Surah Naml ayat 46 Tafsir Quran 27:46

﴿قَالَ يَا قَوْمِ لِمَ تَسْتَعْجِلُونَ بِالسَّيِّئَةِ قَبْلَ الْحَسَنَةِ ۖ لَوْلَا تَسْتَغْفِرُونَ اللَّهَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُرْحَمُونَ﴾
[ النمل: 46]

27:46 He said, "O my people, why are you impatient for evil instead of good? Why do you not seek forgiveness of Allah that you may receive mercy?"

He said to the deniers ‘O my people why do you seek to hasten on evil before seeking good? in other words why do you seek to hasten on chastisement instead of mercy when you say ‘If what you bring us is true then bring us the chastisement!’ Why do you not ask God to forgive you your idolatry so that you might be shown mercy?’ and not be chastised.

He -Saleh- said to them -to those who disbelieved him and challenged his warnings-: O my people, Why do you defiantly wish evil be hastened on rather than good! If only you invoke Allahs forgiveness He might hopefully extend His mercy to you

Salih and Thamud Allah tells us about Thamud and how they responded to their Prophet Salih, when Allah sent him to call them to worship Allah alone, with no partner or associate. فَإِذَا هُمْ فَرِيقَانِ يَخْتَصِمُونَ ( Then look! They became two parties quarreling with each other. ) Mujahid said, "These were believers and disbelievers." This is like the Ayah, قَالَ الْمَلاَ الَّذِينَ اسْتَكْبَرُواْ مِن قَوْمِهِ لِلَّذِينَ اسْتُضْعِفُواْ لِمَنْ ءامَنَ مِنْهُمْ أَتَعْلَمُونَ أَنَّ صَـلِحاً مُّرْسَلٌ مّن رَّبّهِ قَالُواْ إِنَّا بِمَآ أُرْسِلَ بِهِ مُؤْمِنُونَ قَالَ الَّذِينَ اسْتَكْبَرُواْ إِنَّا بِالَّذِى ءامَنتُمْ بِهِ كَـفِرُونَ ( The leaders of those who were arrogant among his people said to those who were counted weak -- to such of them as believed: "Know you that Salih is one sent from his Lord." They said: "We indeed believe in that with which he has been sent." Those who were arrogant said: "Verily, we disbelieve in that which you believe in." ) ( 7:75-76 ) قَالَ يقَوْمِ لِمَ تَسْتَعْجِلُونَ بِالسَّيِّئَةِ قَبْلَ الْحَسَنَةِ ( He said: "O my people! Why do you seek to hasten the evil before the good" ) meaning, `why are you praying for the punishment to come, and not asking Allah for His mercy' Then he said: لَوْلاَ تَسْتَغْفِرُونَ اللَّهَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُرْحَمُونَقَالُواْ اطَّيَّرْنَا بِكَ وَبِمَن مَّعَكَ ( "Why seek you not the forgiveness of Allah, that you may receive mercy" They said: "We augur an omen from you and those with you." ) This means: "We do not see any good in your face and the faces of those who are following you." Since they were doomed, whenever anything bad happened to any of them they would say, "This is because of Salih and his companions." Mujahid said, "They regarded them as bad omens." This is similar to what Allah said about the people of Fir`awn: فَإِذَا جَآءَتْهُمُ الْحَسَنَةُ قَالُواْ لَنَا هَـذِهِ وَإِن تُصِبْهُمْ سَيِّئَةٌ يَطَّيَّرُواْ بِمُوسَى وَمَن مَّعَهُ ( But whenever good came to them, they said: "Ours is this." And if evil afflicted them, they saw it as an omen about Musa and those with him ) ( 7:131 ).
And Allah says: وَإِن تُصِبْهُمْ حَسَنَةٌ يَقُولُواْ هَـذِهِ مِنْ عِندِ اللَّهِ وَإِن تُصِبْهُمْ سَيِّئَةٌ يَقُولُواْ هَـذِهِ مِنْ عِندِكَ قُلْ كُلٌّ مِّنْ عِندِ اللَّهِ ( And if some good reaches them, they say, "This is from Allah," but if some evil befalls them, they say, "This is from you." Say: "All things are from Allah." ) ( 4:78 ) i.e., by virtue of His will and decree.
And Allah tells us about the dwellers of the town, when the Messengers came to them: قَالُواْ إِنَّا تَطَيَّرْنَا بِكُمْ لَئِن لَّمْ تَنتَهُواْ لَنَرْجُمَنَّكُمْ وَلَيَمَسَّنَّكُمْ مِّنَّا عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ قَالُواْ طَـئِرُكُم مَّعَكُمْ ( They (people ) said: "For us, we see an omen from you; if you cease not, we will surely stone you, and a painful torment will touch you from us." They ( Messengers ) said: "Your omens are with yourselves!) ( 36:18 ) And these people Thamud said: اطَّيَّرْنَا بِكَ وَبِمَن مَّعَكَ قَالَ طَائِرُكُمْ عِندَ اللَّهِ ( "We augur an omen from you and those with you." He said: "Your omen is of Allah; ) meaning, Allah will punish you for that. بَلْ أَنتُمْ قَوْمٌ تُفْتَنُونَ ( nay, but you are a people that are being tested. ) Qatadah said: "You are being tested to see whether you will obey or disobey." The apparent meaning of the phrase تُفْتَنُونَ ( are being tested ) is: you will be left to get carried away in your state of misguidance.

(27:46) Salih said, "O my people, why do you hasten for the evil in preference to the good? *59 Why don't you ask forgiveness of Allah? Maybe that you are shown mercy."

He said, "O my people, why are meaning

*59) That is, " Why do you hasten in asking for a torment instead of some good from Allah`? " The following saying of the chiefs of the Prophet Salih's people has been related at another place: " O Salih, bring that scourge with which you threaten us, if you really are one of the Messengers. " ( Al-A`raf:77 ).

 

Salih and Thamud Allah tells us about Thamud and how they responded to their Prophet Salih, when Allah sent him to call them to worship Allah alone, with no partner or associate. فَإِذَا هُمْ فَرِيقَانِ يَخْتَصِمُونَ ( Then look! They became two parties quarreling with each other. ) Mujahid said, "These were believers and disbelievers." This is like the Ayah, قَالَ الْمَلاَ الَّذِينَ اسْتَكْبَرُواْ مِن قَوْمِهِ لِلَّذِينَ اسْتُضْعِفُواْ لِمَنْ ءامَنَ مِنْهُمْ أَتَعْلَمُونَ أَنَّ صَـلِحاً مُّرْسَلٌ مّن رَّبّهِ قَالُواْ إِنَّا بِمَآ أُرْسِلَ بِهِ مُؤْمِنُونَ قَالَ الَّذِينَ اسْتَكْبَرُواْ إِنَّا بِالَّذِى ءامَنتُمْ بِهِ كَـفِرُونَ ( The leaders of those who were arrogant among his people said to those who were counted weak -- to such of them as believed: "Know you that Salih is one sent from his Lord." They said: "We indeed believe in that with which he has been sent." Those who were arrogant said: "Verily, we disbelieve in that which you believe in." ) ( 7:75-76 ) قَالَ يقَوْمِ لِمَ تَسْتَعْجِلُونَ بِالسَّيِّئَةِ قَبْلَ الْحَسَنَةِ ( He said: "O my people! Why do you seek to hasten the evil before the good" ) meaning, `why are you praying for the punishment to come, and not asking Allah for His mercy' Then he said: لَوْلاَ تَسْتَغْفِرُونَ اللَّهَ لَعَلَّكُمْ تُرْحَمُونَقَالُواْ اطَّيَّرْنَا بِكَ وَبِمَن مَّعَكَ ( "Why seek you not the forgiveness of Allah, that you may receive mercy" They said: "We augur an omen from you and those with you." ) This means: "We do not see any good in your face and the faces of those who are following you." Since they were doomed, whenever anything bad happened to any of them they would say, "This is because of Salih and his companions." Mujahid said, "They regarded them as bad omens." This is similar to what Allah said about the people of Fir`awn: فَإِذَا جَآءَتْهُمُ الْحَسَنَةُ قَالُواْ لَنَا هَـذِهِ وَإِن تُصِبْهُمْ سَيِّئَةٌ يَطَّيَّرُواْ بِمُوسَى وَمَن مَّعَهُ ( But whenever good came to them, they said: "Ours is this." And if evil afflicted them, they saw it as an omen about Musa and those with him ) ( 7:131 ).
And Allah says: وَإِن تُصِبْهُمْ حَسَنَةٌ يَقُولُواْ هَـذِهِ مِنْ عِندِ اللَّهِ وَإِن تُصِبْهُمْ سَيِّئَةٌ يَقُولُواْ هَـذِهِ مِنْ عِندِكَ قُلْ كُلٌّ مِّنْ عِندِ اللَّهِ ( And if some good reaches them, they say, "This is from Allah," but if some evil befalls them, they say, "This is from you." Say: "All things are from Allah." ) ( 4:78 ) i.e., by virtue of His will and decree.
And Allah tells us about the dwellers of the town, when the Messengers came to them: قَالُواْ إِنَّا تَطَيَّرْنَا بِكُمْ لَئِن لَّمْ تَنتَهُواْ لَنَرْجُمَنَّكُمْ وَلَيَمَسَّنَّكُمْ مِّنَّا عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ قَالُواْ طَـئِرُكُم مَّعَكُمْ ( They (people ) said: "For us, we see an omen from you; if you cease not, we will surely stone you, and a painful torment will touch you from us." They ( Messengers ) said: "Your omens are with yourselves!) ( 36:18 ) And these people Thamud said: اطَّيَّرْنَا بِكَ وَبِمَن مَّعَكَ قَالَ طَائِرُكُمْ عِندَ اللَّهِ ( "We augur an omen from you and those with you." He said: "Your omen is of Allah; ) meaning, Allah will punish you for that. بَلْ أَنتُمْ قَوْمٌ تُفْتَنُونَ ( nay, but you are a people that are being tested. ) Qatadah said: "You are being tested to see whether you will obey or disobey." The apparent meaning of the phrase تُفْتَنُونَ ( are being tested ) is: you will be left to get carried away in your state of misguidance.

( He said ) Salih said to the disbelieving party: ( O my people! Why will ye hasten on the evil ) the torment ( rather than the good ) rather than well-being and mercy? ( Why will ye not ask pardon of Allah ) why do you not repent of idolatry and denial and profess Allah’s divine Oneness, ( that ye may receive mercy ) and escape the torment.

He said: "O my people! Why do you seek to hasten the evil (torment) before the good (Allah's Mercy)? Why seek you not the Forgiveness of Allah, that you may receive mercy?"

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