Tafsir Ibn Abbas: An-Nahl, Ayah 62

An-Nahl · Ayah 62 · View Ayah
وَيَجْعَلُونَ لِلَّهِ مَا يَكْرَهُونَ وَتَصِفُ أَلْسِنَتُهُمُ ٱلْكَذِبَ أَنَّ لَهُمُ ٱلْحُسْنَىٰ ۖ لَا جَرَمَ أَنَّ لَهُمُ ٱلنَّارَ وَأَنَّهُم مُّفْرَطُونَ
And they attribute to Allah that which they dislike, and their tongues assert the lie that they will have the best [from Him]. Assuredly, they will have the Fire, and they will be [therein] neglected.

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Ibn Abbas Commentary

(And they assign unto Allah that which they (themselves) dislike) they say that Allah has daughters when they themselves do not like to have daughters, (and their tongues expound the lie) they speak lies (that the better portion will be theirs) i.e. sons will be theirs; it is also said that this means: Paradise will be theirs; and it is also said that this means: how could Paradise be theirs? (Assuredly theirs will be the Fire, and they will be abandoned) it is also said that this means: they are excessive people both in their words and deeds.

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Still they assign to God what they dislike for themselves — such as daughters partners in power and the mistreatment of messengers. And their tongues despite this relate tell the lie which is that theirs will be the best reward with God namely Paradise as He God states in their words elsewhere ‘And in case I am returned to my Lord I will indeed have the best reward with Him’ Q. 4150. But God exalted be He says Without any doubt — verily — theirs shall be the Fire and they shall be abandoned therein or it mufratūn means that they shall be foremost in entering it a variant reading for mufratūn has mufritūn meaning that ‘they transgress the bounds’.

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