رَبَّنَآ إِنَّكَ مَن تُدْخِلِ ٱلنَّارَ فَقَدْ أَخْزَيْتَهُۥ ۖ وَمَا لِلظَّـٰلِمِينَ مِنْ أَنصَارٍ 192
Translations
Our Lord, indeed whoever You admit to the Fire - You have disgraced him, and for the wrongdoers there are no helpers.
Transliteration
Rabbanā innaka man tudkhil al-nāra faqad akhzaytahu wa-mā lil-ẓālimīna min anṣār
Tafsir (Explanation)
This ayah is part of the supplication of the righteous believers who recognize Allah's perfect justice and power. They acknowledge that whoever Allah admits to the Fire has been disgraced, and the wrongdoers will have no helpers or protectors on the Day of Judgment. Ibn Kathir notes this reflects the reality that Allah's punishment is inescapable and that no intercessor can save those whom Allah has condemned, emphasizing divine justice and the futility of seeking aid against Allah's decree.
Revelation Context
This verse occurs within Surah Ali 'Imran (a Medinan surah) as part of a longer du'ā (supplication) of the pious believers (verses 190-200) who reflect upon creation and turn to Allah in prayer. The broader context addresses the characteristics of those who remember Allah and seek His forgiveness, serving as a model of righteous supplication for the Muslim community.
Related Hadiths
The hadith in Sahih Muslim (2675) where the Prophet ﷺ said: 'Shall I not tell you about the inmates of Paradise? They are the weak and the humble. And shall I not tell you about the inmates of Hell? They are the proud and the haughty.' This relates to the ayah's theme of Allah's justice in distinguishing between the righteous and wrongdoers.
Themes
Key Lesson
This ayah teaches believers to fear Allah's justice and recognize that no worldly power or status will protect the wrongdoers from divine punishment. It should inspire us to seek Allah's mercy through righteousness rather than relying on false hopes, and to remember that true honor lies in obedience to Allah, not in worldly achievements.
Related Ayahs
وَرَٰوَدَتْهُ ٱلَّتِى هُوَ فِى بَيْتِهَا عَن نَّفْسِهِۦ وَغَلَّقَتِ ٱلْأَبْوَٰبَ وَقَالَتْ هَيْتَ لَكَ ۚ قَالَ مَعَاذَ ٱللَّهِ ۖ إِنَّهُۥ رَبِّىٓ أَحْسَنَ مَثْوَاىَ ۖ إِنَّهُۥ لَا يُفْلِحُ ٱلظَّـٰلِمُونَ
And she, in whose house he was, sought to seduce him. She closed the doors and said, "Come, you." He said, "[I seek] the refuge of Allāh. Indeed, he is my master, who has made good my residence. Indeed, wrongdoers will not succeed."
لِيَجْزِىَ ٱللَّهُ كُلَّ نَفْسٍ مَّا كَسَبَتْ ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ سَرِيعُ ٱلْحِسَابِ
So that Allāh will recompense every soul for what it earned. Indeed, Allāh is swift in account.
وَلَيَعْلَمَنَّ ٱللَّهُ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَلَيَعْلَمَنَّ ٱلْمُنَـٰفِقِينَ
And Allāh will surely make evident those who believe, and He will surely make evident the hypocrites.
إِلَيْهِ مَرْجِعُكُمْ جَمِيعًا ۖ وَعْدَ ٱللَّهِ حَقًّا ۚ إِنَّهُۥ يَبْدَؤُا۟ ٱلْخَلْقَ ثُمَّ يُعِيدُهُۥ لِيَجْزِىَ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتِ بِٱلْقِسْطِ ۚ وَٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ لَهُمْ شَرَابٌ مِّنْ حَمِيمٍ وَعَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌۢ بِمَا كَانُوا۟ يَكْفُرُونَ
To Him is your return all together. [It is] the promise of Allāh [which is] truth. Indeed, He begins the [process of] creation and then repeats it that He may reward those who have believed and done righteous deeds, in justice. But those who disbelieved will have a drink of scalding water and a painful punishment for what they used to deny.