أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ مَأْوَىٰهُمُ ٱلنَّارُ بِمَا كَانُوا۟ يَكْسِبُونَ 8
Translations
For those their refuge will be the Fire because of what they used to earn.
Transliteration
Oolaa'ika ma'waahumu an-naaru bima kaanoo yaksibooon
Tafsir (Explanation)
This ayah states that the ultimate abode of those who reject faith and do evil is the Fire, as a just consequence of their own deeds and earnings. Classical scholars like Ibn Kathir emphasize that 'bima kaanoo yaksibooon' (by what they used to earn) indicates that their punishment is proportionate to their deliberate choices and actions—not arbitrary punishment, but the natural and divinely-ordained result of their rebellion against Allah's guidance.
Revelation Context
This ayah appears in the context of Surah Yunus, a Meccan chapter that emphasizes the consequences of rejecting the message and the reality of the Day of Judgment. It follows verses describing those who deny Allah's signs and reject the messenger, establishing the theme that disbelief and wrongdoing have inevitable consequences in the Hereafter.
Related Hadiths
The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: 'The Fire is 70 times hotter than the fire of this world' (Sahih Bukhari 3265). Additionally, 'Everyone will be tested according to their deeds' is a principle reinforced throughout hadith literature, emphasizing personal accountability for one's actions.
Themes
Key Lesson
This ayah reminds us that Allah's punishment is not capricious but a just response to our choices and actions—we are the architects of our own fate through what we earn and choose to do. It serves as a powerful call to consciousness, encouraging believers to examine their deeds and turn away from disobedience before the Day of Judgment arrives.
Related Ayahs
هَـٰٓأَنتُمْ هَـٰٓؤُلَآءِ جَـٰدَلْتُمْ عَنْهُمْ فِى ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنْيَا فَمَن يُجَـٰدِلُ ٱللَّهَ عَنْهُمْ يَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ أَم مَّن يَكُونُ عَلَيْهِمْ وَكِيلًا
Here you are - those who argue on their behalf in [this] worldly life - but who will argue with Allāh for them on the Day of Resurrection, or who will [then] be their representative?
حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا مَا جَآءُوهَا شَهِدَ عَلَيْهِمْ سَمْعُهُمْ وَأَبْصَـٰرُهُمْ وَجُلُودُهُم بِمَا كَانُوا۟ يَعْمَلُونَ
Until, when they reach it, their hearing and their eyes and their skins will testify against them of what they used to do.
لِّيُعَذِّبَ ٱللَّهُ ٱلْمُنَـٰفِقِينَ وَٱلْمُنَـٰفِقَـٰتِ وَٱلْمُشْرِكِينَ وَٱلْمُشْرِكَـٰتِ وَيَتُوبَ ٱللَّهُ عَلَى ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَٱلْمُؤْمِنَـٰتِ ۗ وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ غَفُورًا رَّحِيمًۢا
[It was] so that Allāh may punish the hypocrite men and hypocrite women and the men and women who associate others with Him and that Allāh may accept repentance from the believing men and believing women. And ever is Allāh Forgiving and Merciful.
۞ قَالَ قَرِينُهُۥ رَبَّنَا مَآ أَطْغَيْتُهُۥ وَلَـٰكِن كَانَ فِى ضَلَـٰلٍۭ بَعِيدٍ
His [devil] companion will say, "Our Lord, I did not make him transgress, but he [himself] was in extreme error."