Allah emphasizes the disgrace of the people of the Fire. They will ask the
people of Paradise for some of their drink and food, but they will not be given
any of that. As-Suddi said,
[وَنَادَى أَصْحَـبُ
النَّارِ أَصْحَـبَ الْجَنَّةِ أَنْ أَفِيضُواْ عَلَيْنَا مِنَ الْمَآءِ أَوْ
مِمَّا رَزَقَكُمُ اللَّهُ]
(And the dwellers of the Fire will call to the dwellers of Paradise: "Pour on
us some water or anything that Allah has provided you with.'') "That is food''.
Ath-Thawri said that `Uthman Ath-Thaqafi said that Sa`id bin Jubayr commented on
this Ayah, "One of them will call his father or brother, `I have been burned, so
pour some water on me.' The believers will be asked to reply, and they will
reply,
[إِنَّ اللَّهَ
حَرَّمَهُمَا عَلَى الْكَـفِرِينَ]
("Both Allah has forbidden to the disbelievers.'')'' `Abdur-Rahman bin Zayd
bin Aslam said that,
[إِنَّ اللَّهَ
حَرَّمَهُمَا عَلَى الْكَـفِرِينَ]
("Both Allah has forbidden to the disbelievers.'') "Refers to the food and
drink of Paradise.'' Allah describes the disbelievers by what they used to do in
this life, taking the religion as amusement and play, and being deceived by this
life and its adornment, rather than working for the Hereafter as Allah
commanded,
[فَالْيَوْمَ
نَنسَـهُمْ كَمَا نَسُواْ لِقَآءَ يَوْمِهِمْ هَـذَا]
(So this Day We shall forget them as they forgot their meeting of this Day)
meaning, Allah will treat them as if He has forgotten them. Certainly, nothing
escapes Allah's perfect watch and He never forgets anything. Allah said in
another Ayah,
[فِى كِتَـبٍ لاَّ
يَضِلُّ رَبِّى وَلاَ يَنسَى]
(In a Record. My Lord neither errs nor forgets) [20:52] Allah said -- that He
will forget them on that Day -- as just recompense for them, because,
[نَسُواْ اللَّهَ
فَنَسِيَهُمْ]
(They have forgotten Allah, so He has forgotten them) [9:67]
[كَذَلِكَ أَتَتْكَ
آيَـتُنَا فَنَسِيتَهَا وَكَذلِكَ الْيَوْمَ تُنْسَى]
(Like this: Our Ayat came unto you, but you disregarded them, and so this
Day, you will be neglected) [20:126] and,
[وَقِيلَ الْيَوْمَ
نَنسَاكُمْ كَمَا نَسِيتُمْ لِقَآءَ يَوْمِكُمْ هَـذَا]
(And it will be said: "This Day We will forget you as you forgot the meeting
of this Day of yours.'') [45:34] Al-`Awfi reported that Ibn `Abbas commented on,
[فَالْيَوْمَ
نَنسَـهُمْ كَمَا نَسُواْ لِقَآءَ يَوْمِهِمْ هَـذَا]
(So this Day We shall forget them as they forgot their meeting of this Day)
"Allah will forget the good about them, but not their evil.'' And `Ali bin Abi
Talhah reported that Ibn `Abbas said, "We shall forsake them as they have
forsaken the meeting of this Day of theirs.'' Mujahid said, "We shall leave them
in the Fire.'' As-Suddi said, "We shall leave them from any mercy, just as they
left any action on behalf of the meeting on this Day of theirs.'' It is recorded
in the Sahih that Allah will say to the servant on the Day of Resurrection:
«أَلَمْ أُزَوِّجْكَ؟
أَلَمْ أُكْرِمْكَ؟ أَلَمْ أُسَخِّرْ لَكَ الْخَيْلَ وَالْإِبِلَ وَأَذَرْكَ
تَرْأَسُ وَتَرْبَعُ؟ فَيَقُولُ: بَلَى، فَيَقُولُ: أَظَنَنْتَ أَنَّكَ مُلَاقِيَّ؟
فَيَقُولُ: لَا، فَيَقُولُ اللهُ تَعَالَى: فَالْيَوْمَ أَنْسَاكَ كَمَا
نَسِيتَنِي»
("Have I not gotten you married Have I not honored you Have I not made horses
and camels subservient for you and allowed you to become a leader and a master''
He will say, "Yes.'' Allah will say, "Did you think that you will meet Me'' He
will say, "No.'' Allah the Exalted will say, `Then this Day, I will forget you
as you have forgotten Me.'')
[وَلَقَدْ
جِئْنَـهُمْ بِكِتَـبٍ فَصَّلْنَـهُ عَلَى عِلْمٍ هُدًى وَرَحْمَةً لِّقَوْمٍ
يُؤْمِنُونَ - هَلْ يَنظُرُونَ إِلاَّ تَأْوِيلَهُ يَوْمَ يَأْتِى تَأْوِيلُهُ
يَقُولُ الَّذِينَ نَسُوهُ مِن قَبْلُ قَدْ جَآءَتْ رُسُلُ رَبِّنَا بِالْحَقِّ
فَهَل لَّنَا مِن شُفَعَآءَ فَيَشْفَعُواْ لَنَآ أَوْ نُرَدُّ فَنَعْمَلَ غَيْرَ
الَّذِى كُنَّا نَعْمَلُ قَدْ خَسِرُواْ أَنفُسَهُمْ وَضَلَّ عَنْهُمْ مَّا
كَانُواْ يَفْتَرُونَ ]
(52. Certainly, We have brought to them a Book (the Qur'an) which We have
explained in detail with knowledge, a guidance and a mercy to a people who
believe.) (53. Await they just for the final fulfillment of the event On the Day
the event is finally fulfilled, those who neglected it before will say: "Verily,
the Messengers of our Lord did come with the truth, now are there any
intercessors for us that they might intercede on our behalf Or could we be sent
back (to the first life of the world) so that we might do (good) deeds other
than those (evil) deeds which we used to do'' Verily, they have lost themselves
and that which they used to fabricate has gone away from them.)