أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ مَأْوَىٰهُمُ ٱلنَّارُ بِمَا كَانُوا۟ يَكْسِبُونَ 8
Translations
For those their refuge will be the Fire because of what they used to earn.
Transliteration
Oolaa'ika ma'waahumu an-naaru bima kaanoo yaksibooon
Tafsir (Explanation)
This ayah states that the ultimate abode of those who reject faith and do evil is the Fire, as a just consequence of their own deeds and earnings. Classical scholars like Ibn Kathir emphasize that 'bima kaanoo yaksibooon' (by what they used to earn) indicates that their punishment is proportionate to their deliberate choices and actions—not arbitrary punishment, but the natural and divinely-ordained result of their rebellion against Allah's guidance.
Revelation Context
This ayah appears in the context of Surah Yunus, a Meccan chapter that emphasizes the consequences of rejecting the message and the reality of the Day of Judgment. It follows verses describing those who deny Allah's signs and reject the messenger, establishing the theme that disbelief and wrongdoing have inevitable consequences in the Hereafter.
Related Hadiths
The Prophet (peace be upon him) said: 'The Fire is 70 times hotter than the fire of this world' (Sahih Bukhari 3265). Additionally, 'Everyone will be tested according to their deeds' is a principle reinforced throughout hadith literature, emphasizing personal accountability for one's actions.
Themes
Key Lesson
This ayah reminds us that Allah's punishment is not capricious but a just response to our choices and actions—we are the architects of our own fate through what we earn and choose to do. It serves as a powerful call to consciousness, encouraging believers to examine their deeds and turn away from disobedience before the Day of Judgment arrives.
Related Ayahs
مَّآ أَصَابَكَ مِنْ حَسَنَةٍ فَمِنَ ٱللَّهِ ۖ وَمَآ أَصَابَكَ مِن سَيِّئَةٍ فَمِن نَّفْسِكَ ۚ وَأَرْسَلْنَـٰكَ لِلنَّاسِ رَسُولًا ۚ وَكَفَىٰ بِٱللَّهِ شَهِيدًا
What comes to you of good is from Allāh, but what comes to you of evil, [O man], is from yourself. And We have sent you, [O Muḥammad], to the people as a messenger, and sufficient is Allāh as Witness.
بَلَىٰ مَن كَسَبَ سَيِّئَةً وَأَحَـٰطَتْ بِهِۦ خَطِيٓـَٔتُهُۥ فَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ أَصْحَـٰبُ ٱلنَّارِ ۖ هُمْ فِيهَا خَـٰلِدُونَ
Yes, [on the contrary], whoever earns evil and his sin has encompassed him - those are the companions of the Fire; they will abide therein eternally.
وَيَصْلَىٰ سَعِيرًا
And [enter to] burn in a Blaze.
فَسَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ مَن يَأْتِيهِ عَذَابٌ يُخْزِيهِ وَيَحِلُّ عَلَيْهِ عَذَابٌ مُّقِيمٌ
And you are going to know who will get a punishment that will disgrace him [on earth] and upon whom will descend an enduring punishment [in the Hereafter]."