Surah Luqman ayat 24 Tafsir Quran 31:24

﴿نُمَتِّعُهُمْ قَلِيلًا ثُمَّ نَضْطَرُّهُمْ إِلَىٰ عَذَابٍ غَلِيظٍ﴾
[ لقمان: 24]

31:24 We grant them enjoyment for a little; then We will force them to a massive punishment.

We will give them comfort in this world for a little while for the duration of the days of their lives then We will drive them in the Hereafter to a harsh chastisement namely the chastisement of the Fire from which they will find no escape.

We will satisfy their needs and their desires and make them hold and enjoy the same for a little while and up to a predetermined point of time then We will compel them to pay the heavy price manifested in the unmerciful and unrelenting torment laid upon the damned

وَهُوَ مُحْسِنٌ ( while he is a Muhsin ) i.e., doing what his Lord has commanded and abstaining from what He has forbidden, فَقَدِ اسْتَمْسَكَ بِالْعُرْوَةِ الْوُثْقَى ( then he has grasped the most trustworthy handhold. ) means, he has received a firm promise from Allah that He will not punish him. وَإِلَى اللَّهِ عَـقِبَةُ الاٌّمُورِوَمَن كَفَرَ فَلاَ يَحْزُنكَ كُفْرُهُ ( And to Allah return all matters for decision.
And whoever disbelieves, let not his disbelief grieve you. ) means, `do not grieve over them, O Muhammad, because they disbelieve in Allah and in the Message you have brought, for their return will be to Allah and He will tell them what they used to do,' i.e., He will punish them for it. إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَلِيمٌ بِذَاتِ الصُّدُورِ ( Verily, Allah is the All-Knower of what is in the breasts. ) and nothing whatsoever is hidden from Him.
Then Allah says: نُمَتِّعُهُمْ قَلِيلاً ( We let them enjoy for a little while, ) means, in this world, ثُمَّ نَضْطَرُّهُمْ ( then in the end We shall oblige them ) means, `We shall cause them,' إِلَى عَذَابٍ غَلِيظٍ ( to (enter ) a great torment.) means, a torment that is terrifying and difficult to bear.
This is like the Ayah, قُلْ إِنَّ الَّذِينَ يَفْتَرُونَ عَلَى اللَّهِ الْكَذِبَ لاَ يُفْلِحُونَ - مَتَـعٌ فِى الدُّنْيَا ثُمَّ إِلَيْنَا مَرْجِعُهُمْ ثُمَّ نُذِيقُهُمُ الْعَذَابَ الشَّدِيدَ بِمَا كَانُواْ يَكْفُرُونَ ( "Verily, those who invent a lie against Allah, will never be successful." Enjoyment in this world! and then unto Us will be their return, then We shall make them taste the severest torment because they used to disbelieve. ) ( 10:69-70 )

وَهُوَ مُحْسِنٌ ( while he is a Muhsin ) i.e., doing what his Lord has commanded and abstaining from what He has forbidden, فَقَدِ اسْتَمْسَكَ بِالْعُرْوَةِ الْوُثْقَى ( then he has grasped the most trustworthy handhold. ) means, he has received a firm promise from Allah that He will not punish him. وَإِلَى اللَّهِ عَـقِبَةُ الاٌّمُورِوَمَن كَفَرَ فَلاَ يَحْزُنكَ كُفْرُهُ ( And to Allah return all matters for decision.
And whoever disbelieves, let not his disbelief grieve you. ) means, `do not grieve over them, O Muhammad, because they disbelieve in Allah and in the Message you have brought, for their return will be to Allah and He will tell them what they used to do,' i.e., He will punish them for it. إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَلِيمٌ بِذَاتِ الصُّدُورِ ( Verily, Allah is the All-Knower of what is in the breasts. ) and nothing whatsoever is hidden from Him.
Then Allah says: نُمَتِّعُهُمْ قَلِيلاً ( We let them enjoy for a little while, ) means, in this world, ثُمَّ نَضْطَرُّهُمْ ( then in the end We shall oblige them ) means, `We shall cause them,' إِلَى عَذَابٍ غَلِيظٍ ( to (enter ) a great torment.) means, a torment that is terrifying and difficult to bear.
This is like the Ayah, قُلْ إِنَّ الَّذِينَ يَفْتَرُونَ عَلَى اللَّهِ الْكَذِبَ لاَ يُفْلِحُونَ - مَتَـعٌ فِى الدُّنْيَا ثُمَّ إِلَيْنَا مَرْجِعُهُمْ ثُمَّ نُذِيقُهُمُ الْعَذَابَ الشَّدِيدَ بِمَا كَانُواْ يَكْفُرُونَ ( "Verily, those who invent a lie against Allah, will never be successful." Enjoyment in this world! and then unto Us will be their return, then We shall make them taste the severest torment because they used to disbelieve. ) ( 10:69-70 )

( We give them comfort for a little ) in the life of this world, ( and then We drive them to a heavy doom ) to a severe torment, one kind of torment after another.

We let them enjoy for a little while, then in the end We shall oblige them to (enter) a great torment.

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