What is the interpretation of the saying of Allah the Exalted: “That a soul will say, ‘Oh, my regret for what I neglected regarding Allah’”?
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Question:
And this questioner says: What is the interpretation of the saying of Allah the Exalted:[Az-Zumar 39:56]?
Answer:
Yes, this is on the Day of Resurrection. The disbelievers and the sinners will regret when they see the punishment and see the retribution. They will know that they neglected their lives in this world and that they wasted their lifetimes in sins and evil deeds. They will regret at that time, and their regret will not benefit them.
And this questioner says: What is the interpretation of the saying of Allah the Exalted:
Lest a soul should say, "Oh [how great is] my regret over what I neglected in regard to Allah
أَن تَقُولَ نَفْسٌ يَا حَسْرَتَىٰ عَلَىٰ مَا فَرَّطتُ فِي جَنبِ اللَّهِAnswer:
Yes, this is on the Day of Resurrection. The disbelievers and the sinners will regret when they see the punishment and see the retribution. They will know that they neglected their lives in this world and that they wasted their lifetimes in sins and evil deeds. They will regret at that time, and their regret will not benefit them.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، ما تفسير قوله تعالى ﴿أن تقول نفس يا حسرتا على ما فرطت في جنب الله﴾؟ للشيخ الفوزان — youtube.com
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