Ibn Jarir recorded that Ibn `Abbas said, "A man from the Ansar embraced Islam, but
later reverted and joined the polytheists. He later on became sorry and sent his
people to, `Ask the Messenger of Allah for me, if I can repent.' Then,
﴿كَيْفَ يَهْدِى اللَّهُ قَوْمًا كَفَرُواْ
بَعْدَ إِيمَـنِهِمْ﴾
(How shall Allah guide a people who disbelieved after their belief) until,
﴿فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ﴾
(Verily, Allah is Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.) was revealed and his people sent
word to him and he re-embraced Islam.''
This is the wording recorded by An-Nasa'i, Al-Hakim and Ibn Hibban. Al-Hakim said,
"Its chain is Sahih and they did not record it.''
Allah's statement,
﴿كَيْفَ يَهْدِى اللَّهُ قَوْمًا كَفَرُواْ
بَعْدَ إِيمَـنِهِمْ وَشَهِدُواْ أَنَّ الرَّسُولَ حَقٌّ وَجَآءَهُمُ الْبَيِّنَـتُ﴾
(How shall Allah guide a people who disbelieved after their belief and after they
bore witness that the Messenger is true and after clear proofs came to them)
means, the proofs and evidences were established, testifying to the truth of what
the Messenger was sent with. The truth was thus explained to them, but they reverted
to the darkness of polytheism. Therefore, how can such people deserve guidance after
they willingly leapt into utter blindness This is why Allah said,
﴿وَاللَّهُ لاَ يَهْدِى الْقَوْمَ
الظَّـلِمِينَ﴾
(And Allah guides not the people who are wrongdoers.)
He then said,
﴿أُوْلَـئِكَ جَزَآؤُهُمْ أَنَّ عَلَيْهِمْ
لَعْنَةَ اللَّهِ وَالْمَلَـئِكَةِ وَالنَّاسِ أَجْمَعِينَ ﴾
(They are those whose recompense is that on them (rests) the curse of Allah, of
the angels and of all mankind.)
Allah curses them and His creation also curses them.
﴿خَـلِدِينَ فِيهَآ﴾
(They will abide therein) in the curse,
﴿لاَ يُخَفَّفُ عَنْهُمُ الْعَذَابُ
وَلاَ هُمْ يُنظَرُونَ﴾
(Neither will their torment be lightened nor will it be delayed or postponed.) for,
the torment will not be lessened, not even for an hour. After that, Allah said,
﴿إِلاَّ الَّذِينَ تَابُواْ مِن بَعْدِ
ذَلِكَ وَأَصْلَحُواْ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ غَفُورٌ رَّحِيمٌ ﴾
(Except for those who repent after that and do righteous deeds. Verily, Allah is
Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful.)
This Ayah indicates Allah's kindness, graciousness, compassion, mercy and favor
on His creatures when they repent to Him, for He forgives them in this case.
﴿إِنَّ الَّذِينَ
كَفَرُواْ بَعْدَ إِيمَـنِهِمْ ثُمَّ ازْدَادُواْ كُفْرًا لَّن تُقْبَلَ تَوْبَتُهُمْ
وَأُوْلَـئِكَ هُمُ الضَّآلُّونَ - إِنَّ الَّذِينَ كَفَرُواْ وَمَاتُواْ وَهُمْ كُفَّارٌ
فَلَن يُقْبَلَ مِنْ أَحَدِهِم مِّلْءُ الاٌّرْضِ ذَهَبًا وَلَوِ افْتَدَى بِهِ أُوْلَـئِكَ
لَهُمْ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ وَمَا لَهُمْ مِّن نَّـصِرِينَ ﴾
(90. Verily, those who disbelieved after their belief and then went on increasing
in their disbelief never will their repentance be accepted. And they are those who
are astray.) (91. Verily, those who disbelieved, and died while they were disbelievers,
the (whole) earth full of gold will not be accepted from anyone of them if they
offered it as a ransom. For them is a painful torment and they will have no helpers.)
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