Surah 18:31
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إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ وَعَمِلُواْ ٱلصَّـٰلِحَٰتِ إِنَّا لَا نُضِيعُ أَجۡرَ مَنۡ أَحۡسَنَ عَمَلًا
Surely those who believe and do righteous deeds – surely We do not allow the reward of anyone who does a good deed to go to waste.
أُوْلَـٰٓئِكَ لَهُمۡ جَنَّـٰتُ عَدۡنٖ تَجۡرِي مِن تَحۡتِهِمُ ٱلۡأَنۡهَٰرُ يُحَلَّوۡنَ فِيهَا مِنۡ أَسَاوِرَ مِن ذَهَبٖ وَيَلۡبَسُونَ ثِيَابًا خُضۡرٗا مِّن سُندُسٖ وَإِسۡتَبۡرَقٖ مُّتَّكِـِٔينَ فِيهَا عَلَى ٱلۡأَرَآئِكِۚ نِعۡمَ ٱلثَّوَابُ وَحَسُنَتۡ مُرۡتَفَقٗا
Those – for them (there are) Gardens of Eden through which rivers flow. There they will be adorned with bracelets of gold, and they will wear green clothes of silk and brocade, reclining there on couches. Excellent is the reward, and good the resting place!
When Allah mentions the state of those who are doomed, He follows that by mentioning the blessed who believed in Allah and believed what His Messengers brought, and did the righteous deeds that they were commanded to do.
"These! For them will be 'Adn (Eden) Paradise (everlasting Gardens);"
"wherein rivers flow beneath them;"
means, from beneath its rooms and dwellings. Fir'awn said:
{they will be adorned} means, with jewelry.
Allah says elsewhere:
{and pearls and their garments therein will be of silk} (22:23).
This is explained in more detail here, where Allah says:
Sundus refers to a fine garment, like a shirt and the like, and Istabraq is thick and shiny velvet.
The word Muttaki'in implies lying down, or it was said that it means sitting with one's legs crossed, which is closer to the meaning here. In a Sahih Hadith, the Prophet said:
"As for me, I do not eat sitting with legs crossed (Muttaki'an)".
Ara'ik is the plural of Arikah, which is a bed under a canopy. And Allah knows best.
means, how blessed is Paradise as a reward for their good deeds. And what an excellent Murtafaq means, and how good a place to dwell and rest and stay. Previously, Allah had said of Hell,
{Terrible is the drink, and an evil place of rest (Murtafaq)!} [18:29].
— from Tafsir Ibn Kathir (Page 148-149)