Surah 13 Ar-Ra'd — Ayah 25
وَٱلَّذِينَ يَنقُضُونَ عَهْدَ ٱللَّهِ مِنۢ بَعْدِ مِيثَٰقِهِۦ وَيَقْطَعُونَ مَآ أَمَرَ ٱللَّهُ بِهِۦٓ أَن يُوصَلَ وَيُفْسِدُونَ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ ۙ أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ لَهُمُ ٱللَّعْنَةُ وَلَهُمْ سُوٓءُ ٱلدَّارِ
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wa-alladhīna yanquḍūna ʿahda l-lahi min baʿdi mīthāqihi wayaqṭaʿūna mā amara l-lahu bihi an yūṣala wayuf'sidūna fī l-arḍi ulāika lahumu l-laʿnatu walahum sūu l-dāri
Word by word
- وَٱلَّذِينَ wa-alladhīna And those who
- يَنقُضُونَ yanquḍūna break
- عَهْدَ ʿahda the covenant
- ٱللَّهِ l-lahi (of) Allah
- مِنۢ min from
- بَعْدِ baʿdi after
- مِيثَـٰقِهِۦ mīthāqihi contracting it
- وَيَقْطَعُونَ wayaqṭaʿūna and sever
- مَآ mā what
- أَمَرَ amara (has been) commanded
- ٱللَّهُ l-lahu (by) Allah
- بِهِۦٓ bihi for it
- أَن an to
- يُوصَلَ yūṣala be joined
- وَيُفْسِدُونَ wayuf'sidūna and spread corruption
- فِى fī in
- ٱلْأَرْضِ ۙ l-arḍi the earth
- أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ ulāika Those
- لَهُمُ lahumu for them
- ٱللَّعْنَةُ l-laʿnatu (is) the curse
- وَلَهُمْ walahum and for them
- سُوٓءُ sūu (is) an evil
- ٱلدَّارِ l-dāri home
Tafsir · Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
Characteristics of the Wretched Ones which will lead to the Curse and the Evil Home
This is the destination of the Wretched ones and these are their characteristics. Allah mentioned their end in the Hereafter, to contrast the end that the believers earned, since their characteristics were to the opposite of the believer's qualities in this life. The latter used to keep Allah's covenant and join that which Allah has ordained on them to join. As for the former, they used to,
(break the covenant of Allah, after its ratification, and sever that which Allah has commanded to be joined, and work mischief in the land,) An authentic Hadith states that,
(The signs of a hypocrite are three: Whenever he speaks, he tells a lie; whenever he promises, he always breaks it (his promise); if you entrust him, he proves to be dishonest.") In another narration, the Prophet said,
(If he enters into a covenant, he betrays it; and if he disputes, he proves to be most quarrelsome.) This is why Allah said next,
(on them is the curse,) they will be cast away from Allah's mercy,
(and for them is the unhappy home. ) the evil end and destination,
(Their dwelling place will be Hell; and worst indeed is that place for rest.) 13:18