Surah 7:46
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وَبَيۡنَهُمَا حِجَابٞۚ وَعَلَى ٱلۡأَعۡرَافِ رِجَالٞ يَعۡرِفُونَ كُلَّۢا بِسِيمَىٰهُمۡۚ وَنَادَوۡاْ أَصۡحَٰبَ ٱلۡجَنَّةِ أَن سَلَٰمٌ عَلَيۡكُمۡۚ لَمۡ يَدۡخُلُوهَا وَهُمۡ يَطۡمَعُونَ
Between both (groups) of them (there is) a partition, and on the heights (there are) men who recognize each (of them) by their marks, and they call out to the companions of the Garden: ‘Peace (be) upon you! They have not entered it, as much as they were eager (to do so).’
۞وَإِذَا صُرِفَتۡ أَبۡصَٰرُهُمۡ تِلۡقَآءَ أَصۡحَٰبِ ٱلنَّارِ قَالُواْ رَبَّنَا لَا تَجۡعَلۡنَا مَعَ ٱلۡقَوۡمِ ٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ
And when their sight is turned toward the companions of the Fire, they say, ‘Our Lord, do not place us among the people who are evildoers.’
وَنَادَىٰٓ أَصۡحَٰبُ ٱلۡأَعۡرَافِ رِجَالٗا يَعۡرِفُونَهُم بِسِيمَىٰهُمۡ قَالُواْ مَآ أَغۡنَىٰ عَنكُمۡ جَمۡعُكُمۡ وَمَا كُنتُمۡ تَسۡتَكۡبِرُونَ
The men of the heights will call out to men whom they recognize by their marks, (and) say, ‘Your hoarding is of no use to you, nor what you were arrogant (about).
أَهَـٰٓؤُلَآءِ ٱلَّذِينَ أَقۡسَمۡتُمۡ لَا يَنَالُهُمُ ٱللَّهُ بِرَحۡمَةٍۚ ٱدۡخُلُواْ ٱلۡجَنَّةَ لَا خَوۡفٌ عَلَيۡكُمۡ وَلَآ أَنتُمۡ تَحۡزَنُونَ
Are these the ones whom you swore God would not reach with (His) mercy? Enter the Garden! (There will be) no fear on you, nor will you sorrow.’
that Allah described,
It is also about Al-A'raf that Allah said,
{and on Al-A'raf will be men}.”
Ibn Jarir recorded that As-Suddi said about Allah’s statement,
{And between them will be a screen } “It is the wall, it is Al-A'raf.” Mujahid said, “Al-A'raf is a barrier between Paradise and the Fire, a wall that has a gate.” Ibn Jarir said, "Al-A'raf is plural for 'Urf where every elevated piece of land is known as ‘Urf to the Arabs.”
As-Suddi said, “Al-A'raf is so named because its residents recognize (Ya'rifun) the people. Al-A‘rafs residents are those whose good and bad deeds are equal, as Hudhayfah, Ibn ‘Abbas, Ibn Mas'ud and several of the Salaf and later generations said.” Ibn Jarir recorded that Hudhayfah was asked about the people of Al-A'raf and he said, “A people whose good and bad deeds are equal. Their evil deeds prevented them from qualifying to enter Paradise, and their good deeds qualified them to avoid the Fire. Therefore, they are stopped there on the wall until Allah judges them.” Ma'mar said that Al-Hasan recited this Ayah,
Then he said, “By Allah! Allah did not put this hope in their hearts, except for an honor that He intends to bestow on bin Abi Talhah reported from Ibn ‘Abbas,
refers to the people of Al-A'raf who will be told when Allah decrees: