نَعِيمَهُمْtheir blissكَامِلٌcompleteتَامٌّperfectلَاnotيَقْتَصِرُlimitedفِيهِin itعَلَىtoالدَّوْقِtasteبَلْbutاِسْتُعْمِلَusedلَفْظٌthe termالدَّوْقِtasteفِيinالنَّفْيِnegation
Their bliss is complete and perfect; it is not limited to taste, but the term 'taste' is used in negation.
كَمَاasقَالَhe saidعَنْaboutأَهْلِthe peopleالنَّارِof Hell: لَا يَذُوقُونَ: they do not tasteفِيهَاin itبَرْدًاcoolnessوَلَاand notشَرَابًاdrink
As he said about the people of Hell: 'They do not taste therein coolness and not drink'.
أَيْthat isلَاnotيَحْصُلُgetsلَهُمْfor themمِنْfromذَٰلِكَthatوَلَاnorذَوْقٌtaste.
That is, they do not get from that nor any taste.
وَقَالَAnd he saidعَنْaboutأَهْلِthe peopleالْجَنَّةِof Paradise: لَا يَذُوقُونَ: they do not tasteفِيهَاin itالْمَوْتَdeathإِلَّاexceptالْمَوْتَةَthe first death.))
And he said about the people of Paradise: 'They do not taste therein death except the first death'.
وَكَذَلِكَAnd likewiseمَاwhatاَدَّعَوْاthey claimedأَنَّهُthat itمَجَازٌis metaphoricalفِيinالْقُرْآنِthe Quranكَـلَفْظٍlike the termالْمَكْرِdeceptionوَالْاِسْتِهْزَاءِand mockeryوَالسُّخْرِيَةِand scornالْمُضَافِascribedإِلَىtoاللَّهِAllah،,وَزَعَمُواand they claimedأَنَّهُthat itمُسَمًّىis namedبِاسْمٍby a nameيُقَابِلُهُthat correspondsعَلَىinطَرِيقِthe way ofالْمَجَازِmetaphor,وَلَيْسَتْand it is notكَذَلِكَlike that.
And likewise, what they claimed to be metaphorical in the Quran, like the term 'deception', 'mockery', and 'scorn' attributed to Allah, and they claimed that it is named by a name that corresponds in the way of metaphor, and it is not like that.
بَلْRatherمُسَمَّيَاتٌthe meaningsهَذِهِof theseالأَسْمَاءِnamesإِذَاifفُعِلَتْdoneبِمَنْto one whoلَاnotيَسْتَحِقُّdeservesالْعُقُوبَةَpunishmentكَانَتْit would beظُلْمًاan injusticeلَهُto him.
Rather, the meanings of these names, if done to one who does not deserve punishment, would be an injustice to him.
وَأَمَّاButإِذَاifفُعِلَتْdoneبِمَنْto one whoفَعَلَهَاcommitted itبِالْمَجْنِيِّagainst the wrongedعَلَيْهِto himعُقُوبَةًpunishmentلَهُto himبِمِثْلِby likeفِعْلِهِhis act,كَانَتْit would beعَدْلًاjustice.
But if done to one who committed it against the wronged, it would be justice.
كَمَاAsقَالَHe saidتَعَالَىthe Most High: ﴿كذلك كَدْنَا لِيُوسُفَ: (thus did We deceive Joseph) [يوسف: ٧٦]) [Joseph: 76].فَكٰدَSo he deceivedلَهُhimكَمَاasكَادَتْhis brothers deceived himإِخْوَتُهُhis brothersلَمَّاwhenقَالَhe saidلَهُto himأَبُوهُhis father: لَا نَقْصُصْ: 'We shall not relateرُؤْيَاكَyour visionعَلَىtoإِخْوَتِكَyour brothersفَيَكِيدُواso they plotلَكَagainst youكَيْدًاa plot.)
As He the Most High said: 'Thus did We deceive Joseph' (Joseph: 76). So he deceived him as his brothers deceived him when he said to him, his father: 'We shall not relate your vision to your brothers, so they plot against you a plot.'
وَقَالَAnd he saidتَعَالَىthe Most High: ﴿إِنَّهُمْ: (Indeed, theyيَكِيدُونَplotكَيْدًاa plotوَكَيْدٌand We plot,كَايِدًاa plot.)
And he the Most High said: 'Indeed, they plot a plot, and We plot a plot.'
وَقَالَAnd he saidتَعَالَىthe Most High: ﴿وَمَكَرُوا مَكْرًا وَمَكَرْنَا مَكْرًا: (And they devised a scheme, and We devised a scheme.) وَهُمْ) while theyلَاdo notيَشْعُرُونَperceive.فَانظُرْSo lookكَيْفَhowكَانَwasعَاقِبَةُthe end ofمَكْرِهِمْtheir scheme.
And he the Most High said: 'And they devised a scheme, and We devised a scheme, while they do not perceive. So look how was the end of their scheme.'
وَقَالَAnd he saidتَعَالَىthe Most High: ﴿الَّذِينَ: (Those whoيَلْمِزُونَslanderالْمُتَوَاعِينَthe devoutمِنَfromالْمُؤْمِنِينَthe believersفِيinالصَّدَقَاتِcharityوَالَّذِينَand those whoلَاdo notيَجِدُونَfindإِلَّاexceptجُهْدَهُمْtheir effortفَيَسْخَرُونَand they mockمِنْهُمْthem.سَحْرَthe magic of Allahمِنْهُمْupon them.
And he the Most High said: 'Those who slander the devout from among the believers regarding charity, and those who do not find except their effort, they mock at them; the magic of Allah is upon them.'
وَلِهَذَاAnd for this reasonكَانَتِit wasالْاِسْتِهْزَاءِthe mockeryبِهِمْof themفِعْلًاan actionيَسْتَحِقُّdeservesهَذَاthisالْاسْمَname,كَمَاasرُوِيَreportedعَنْfromابْنِIbnعَبَّاسٍAbbasأَنَّهُthat heيَفْتَحُopensلَهُمْfor themبَابًاa doorمِنَfromالْجَنَّةِParadiseوَهُمْand theyفِيinالنَّارِHell: فَيَسْرِعُونَ: and they hastenإِلَيْهِto itفَيُغْلَقُand it closesثُمَّthenيُفْتَحُopensلَهُمْfor themبَابًاa doorآخَرَanotherفَيَسْرِعُونَand they hastenإِلَيْهِto itفَيُغْلَقُand it closes.فَيَضْحَكُAnd they laughمِنْهُمْat themالْمُؤْمِنُونَthe believers,قَالَHe saidتَعَالَى: فَالْيَوْمَ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا مِنَ الْكُفَّارِ يَضْحَكُونَ عَلَى الْأَرَابِكِ يُنظِرُونَ هَلْ تُوبَ الْكُفَّارُ مَا كَانُوا يَفْعَلُونَ ) [المطففين].
And for this reason, the mockery of them is an action that deserves this name, as reported from Ibn Abbas that a door from Paradise is opened for them while they are in Hell, and they hasten to it, and it closes, then another door is opened for them, and they hasten to it, and it closes. And the believers laugh at them; He the Most High said: 'Today, the believers will laugh at the disbelievers, looking to see if the disbelievers will be rewarded for what they used to do' (Al-Mutaffifin).
وَعَنْAnd aboutالْحَسَنِAl-HasanالْبَصْرِيِّAl-Basri: إِذَا: Ifكَانَit isيَوْمَthe dayالْقِيَامَةِof judgment,خَمَدَتْthe Fire is extinguishedالنَّارُfireلَهُمْfor themكَمَاasتُحْمَدُis praisedالْإِهَالَةُthe dross fromمِنَthe potالْقِدْرِthe pot.فَيَمْشُونَAnd they walkفَيَخْسِفُand the earth swallows them.
And about Al-Hasan Al-Basri: 'If it is the Day of Judgment, the fire is extinguished for them as the dross is praised from the pot, and they walk and the earth swallows them.'
وَعَنْAnd aboutمُقَاتِلٍMaqatil,إِذَاifضُرِبَit is struckبَيْنَهُمْbetween themبِسُورٍwith a wall,لِرَforبَابٍa doorبَاطِنُهُits inward partفِيهِcontainsالرَّحْمَةُ mercyوَظَاهِرُهُand its outward partمِن قِبَلِهِfrom it is theالْعَذَابُpunishment.فَيَبْقَوْنَThey remainفِيinالظُّلْمَةِdarkness.فَيُقَالُ لَهُمْand it is said to them:( ارْجِعُوا'Returnوَرَاءَكُمْbehind youفَالْتَمِسُواand seekنُورًاlight.'وَقَالَAnd he saidبَعْضُهُمْsome of them:اِسْتَهْزَاؤُهُhis mockeryاسْتِدْرَاجٌwas entrapmentلَهُمْfor them.وَقِيلَAnd it was said:إِيقَاعٌto dropاِسْتَهْزَائِهِمtheir mockeryوَرَدٌّand to returnخَدَاعَهُمْtheir deceptionوَمَكْرَهُمْand their schemingعَلَيْهِمagainst them.وَقِيلَAnd it was said:
And about Maqatil: 'If it is struck between them with a wall, one part of which contains mercy and the other part is punishment, they remain in darkness, and it is said to them: 'Return behind you and seek light.' And some of them said: 'His mockery was entrapment for them.' And it was said: 'To drop their mockery and return their deception and plotting to them.'