, and entry into Paradise is the grace and bounty of Allah, which He bestows upon whomever He wills. That is why the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "Whatever I forbid you from, abstain from it, and whatever I command you to do, do as much of it as you are able." Tafsir of the verse: ﴿فَاتَّقُوا اللّٰهَ مَا اسْتَطَعْتُمْ﴾ That is, when He mentioned evil deeds, He did not say to avoid them as much as possible, but rather said to abstain from them completely. And when He mentioned good deeds, He said to do as much of them as you are able. Now, consider from another perspective: abstaining from evil deeds is much more difficult than performing good deeds. That is why, in the Book and the Sunnah, there is much more emphasis on abstaining from evil deeds than on performing good deeds. Later, it is again stated:
﴿ وَيُحَذِّرُكُمُ اللّٰهُ نَفْسَهٗ﴾
Then afterwards it is stated:
﴿ وَاللّٰهُ رَءُوْفٌۢ بِالْعِبَادِ﴾
It is as if Allah Almighty's warning His servants about a bad end is itself a great proof of His compassion upon His servants.
[32]
Abstaining from Evil Deeds is More Important than Doing Good Deeds:
In this verse, Allah Almighty initially mentioned a righteous person and an evil-doer. Later, only the wish of the evil-doer is mentioned. The reason for this is that being saved from the hardships of the Day of Judgment and the torment of Hell is the real success, and entry into Paradise is the grace and bounty of Allah, which He bestows upon whomever He wills. That is why the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "Whatever I forbid you from, abstain from it, and whatever I command you to do, do as much of it as you are able." Tafsir of the verse: ﴿فَاتَّقُوا اللّٰهَ مَا اسْتَطَعْتُمْ﴾ That is, when He mentioned evil deeds, He did not say to avoid them as much as possible, but rather said to abstain from them completely. And when He mentioned good deeds, He said to do as much of them as you are able. Now, consider from another perspective: abstaining from evil deeds is much more difficult than performing good deeds. That is why, in the Book and the Sunnah, there is much more emphasis on abstaining from evil deeds than on performing good deeds. Later, it is again stated:
﴿ وَيُحَذِّرُكُمُ اللّٰهُ نَفْسَهٗ﴾
Then afterwards it is stated:
﴿ وَاللّٰهُ رَءُوْفٌۢ بِالْعِبَادِ﴾
It is as if Allah Almighty's warning His servants about a bad end is itself a great proof of His compassion upon His servants.
