Tafseer of Yaseen · Yaseen · 36:44
Except as a mercy from Us and provision for a time.
Important: The Arabic source text is always authoritative. This translation is a study aid and has not been verified by scholars — do not use it as a basis for religious proof or for deriving rulings (ahkam). When in doubt, always consult the Arabic text and a qualified scholar.
And His statement ( وَمَتَاعًا إِلَى حِينٍ ) ("and an enjoyment until an appointed time") means: and that We may grant them enjoyment until a term that they reach. It is as if He said: and they are not saved, except that We have mercy upon them and grant them enjoyment until an appointed time.
And in accordance with what we have said about this, the scholars of interpretation (ahl al-taʾwīl) have spoken.
* Mention of who said that:
Bishr related to us, saying: Yazīd related to us, saying: Saʿīd related to us, on the authority of Qatāda ( وَمَتَاعًا إِلَى حِينٍ ): that is, until death.
