Commentary on Tafsir al-Jalalayn: (( He said )) that speaker to his brothers: (( Will you look )) with me into the Fire to see his condition?
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He says [As-Saffat 37:54]"That speaker said to his brothers, 'Will you look with me into the Fire to see his condition?' They will say, 'No.'" This man is speaking to his companions who are with him in Paradise. He asks, "Will you look?" The interrogative here is for the purpose of offering, meaning he is offering them the chance to look at this companion. He offered it to them only so that the magnitude of Allah's blessing upon them would become clear. When a person sees this companion who was with him in this world, and he sees him in the Fire, it is certain that he will increase in gratitude to Allah (Mighty and Majestic) for His blessing, especially since this man tried with all his ability to turn this one away from the path of Allah. Thus, looking has a great benefit, which is knowing the magnitude of Allah's blessing upon him with this bliss. The intention behind this looking is not to gloat over this man, for if the intention were gloating, it would involve a kind of boasting over this man and belittling him. Rather, the intention is for them to know the magnitude of Allah's blessing upon them, because things become clear by their opposites. The author (may Allah have mercy on him) says [As-Saffat 37:54]"They will say, 'No.'" Where did he get this from? He derived it from the word "so he looked" (fa-atla'a), and he did not say "so they looked" (fa-atla'u). However, asserting that they said "No" is questionable, as it is possible that they remained silent, and when he realized they had no desire to look, he went and looked. It is also possible that they walked with him and stood there, but did not look. Therefore, it is not appropriate to assert that they said "No," especially since it is known from the etiquette of the people of Paradise toward one another that it is above the level of being asked or offered to look at this man who used to mock them and deny the Resurrection, to see what Allah did to him and what Allah did to this one who believed, so that the magnitude of Allah's (Glorified and Exalted is He) blessing upon him and the perfection of His wisdom in punishing this denier would become clear.
I say that it is unlikely that they said "No." Rather, it can be said that they stood up, but since he was the one specifically addressed by the command, the action was attributed to him, so he said meaning it is possible that they stood up and looked, and it is possible that they stood up with him but did not look, rather they stopped at the place where they had stopped. It is also possible that they remained silent and he knew that they did not want to do so, and then he proceeded. The important point is that we should not assert this statement made by the author. "So he looked from one of the openings of Paradise" "Kawa" is the plural of "kawah," meaning the man looked at this and saw his companion with his own eyes in the midst of the Blazing Fire, meaning in the middle of the Fire, being punished.
He will say, "Would you [care to] look?"
قال هل أنتم مطلعونHe will say, "Would you [care to] look?"
قال هل أنتم مطلعونI say that it is unlikely that they said "No." Rather, it can be said that they stood up, but since he was the one specifically addressed by the command, the action was attributed to him, so he said
