Surah Hijr ayat 2 Tafsir Quran 15:2

﴿رُّبَمَا يَوَدُّ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا لَوْ كَانُوا مُسْلِمِينَ﴾
[ الحجر: 2]

15:2 Perhaps those who disbelieve will wish that they had been Muslims.

It may be that read rubbamā or rubamā those who disbelieve on the Day of Resurrection when they witness their predicament and that of the Muslims will wish that they had been muslims rubba here is used to indicate ‘many’ since many of them will wish this; but it is also said to indicate ‘few’ since they will be so stupefied by the terrors that they will not come out of their stupor to wish such a thing except on a few occasions

Perhaps the Day shall come sooner than expected when those who denied Allah and disobeyed His statutes wish they had conformed to Islam as ordained by Him

Al-Hijr was revealed in Makkah بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَـنِ الرَّحِيمِ In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. The Disbelievers will someday wish that They had been Muslims We have already discussed the letters which appear at the beginning of some Surahs.
Allah said: رُّبَمَا يَوَدُّ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ ( How much would those who disbelieved wish ) Here Allah tells us that they will regret having lived in disbelief, and will wish that they had been Muslims in this world.
Regarding Allah's saying, رُّبَمَا يَوَدُّ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ لَوْ كَانُواْ مُسْلِمِينَ ( How much would those who disbelieved wish that they had been Muslims. ) Sufyan Ath-Thawri reported from Salamah bin Kuhayl, who reported from Abi Az-Za`ra', from `Abdullah, who said: "This is about the Jahannamiyyun ( the sinners among the believers who will stay in Hell for some time ), when they the disbelievers see them being brought out of Hell." رُّبَمَا يَوَدُّ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ لَوْ كَانُواْ مُسْلِمِينَ ( How much would those who disbelieved wish that they had been Muslims. ) Ibn Jarir reported that Ibn `Abbas and Anas bin Malik explained that this Ayah refers to the Day when Allah will detain the sinful Muslims in Hell along with the idolators.
He said: "The idolators will say to them, `What you used to worship on earth has not helped you.' Then by virtue of His mercy, Allah will be angry for their sake, and He will remove them from it.
That is when رُّبَمَا يَوَدُّ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ لَوْ كَانُواْ مُسْلِمِينَ ( How much would those who disbelieved wish that they had been Muslims )." ذَرْهُمْ يَأْكُلُواْ وَيَتَمَتَّعُواْ ( Leave them to eat and enjoy ) this is a stern and definitive threat for them, like His saying, قُلْ تَمَتَّعُواْ فَإِنَّ مَصِيرَكُمْ إِلَى النَّارِ ( Say: "Enjoy your brief life! But certainly, your destination is the Fire!" ) 14:30 كُلُواْ وَتَمَتَّعُواْ قَلِيلاً إِنَّكُمْ مُّجْرِمُونَ ( (O disbelievers! ) Eat and enjoy yourselves ( in this worldly life ) for a little while.
Verily, you are the guilty.)77:46 Allah says: وَيُلْهِهِمُ الاٌّمَلُ ( let them be preoccupied with false hope. ) i.e., distracted from repentance and turning to Allah, for فَسَوْفَ يَعْلَمُونَ ( They will soon come to know! ) that is, their punishment.

Al-Hijr was revealed in Makkah بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَـنِ الرَّحِيمِ In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. The Disbelievers will someday wish that They had been Muslims We have already discussed the letters which appear at the beginning of some Surahs.
Allah said: رُّبَمَا يَوَدُّ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ ( How much would those who disbelieved wish ) Here Allah tells us that they will regret having lived in disbelief, and will wish that they had been Muslims in this world.
Regarding Allah's saying, رُّبَمَا يَوَدُّ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ لَوْ كَانُواْ مُسْلِمِينَ ( How much would those who disbelieved wish that they had been Muslims. ) Sufyan Ath-Thawri reported from Salamah bin Kuhayl, who reported from Abi Az-Za`ra', from `Abdullah, who said: "This is about the Jahannamiyyun ( the sinners among the believers who will stay in Hell for some time ), when they the disbelievers see them being brought out of Hell." رُّبَمَا يَوَدُّ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ لَوْ كَانُواْ مُسْلِمِينَ ( How much would those who disbelieved wish that they had been Muslims. ) Ibn Jarir reported that Ibn `Abbas and Anas bin Malik explained that this Ayah refers to the Day when Allah will detain the sinful Muslims in Hell along with the idolators.
He said: "The idolators will say to them, `What you used to worship on earth has not helped you.' Then by virtue of His mercy, Allah will be angry for their sake, and He will remove them from it.
That is when رُّبَمَا يَوَدُّ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ لَوْ كَانُواْ مُسْلِمِينَ ( How much would those who disbelieved wish that they had been Muslims )." ذَرْهُمْ يَأْكُلُواْ وَيَتَمَتَّعُواْ ( Leave them to eat and enjoy ) this is a stern and definitive threat for them, like His saying, قُلْ تَمَتَّعُواْ فَإِنَّ مَصِيرَكُمْ إِلَى النَّارِ ( Say: "Enjoy your brief life! But certainly, your destination is the Fire!" ) 14:30 كُلُواْ وَتَمَتَّعُواْ قَلِيلاً إِنَّكُمْ مُّجْرِمُونَ ( (O disbelievers! ) Eat and enjoy yourselves ( in this worldly life ) for a little while.
Verily, you are the guilty.)77:46 Allah says: وَيُلْهِهِمُ الاٌّمَلُ ( let them be preoccupied with false hope. ) i.e., distracted from repentance and turning to Allah, for فَسَوْفَ يَعْلَمُونَ ( They will soon come to know! ) that is, their punishment.

( It may be that those who disbelieve ) in Muhammad ( pbuh ) and in the Qur’an ( wish ardently that they were Muslims ) in this worldly life. He says: there may come a day when the disbeliever would wish that he was a Muslim. This is because when Allah takes out of hell whoever was a sincere believer and enters them into Paradise, the disbeliever wishes at that moment he had been a Muslim in this worldly life.

Perhaps (often) will those who disbelieve wish that they were Muslims [those who have submitted themselves to Allah's Will in Islam Islamic Monotheism, this will be on the Day of Resurrection when they will see the disbelievers going to Hell and the Muslims going to Paradise].

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