Surah As-Saffat, Verse 44

Tafsir of 37:44

The Punishment of the Idolators and the Reward of the sincere Believers Allah says, addressing the people: إِنَّكُمْ لَذَآئِقُو الْعَذَابَ الاٌّلِيمِ - وَمَا تُجْزَوْنَ إِلاَّ مَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ (Verily, you are going to taste the painful torment; and you will be requited nothing except for what you used to do.) Then He makes an exception in the case of His sincerely believing servants. This is like the Ayat: وَالْعَصْرِ - إِنَّ الإِنسَنَ لَفِى خُسْرٍ إِلاَّ الَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ وَعَمِلُواْ الصَّلِحَتِ (By the Time. Verily, man is in loss, Except those who believe and do righteous deeds...) (103:1-3), لَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا الإِنسَنَ فِى أَحْسَنِ تَقْوِيمٍ - ثُمَّ رَدَدْنَهُ أَسْفَلَ سَفِلِينَ إِلاَّ الَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ وَعَمِلُواْ الصَّلِحَتِ (Verily, We created man in the best stature. Then We reduced him to the lowest of the low. Save those who believe and do righteous deeds) (95:4-6). وَإِن مِّنكُمْ إِلاَّ وَارِدُهَا كَانَ عَلَى رَبِّكَ حَتْماً مَّقْضِيّاً - ثُمَّ نُنَجِّى الَّذِينَ اتَّقَواْ وَّنَذَرُ الظَّلِمِينَ فِيهَا جِثِيّاً (There is not one of you but will pass over it (Hell); this is with your Lord, a decree which must be accomplished.…

Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)