The Family of Imran, The House of Imran — Verse 88
3:88 · al-Imran
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خَـٰلِدِینَ فِیهَا لَا یُخَفَّفُ عَنۡهُمُ ٱلۡعَذَابُ وَلَا هُمۡ یُنظَرُونَ ٨٨
khālidīna fīhā lā yukhaffafu ʿanhumu l-ʿadhābu walā hum yunẓarūn
The Family of Imran, The House of Imran / al-Imran (3:88)
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and so they will remain, with no relief or respite for their suffering
khālidīna fīhā lā yukhaffafu ʿanhumu l-ʿadhābu walā hum yunẓarūn
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Tafsir Commentary
Allah Does Not Guide People Who Disbelieve After they Believed, Unless They Repent
Ibn Jarir recorded that Ibn `Abbas said, "A man from the Ansar embraced Islam, but later reverted and joined the polytheists. He later on became sorry and sent his people to, `Ask the Messenger of Allah ﷺ for me, if I can repent.' Then,
كَيْفَ يَهْدِى اللَّهُ قَوْمًا كَفَرُواْ بَعْدَ إِيمَـنِهِمْ
(How shall Allah guide a people who disbelieved after their belief) until,
فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ
(Verily, Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.) was revealed and his people sent word to him and he re-embraced Islam."
This is the wording recorded by An-Nasa'i, Al-Hakim and Ibn Hibban. Al-Hakim said, "Its chain is Sahih and they did not record it."
Allah's statement,
كَيْفَ يَهْدِى اللَّهُ قَوْمًا كَفَرُواْ بَعْدَ إِيمَـنِهِمْ وَشَهِدُواْ أَنَّ الرَّسُولَ حَقٌّ وَجَآءَهُمُ الْبَيِّنَـتُ
(How shall Allah guide a people who disbelieved after their belief and after they bore witness that the Messenger is true and after clear proofs came to them)
means, the proofs and evidences were established, testifying to the truth of what the Messenger was sent with. The truth was thus explained to them, but they reverted to the darkness of polytheism. Therefore, how can such people deserve guidance after they willingly leapt into utter blindness This is why Allah said,
وَاللَّهُ لاَ يَهْدِى الْقَوْمَ الظَّـلِمِينَ
(And Allah guides not the people who are wrongdoers.)
He then said,
أُوْلَـئِكَ جَزَآؤُهُمْ أَنَّ عَلَيْهِمْ لَعْنَةَ اللَّهِ وَالْمَلَـئِكَةِ وَالنَّاسِ أَجْمَعِينَ
(They are those whose recompense is that on them (rests) the curse of Allah, of the angels and of all mankind.)
Allah curses them and His creation also curses them.
خَـلِدِينَ فِيهَآ
(They will abide therein) in the curse,
لاَ يُخَفَّفُ عَنْهُمُ الْعَذَابُ وَلاَ هُمْ يُنظَرُونَ
(Neither will their torment be lightened nor will it be delayed or postponed.) for, the torment will not be lessened, not even for an hour. After that, Allah said,
إِلاَّ الَّذِينَ تَابُواْ مِن بَعْدِ ذَلِكَ وَأَصْلَحُواْ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ
(Except for those who repent after that and do righteous deeds. Verily, Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.)
This Ayah indicates Allah's kindness, graciousness, compassion, mercy and favor on His creatures when they repent to Him, for He forgives them in this case.
Abiding therein that is in the curse or in the Fire implied by it the curse; the chastisement shall not be lightened for them and they shall not be reprieved they shall not be given any respite.
Abiding therein the chastisement shall not be lightened for them and they shall not be reprieved. Abiding in that abasement [their] punishment will not abate for even a moment lā yaftur ʿanhum al-ʿadhāb laḥẓatan nor will the separation be lightened for them for even an hour lā yukhaffafu dūnihim al-firāq sāʿatan.
Abiding therein the chastisement shall not be lightened for them and they shall not be reprieved. Abiding in that abasement [their] punishment will not abate for even a moment lā yaftur ʿanhum al-ʿadhāb laḥẓatan nor will the separation be lightened for them for even an hour lā yukhaffafu dūnihim al-firāq sāʿatan.
ماكثين في النار، لا يُرفع عنهم العذاب قليلا ليستريحوا، ولا يُؤخر عنهم لمعذرة يعتذرون بها.
"خالدين فيها" أي في اللعنة "لا يخفف عنهم العذاب ولا هم ينظرون" أي لا يفتر عنهم العذاب ولا يخفف عنهم ساعة واحدة.
ثم أكد - سبحانه - تلك العقوبة بعقوبة أخرى لازمة لها ما داموا على تلك الحالة الشنيعة فقال - تعالى - { خَالِدِينَ فِيهَا لاَ يُخَفَّفُ عَنْهُمُ العذاب } بسبب إصرارهم على الكفر فى الدنيا ، وانعماسهم فيما يغضب الله { وَلاَ هُمْ يُنظَرُونَ } أى ولا هم يمهلون ولا يؤخر عنهم العذاب بل عذابهم عاجل لا يقبل الإمهال أو التأخير بسبب ما ارتكبوه فى الدنيا من شرور وآثام .
=" خالدين فيها " يعني: ماكثين فيها، يعني في عقوبة الله (15)=" لا يخفَّف عنهم العذاب "، لا ينقصون من العذاب شيئًا في حال من الأحوال، ولا ينفَّسون فيه (16) =" ولا هم ينظرون "، يعني: ولا هم ينظرون لمعذرة يعتذرون. (17) وذلك كله عَينُ الخلود في العقوبة في الآخرة. (18)----------------الهوامش :(15) انظر تفسير"خالدين" فيما سلف 1: 397 ، 398 / 2: 287 / 4: 317 ، وفهارس اللغة.(16) انظر تفسير"يخفف" فيما سلف 2: 316 ، 317 ، والتنفيس: والترفيه والتفريج هنا.(17) انظر تفسير"ينظرون" في نظيرة هذه الآية فيما سلف 3: 264 ، 265 ، وقبله 2: 467 ، 468.(18) في المخطوطة والمطبوعة: "وذلك كله أعني الخلود في العقوبة في الآخرة" ، وهي جملة فاسدة البناء والمعنى ، أخطأ الناسخ فهم مراد أبي جعفر ، فكتب ما كتب ، والصواب هو ما أثبت. فإن أبا جعفر قد لجأ إلى الاختصار في مواضع كثيرة من تفسيره ، منها هذا الموضع ، فلم يبين إعراب قوله تعالى: "لا يخفف عنهم العذاب ولا هم ينظرون" ، وأهل الإعراب يعربونها حالا متداخلة - أي حالا من حال - لأن"خالدين" حال من الضمير في"عليهم". وأما أبو جعفر ، فهو يعدها جملة مستأنفة ، وهي بذلك بيان عن الخلود في النار. والدليل على صحة ذلك ، وعلى صحة ما أثبت من الصواب في نص أبي جعفر هنا ، أنه قال في تفسير نظيرة هذه الآية من"سورة البقرة: 162" في الجزء 3: 264 ما نصه."وأما قوله: " لا يخفف عنهم العذاب" ، فإنه خبر من الله تعالى ذكره عن دوام العذاب أبدًا من غير توقيت ولا تخفيف". فهذا نص قاطع في أن إعراب الطبري لهذا الموضع من الآية هو ما ذهبت إليه ، وفي أنه يرى أن معنى هذه الجملة من الآية ، هو معنى"الخلود" بعينه. والحمد لله أولا وآخرًا.
( خالدين فيها لا يخفف عنهم العذاب ولا هم ينظرون ) وذلك : أن الحارث بن سويد لما لحق بالكفار ندم ، فأرسل إلى قومه : أن سلوا رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم : هل لي من توبة؟ ففعلوا ذلك فأنزل الله تعالى :
لايوجد تفسير لهذه الآية فى تفسير ( التحرير و التنوير)
ثم أخبر عن عقوبة هؤلاء المعاندين الظالمين الدنيوية والأخروية، فقال { أولئك جزاؤهم أن عليهم لعنة الله والملائكة والناس أجمعين خالدين فيها لا يخفف عنهم العذاب ولا هم ينظرون } أي: لا يفتر عنهم العذاب ساعة ولا لحظة، لا بإزالته أو إزالة بعض شدته، { ولا هم ينظرون } أي: يمهلون، لأن زمن الإمهال قد مضى، وقد أعذر الله منهم وعمرهم ما يتذكر فيه من تذكر، فلو كان فيهم خير لوجد، ولو ردوا لعادوا لما نهوا عنه.
أي لا يؤخرون ولا يؤجلون .
Not acknowledging any truth external to their community appears to be a bid to save their faith. But in actuality it destroys their faith. God’s true believer lives on God’s continuous inspiration, so that one who confines himself to self-worship and community-worship will be blocking all paths to God’s blessing entering into him. After being deprived of God’s inspiration, what will there be left with which to nurture his faith?
Commentary
The removal of a doubt:
On a superficial view of the verse كَيْفَ يَهْدِي اللَّـهُ : 'How shall Allah give guidance...' (86), there emerges a doubt that whoever turns an apostate receives no guidance afterwards, although, the fact is contrary to this. There are many who, after having become apostates, re-embrace the faith and become recipients of guidance.
The answer is that the withholding of guidance mentioned here is in accordance with common usage. For instance, some criminal when punished by a certain ruler may say, 'I have been given a special treatment by the ruler with his own hands.' And in answer to him, it is said: 'Why are we going to give a special treatment to such a criminal?' That is, there is just no special treatment called for in this case, while it does not mean that such a person cannot, in any way, become deserving of special treatment even if he behaved well. (Bayern a1-Qur'an)
(They will abide therein) in the curse. (Their doom will not be lightened, neither will they be reprieved) their punishment will not be deferred;