أَلَمْ يَعْلَمُوٓا۟ أَنَّهُۥ مَن يُحَادِدِ ٱللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُۥ فَأَنَّ لَهُۥ نَارَ جَهَنَّمَ خَـٰلِدًا فِيهَا ۚ ذَٰلِكَ ٱلْخِزْىُ ٱلْعَظِيمُ 63
Translations
Do they not know that whoever opposes Allāh and His Messenger - that for him is the fire of Hell, wherein he will abide eternally? That is the great disgrace.
Transliteration
Alam ya'lamoo anna man yuhaadidu Allaha wa rasoolahu fa-anna lahu naru jahannama khalidan feeha. Dhalikal khizyu al-adheem.
Tafsir (Explanation)
This ayah warns those who oppose Allah and His Messenger that their punishment is eternal hellfire accompanied by great humiliation. Classical scholars like Ibn Kathir and Al-Tabari emphasize that 'muhadda' (opposition/enmity) refers to deliberate hostility and defiance against the divine guidance, which constitutes one of the gravest sins. The ayah underscores both the certainty of punishment and its severity, combining physical torment with the shame of rejection from divine mercy.
Revelation Context
This ayah appears in the context of Surah At-Tawbah, which addresses the hypocrites and those who violated their covenants with Allah during the Prophet's time in Medina. The immediate context discusses those who mock the believers and their faith, making this warning a direct consequence of such enmity toward Allah's religion and His Messenger.
Related Hadiths
The Prophet (ﷺ) said: 'Whoever dies while he is a polytheist, enters the Fire,' and 'The greatest sin is to make a partner with Allah' (Sahih Bukhari 97:24). Additionally, the hadith 'Whoever obeys me has obeyed Allah, and whoever disobeys me has disobeyed Allah' (Sahih Muslim 1835) relates to the significance of accepting the Messenger's guidance.
Themes
Key Lesson
This ayah serves as a solemn reminder that opposing Allah's truth and His Messenger is not merely a political or social disagreement, but a grave spiritual transgression with eternal consequences. For modern believers, it reinforces the importance of genuine submission to Islamic teachings and sincere acceptance of prophetic guidance as a safeguard against self-deception and spiritual ruin.
Related Ayahs
وَمِمَّنْ حَوْلَكُم مِّنَ ٱلْأَعْرَابِ مُنَـٰفِقُونَ ۖ وَمِنْ أَهْلِ ٱلْمَدِينَةِ ۖ مَرَدُوا۟ عَلَى ٱلنِّفَاقِ لَا تَعْلَمُهُمْ ۖ نَحْنُ نَعْلَمُهُمْ ۚ سَنُعَذِّبُهُم مَّرَّتَيْنِ ثُمَّ يُرَدُّونَ إِلَىٰ عَذَابٍ عَظِيمٍ
And among those around you of the bedouins are hypocrites, and [also] from the people of Madīnah. They have persisted in hypocrisy. You, [O Muḥammad], do not know them, [but] We know them. We will punish them twice [in this world]; then they will be returned to a great punishment.
ٱلتَّـٰٓئِبُونَ ٱلْعَـٰبِدُونَ ٱلْحَـٰمِدُونَ ٱلسَّـٰٓئِحُونَ ٱلرَّٰكِعُونَ ٱلسَّـٰجِدُونَ ٱلْـَٔامِرُونَ بِٱلْمَعْرُوفِ وَٱلنَّاهُونَ عَنِ ٱلْمُنكَرِ وَٱلْحَـٰفِظُونَ لِحُدُودِ ٱللَّهِ ۗ وَبَشِّرِ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ
[Such believers are] the repentant, the worshippers, the praisers [of Allāh], the travelers [for His cause], those who bow and prostrate [in prayer], those who enjoin what is right and forbid what is wrong, and those who observe the limits [set by] Allāh. And give good tidings to the believers.
إِنَّمَا يَعْمُرُ مَسَـٰجِدَ ٱللَّهِ مَنْ ءَامَنَ بِٱللَّهِ وَٱلْيَوْمِ ٱلْـَٔاخِرِ وَأَقَامَ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَءَاتَى ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ وَلَمْ يَخْشَ إِلَّا ٱللَّهَ ۖ فَعَسَىٰٓ أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ أَن يَكُونُوا۟ مِنَ ٱلْمُهْتَدِينَ
The mosques of Allāh are only to be maintained by those who believe in Allāh and the Last Day and establish prayer and give zakāh and do not fear except Allāh, for it is expected that those will be of the [rightly] guided.
فَسِيحُوا۟ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ أَرْبَعَةَ أَشْهُرٍ وَٱعْلَمُوٓا۟ أَنَّكُمْ غَيْرُ مُعْجِزِى ٱللَّهِ ۙ وَأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ مُخْزِى ٱلْكَـٰفِرِينَ
So travel freely, [O disbelievers], throughout the land [during] four months but know that you cannot cause failure to Allāh and that Allāh will disgrace the disbelievers.