Transliteration:( Kuloo wa tamatta'oo qaleelan innakum mujrimoon )
41. It should be remembered that giving permission to eat in the world is like giving food to the obedient servant. Providing food for the believers in Paradise would be like entertaining the guests. Providing food for the infidels in the world is like giving food to the prisoner condemned to death, prior to the date of hanging i.e. his last meal before hanging.
42. From this we learn that the eating and drinking of the infidels, too, are criminal acts because while eating and drinking they are still on infidelity.
Hence, the eating and drinking of the believers are pious acts because while consuming these, he engages in deeds of piety. Also, the believers are members of procession is the and the Holy Prophet ? bridegroom. In a bridal procession the food and drinks for them is to entertain these guests, while the food of the stranger is like that for a thief.
The tafsir of Surah Mursalat verse 46 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Mursalat ayat 41 which provides the complete commentary from verse 41 through 50.
(77:46) Eat[24] and enjoy yourselves for a while.[25] Surely you are evil-doers.
24. In conclusion, these words are being addressed not only to the disbelievers of Makkah but to all disbelievers of the world.
25. For a while: In their brief life of the world.
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