Surah Hashr Ayat 3 in Arabic Text
English Translation
Here you can read various translations of verse 3
And if not that Allah had decreed for them evacuation, He would have punished them in [this] world, and for them in the Hereafter is the punishment of the Fire.
And had it not been that Allah had decreed banishment for them, He would certainly have punished them in this world: And in the Hereafter they shall (certainly) have the Punishment of the Fire.
If Allah had not decreed banishment for them, He would certainly have chastised them in this world. As for the Hereafter, the chastisement of the Fire awaits them.
And had it not been that Allah had decreed exile for them, He would certainly have punished them in this world, and in the Hereafter theirs shall be the torment of the Fire.
And if Allah had not decreed migration for them, He verily would have punished them in the world, and theirs in the Hereafter is the punishment of the Fire.
And had not Allah prescribed evacuation (i.e., exile) for them, indeed He would have tormented them in the present (life); (Literally: the lowly (life), i.e., the life of the world ) and in the Hereafter they will have the torment of the Fire.
If God had not decreed exile for them, He would have tormented them [even more severely] in this world. In the Hereafter they will have the torment of the Fire
اور اگر اللہ تعالیٰ نے ان پر جلا وطنی کو مقدر نہ کر دیا ہوتا تو یقیناً انہیں دنیا ہی میں عذاب دیتا، اور آخرت میں (تو) ان کے لیے آگ کا عذاب ہے ہی
Quran 59 Verse 3 Explanation
For those looking for commentary to help with the understanding of Surah Hashr ayat 3, we’ve provided two Tafseer works below. The first is the tafseer of Abul Ala Maududi, the second is of Ibn Kathir.
Ala-Maududi
(59:3) If Allah had not decreed banishment for them, He would certainly have chastised them in this world.[8] As for the Hereafter, the chastisement of the Fire awaits them.
8. Would have punished them in this world: world have caused them to be annihilated. That is, had they fought instead of surrendering to save their lives, they would have been completely wiped out. Their men would have perished in the war and their womenfolk and children would have been taken prisoners and there would be no one to have them ransomed.
Ibn-Kathir
The tafsir of Surah Hashr verse 3 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Hashr ayat 1 which provides the complete commentary from verse 1 through 5.
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