وَلَن يَتَمَنَّوْهُ أَبَدًۢا بِمَا قَدَّمَتْ أَيْدِيهِمْ ۗ وَٱللَّهُ عَلِيمٌۢ بِٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ 95
Translations
But never will they wish for it, ever, because of what their hands have put forth. And Allāh is Knowing of the wrongdoers.
Transliteration
Wa lan yatammannawhu abadan bima qaddamat aydihim, wa-Allahu alimun biz-zalimin
Tafsir (Explanation)
This ayah concludes the passage about the Jews' contradictory stance regarding death, stating that they will never wish for death because of the evil deeds their hands have sent forward (their sins and transgressions). Allah's knowledge of the wrongdoers is absolute and complete. Classical scholars like Ibn Kathir and Al-Tabari explain this as referring to the Jews' false claim that they love death while their actions prove otherwise—their fear of death stems from their sinful deeds and their knowledge of the punishment awaiting them.
Revelation Context
This ayah is part of a passage (2:94-96) addressing the inconsistency of certain Jews who claimed to love death and desire the Hereafter, yet clung to worldly life. The context is Medinan, reflecting interactions between the Prophet and Jewish communities in Medina who made such claims insincerely.
Related Hadiths
Related to the theme of deeds preceding one to the Afterlife: The Prophet (ﷺ) said, 'Each soul will know what it has sent forward and kept back' (Quran 82:5). Also relevant: 'A man's deeds will not enter Paradise if his heart is not sincere' (Jami' at-Tirmidhi).
Themes
Key Lesson
This ayah reminds us that our true beliefs are revealed by our actions, not merely our words—and that Allah's complete knowledge of our deeds means we cannot escape accountability through false claims or self-deception. We should align our actions with our professed beliefs and continuously seek forgiveness for our shortcomings.
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وَٱلَّذِينَ يُتَوَفَّوْنَ مِنكُمْ وَيَذَرُونَ أَزْوَٰجًا وَصِيَّةً لِّأَزْوَٰجِهِم مَّتَـٰعًا إِلَى ٱلْحَوْلِ غَيْرَ إِخْرَاجٍ ۚ فَإِنْ خَرَجْنَ فَلَا جُنَاحَ عَلَيْكُمْ فِى مَا فَعَلْنَ فِىٓ أَنفُسِهِنَّ مِن مَّعْرُوفٍ ۗ وَٱللَّهُ عَزِيزٌ حَكِيمٌ
And those who are taken in death among you and leave wives behind - for their wives is a bequest: maintenance for one year without turning [them] out. But if they leave [of their own accord], then there is no blame upon you for what they do with themselves in an acceptable way. And Allāh is Exalted in Might and Wise.
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ كُلُوا۟ مِن طَيِّبَـٰتِ مَا رَزَقْنَـٰكُمْ وَٱشْكُرُوا۟ لِلَّهِ إِن كُنتُمْ إِيَّاهُ تَعْبُدُونَ
O you who have believed, eat from the good [i.e., lawful] things which We have provided for you and be grateful to Allāh if it is [indeed] Him that you worship.
أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ ٱلَّذِينَ ٱشْتَرَوُا۟ ٱلضَّلَـٰلَةَ بِٱلْهُدَىٰ وَٱلْعَذَابَ بِٱلْمَغْفِرَةِ ۚ فَمَآ أَصْبَرَهُمْ عَلَى ٱلنَّارِ
Those are the ones who have exchanged guidance for error and forgiveness for punishment. How patient they are for [i.e., in pursuit of] the Fire!
ٱلطَّلَـٰقُ مَرَّتَانِ ۖ فَإِمْسَاكٌۢ بِمَعْرُوفٍ أَوْ تَسْرِيحٌۢ بِإِحْسَـٰنٍ ۗ وَلَا يَحِلُّ لَكُمْ أَن تَأْخُذُوا۟ مِمَّآ ءَاتَيْتُمُوهُنَّ شَيْـًٔا إِلَّآ أَن يَخَافَآ أَلَّا يُقِيمَا حُدُودَ ٱللَّهِ ۖ فَإِنْ خِفْتُمْ أَلَّا يُقِيمَا حُدُودَ ٱللَّهِ فَلَا جُنَاحَ عَلَيْهِمَا فِيمَا ٱفْتَدَتْ بِهِۦ ۗ تِلْكَ حُدُودُ ٱللَّهِ فَلَا تَعْتَدُوهَا ۚ وَمَن يَتَعَدَّ حُدُودَ ٱللَّهِ فَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلظَّـٰلِمُونَ
Divorce is twice. Then [after that], either keep [her] in an acceptable manner or release [her] with good treatment. And it is not lawful for you to take anything of what you have given them unless both fear that they will not be able to keep [within] the limits of Allāh. But if you fear that they will not keep [within] the limits of Allāh, then there is no blame upon either of them concerning that by which she ransoms herself. These are the limits of Allāh, so do not transgress them. And whoever transgresses the limits of Allāh - it is those who are the wrongdoers [i.e., the unjust].