Transliteration:( Wa ammal lazeena fasaqoo fama'waahumun Naaru kullamaaa araadooo any yakhrujoo minhaaa u'eedoo feehaa wa qeela lahum zooqoo 'azaaaban Naaril lazee kuntum bihee tukazziboon )
"And as for those who are disobedient [40], their destination is the Fire. Whenever they will wish to come out of there, they will be thrown [41] back into the same, and it will be said to them; 'Taste the punishment of this Fire which you used to belie [42].'"
The word “Fusooq” (disobedience) refers to crossing the limits:
For a sinful believer, it means exceeding the limits of piety.
For an infidel, it means exceeding the limits of faith.
But the greatest form of this is to insult the dignity of the Holy Prophet ﷺ, which exceeds even the limits of human decency.
In this verse, “faasiqoon” refers to disbelievers, not sinful believers.
The disbelievers in Hell will leap in agony, their bodies rising to the mouth of Hell in an attempt to escape its flames and pain.
At that moment, angels will strike them with maces, forcing them back down into the Fire.
This does not mean they are physically trying to flee, but rather that in their pain and torment, they surge upward, only to be cast back again.
The command—“Taste the punishment”—signifies the eternal consequence of their denial of the truth.
They are now experiencing what they once mocked and rejected.
This verse highlights that such eternal punishment is only for disbelievers, not for sinful believers, if Allah wills.
Believers, even if sinful, will not remain in Hell forever, as they did not deny the truth.
The tafsir of Surah Sajdah verse 20 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Sajdah ayat 18 which provides the complete commentary from verse 18 through 22.
(32:20) As for the evil-doers, their refuge shall be the Fire. Every time they want to escape from it they shall be driven back and shall be told: “Taste the chastisement of the Fire which you used to reject as a lie.”
There is no commentary by Abul Maududi available for this verse.
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