Al-Qasas 61: Is the one, to whom We have given a beautiful promise, and who has reached it afterwards, the same as the one who has (desired and) lived the temporary benefit and joy of the worldly life and who will be brought (to Our presence) on the Day of Judgment (for punishment)?
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Explanation
The misinterpretation
So, is the person to whom we made a good promise and then received it, like the one who lives (only) the temporary benefits and pleasures of the life of this world, and is then among those brought before us (for punishment) on the Day of Judgment?
The right translation
Is the one, to whom We have given a beautiful promise, and who has reached it afterwards, the same as the one who has (desired and) lived the temporary benefit and joy of the worldly life and who will be brought (to Our presence) on the Day of Judgment (for punishment)?
What is said in the video
Verse 61 of Surah Al-Qasas, rendered wrongly: Is then the one to whom We made a fair promise, and who then attains it, like one who merely lives the passing benefit and pleasure of worldly life, then on the Day of Judgement is among those brought before Us for punishment — is he like him? it says. Come on, find the mistake here.
I'll read it again. Is then the one to whom We made a fair promise and who then attains it, like one who lives merely the passing benefit and pleasure of worldly life, then on the Day of Judgement is among those brought before Us for punishment?
Let's read you the correct version. Is then the one to whom We made a fair promise — here it is the same — and who then attains it — the same. These, turning their backs on the Hereafter — look what it says here — live merely the passing benefit and pleasure of worldly life. Well,
here, is there no Muslim who lives merely for worldly desire? There is. But he gives nothing away of his faith either. He goes to the Hereafter as (?). Now there is a distinction here.
Who lives merely the passing benefit and pleasure of worldly life — here, turning his back on the Hereafter, desiring merely the passing benefit and pleasure of worldly life and living it, and then on the Day of Judgement among those brought before Us for punishment — like one who is among them, it says. Here, just this one word, 'turning his back on the Hereafter'; between the two we make a distinction. Doesn't a Muslim also live just for the world? In (?), in pleasure and amusement, in fornication — isn't there that? Plenty, plenty. Plenty (?).
He lives just for the world. But go. There is faith too. You live for money too.
But how these will end is not certain. But even if it is one person, this part won't be separated like this. The one who lives — what does it say?
Turning his back on the Hereafter, that is, abandoning the Hereafter. Who are these now? Non-Muslims. Desiring and living merely the passing benefit and pleasure of worldly life, then on the Day of Judgement among those brought before Us for punishment — is he like him? Of course they will be separated. What is this distinction? One says: There is no god but Allah, Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah. He says the declaration of faith. The other — look, there is a nice point here. The other has deified only what Allah created, has deified his nafs, and turned his back on Allah, forgotten the Hereafter — a person. Can they ever be the same? That is what it means here.
Yes. We also separate this part nicely. From there. Yes.