Surah Al Munafiqun Tafseer

And spend of that with which We have provided you before death comes to one of you, and he says:

"My Lord! If only You would give me respite for a little while, then I should give Sadaqah from my wealth, and be among the righteous.

Surely, every person who fell into shortcomings will regret it by the time of his death and will ask for respite, even a short period, so that he does better and attains what he missed.

No, rather what occurred, has occurred and what is coming, shall indeed come. Each will be held accountable for his mistakes.

As for the disbelievers, they will be as Allah said about them,

وَأَنذِرِ النَّاسَ يَوْمَ يَأْتِيهِمُ الْعَذَابُ فَيَقُولُ الَّذِينَ ظَلَمُواْ رَبَّنَأ أَخِّرْنَأ إِلَى أَجَلٍ قَرِيبٍ نُّجِبْ دَعْوَتَكَ وَنَتَّبِعِ الرُّسُلَ أَوَلَمْ تَكُونُواْ أَقْسَمْتُمْ مِّن قَبْلُ مَا لَكُمْ مِّن زَوَالٍ

And warn mankind of the Day when the torment will come unto them; then the wrongdoers will say:

"Our Lord! Respite us for a little while, we will answer Your call and follow the Messengers!"

(It will be said):

"Had you not sworn aforetime that you would not leave." (14:44),

and,

حَتَّى إِذَا جَأءَ أَحَدَهُمُ الْمَوْتُ قَالَ رَبِّ ارْجِعُونِ

لَعَلِّى أَعْمَلُ صَـلِحاً فِيمَا تَرَكْتُ كَلَّ إِنَّهَا كَلِمَةٌ هُوَ قَأيِلُهَا وَمِن وَرَايِهِمْ بَرْزَخٌ إِلَى يَوْمِ يُبْعَثُونَ

Until, when death comes to one of them, he says:

"My Lord! send me back. So that I may do good in that which I have left behind!"

No! It is but a word that he speaks; and behind them is Barzakh (a barrier) until the Day when they will be resurrected. (23:99-100)

Then Allah said