Tafheem ul Quran
Surah 3 Ali 'Imran, Ayat 77-77
اِنَّ الَّذِيۡنَ يَشۡتَرُوۡنَ بِعَهۡدِ اللّٰهِ وَاَيۡمَانِهِمۡ ثَمَنًا قَلِيۡلًا اُولٰٓـئِكَ لَا خَلَاقَ لَهُمۡ فِى الۡاٰخِرَةِ وَلَا يُكَلِّمُهُمُ اللّٰهُ وَلَا يَنۡظُرُ اِلَيۡهِمۡ يَوۡمَ الۡقِيٰمَةِ وَلَا يُزَكِّيۡهِمۡ وَلَهُمۡ عَذَابٌ اَ لِيۡمٌ
﴿3:77﴾
(3:77) There shall be no share in the Life to Come for those who sell away
the covenant of Allah and their oaths for a trivial gain. On the Day of Resurrection
Allah will neither address them, look at them, nor will He purify them.65
A painful chastisement lies ahead of them.
Notes
65. The reason is that, despite their worst crimes, they still thought that
on the Day of Judgement they alone would be honoured with God's favour, and
that towards them alone He would turn His gracious attention. They also entertained
the belief that if they had been stained by any trace of sin, it would be washed
away by the grace of their pious elders. Such people are warned here that the
treatment meted out to them in the Next Life will be altogether contrary to
their expectations.