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
فَكُلًّا أَخَذْنَا بِذَنۢبِهِۦ ۖ فَمِنْهُم مَّنْ أَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِ حَاصِبًا وَمِنْهُم مَّنْ أَخَذَتْهُ ٱلصَّيْحَةُ وَمِنْهُم مَّنْ خَسَفْنَا بِهِ ٱلْأَرْضَ وَمِنْهُم مَّنْ أَغْرَقْنَا ۚ وَمَا كَانَ ٱللَّهُ لِيَظْلِمَهُمْ وَلَـٰكِن كَانُوٓا۟ أَنفُسَهُمْ يَظْلِمُونَ
So each We seized for his sin; and among them were those upon whom We sent a storm of stones, and among them were those who were seized by the blast [from the sky], and among them were those whom We caused the earth to swallow, and among them were those whom We drowned. And Allāh would not have wronged them, but it was they who were wronging themselves.
يَوْمَ يَرَوْنَ ٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةَ لَا بُشْرَىٰ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِّلْمُجْرِمِينَ وَيَقُولُونَ حِجْرًا مَّحْجُورًا
The day they see the angels - no good tidings will there be that day for the criminals, and [the angels] will say, "Prevented and inaccessible."
لَهُم مِّن جَهَنَّمَ مِهَادٌ وَمِن فَوْقِهِمْ غَوَاشٍ ۚ وَكَذَٰلِكَ نَجْزِى ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ
They will have from Hell a bed and over them coverings [of fire]. And thus do We recompense the wrongdoers.
لَّا يُسْمِنُ وَلَا يُغْنِى مِن جُوعٍ
Which neither nourishes nor avails against hunger.