Tafseer of The Forgiver · Ghafir · 40:9
And protect them from the evil consequences [of their deeds]. And he whom You protect from evil consequences that Day - You will have given him mercy. And that is the great attainment."
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* The statement concerning the explanation of His saying, may He be exalted: En behoed hen voor de slechte dingen; en wie U op die Dag voor de slechte dingen behoedt, hem hebt U waarlijk barmhartig bejegend; en dat is de geweldige triomf (9).
The Exalted, whose mention is exalted, means by His saying — while He reports about what His angels say: and guard them — turn away from them the evil consequences of their evil deeds which they had committed before their repentance and their returning (to You) —, they say: do not hold that against them, so that You would punish them for it. en wie U op die Dag voor de slechte dingen behoedt, hem hebt U waarlijk barmhartig bejegend says: and whomever You guard from the evil consequences of his evil deeds on the Day of Resurrection, him You have indeed treated mercifully and have saved from Your punishment (ʿadhāb). en dat is de geweldige triomf, for whoever has been saved from the Fire (al-nār) and admitted into Paradise has indeed triumphed, and that is undoubtedly the mighty triumph.
And in accordance with what we have said concerning the meaning of "the evil things" (al-sayyiʾāt), the people of interpretation have spoken.
* Mention of who said that:
Bishr related to us, he said: Yazīd related to us, he said: Saʿīd related to us, on the authority of Qatāda: En behoed hen voor de slechte dingen: that is, the punishment (al-ʿadhāb).
Ibn Bashshār related to us, he said: Maʿmar ibn Bashīr related to us, he said: Ibn al-Mubārak related to us, on the authority of Maʿmar, on the authority of Qatāda and on the authority of Muṭarrif, he said: We found that the most sincere of the servants toward the servants are the angels, and the most treacherous of the servants toward the servants are the devils (al-shayāṭīn). And he recited: Degenen die de Troon dragen en wie eromheen zijn, verheerlijken de lof van hun Heer ... the verse.
Bishr related to us, he said: Yazīd related to us, he said: Saʿīd related to us, on the authority of Qatāda, he said: Muṭarrif said: We found that the most treacherous of Allah's servants toward Allah's servants are the devils, and we found that the most sincere of Allah's servants toward Allah's servants are the angels.
