Tafsir of Al-A'raf 7:84

Surah Al-A'raf 7:84

ﱘ ﱙ ﱚ ﱛ ﱜ ﱝ ﱞ ﱟ ﱠ

And We rained upon them a rain [of stones]. Then see how was the end of the criminals.

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وأمطرنا عليهم مطرا

And We rained down on them a rain, is explained by His other statement,

وأمطرنا عليها حجارة من سجيل منضود

مسومة عند ربك وما هى من الظلمين ببعيد

And rained on them stones of baked clay, in a well-arranged manner one after another. Marked from your Lord; and they are not ever far from the wrongdoers. (11:82-83) Allah said here,

فانظر كيف كان عاقبة المجرمين

Then see what was the end of the criminals. This Ayah means: `See, O Muhammad, the end of those who dared to disobey Allah and reject His Messengers.' Imam Ahmad, Abu Dawud, At-Tirmidhi, Ibn Majah, all recorded a Hadith (from) Ibn Abbas who said that Allah's Messenger said;

من وجدتموه يعمل عمل قوم لوط فاقتلوا الفاعل والمفعول به

Whoever is found doing the act of the people of Lut, then kill them; the doer and the one it is done to