Surah 10:4

"To Him is your return – all (of you) – the promise of God in truth! Surely He brought about the creation, (and) then He restores it, so that He may repay those who believe and do righteous deeds in justice. But those who disbelieve – for them (there is) a drink of boiling (water) and a painful punishment, because they were disbelieving."

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Tafsir Ibn Kathir Verses 10:4

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Verse 4

إِلَيۡهِ مَرۡجِعُكُمۡ جَمِيعٗاۖ وَعۡدَ ٱللَّهِ حَقًّاۚ إِنَّهُۥ يَبۡدَؤُاْ ٱلۡخَلۡقَ ثُمَّ يُعِيدُهُۥ لِيَجۡزِيَ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ وَعَمِلُواْ ٱلصَّـٰلِحَٰتِ بِٱلۡقِسۡطِۚ وَٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ لَهُمۡ شَرَابٞ مِّنۡ حَمِيمٖ وَعَذَابٌ أَلِيمُۢ بِمَا كَانُواْ يَكۡفُرُونَ

To Him is your return – all (of you) – the promise of God in truth! Surely He brought about the creation, (and) then He restores it, so that He may repay those who believe and do righteous deeds in justice. But those who disbelieve – for them (there is) a drink of boiling (water) and a painful punishment, because they were disbelieving.

meaning, the reward will be with justice and complete recompense. {But those who disbelieved will have a drink of boiling fluids and painful torment because they used to disbelieve.} meaning, because of their disbelief they will be punished on the Day of Resurrection by different forms of torment, such as fierce hot winds, boiling water, and the shadow of black smoke. {This is so! Then let them taste it; a boiling fluid and dirty wound discharges. And other (torments) of similar kind all together!} [38:57-58]. {This is the Hell which the criminals denied. They will go between it (Hell) and the fierce boiling water!} [55:43-44].

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Universal Sunni Consensus: Tafsir al-Qur'an al-Azim by Hafiz Ibn Kathir (701–774 AH / 1301–1373 AD) is universally regarded across all major schools of Sunni Islam (traditional, Salafi, Ash'ari) as the most authoritative classical exegesis. It is prized because it relies on Tafsir bil-Ma'thur—interpreting the Quran using the Quran itself, authentic Hadiths of Prophet Muhammad, and recorded statements of the early Companions (Sahabah).

Standard English Edition: This text is from the standard 10-volume English abridgment published by Dar-us-Salam Publications (supervised by Shaykh Safiur-Rahman Al-Mubarakpuri), which is the official, most widely distributed English Quranic commentary in mosques and Islamic libraries worldwide today.

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