Hud 11:102 وكذالك اخذ ربك اذا اخذ القرى وهي ظالمة ان اخذه اليم شديد ١٠٢
وَكَذَٰلِكَ
أَخۡذُ
رَبِّكَ
إِذَآ
أَخَذَ
ٱلۡقُرَىٰ
وَهِيَ
ظَٰلِمَةٌۚ
إِنَّ
أَخۡذَهُۥٓ
أَلِيمٞ
شَدِيدٌ
١٠٢
Such is the seizing of your Lord when He seizes the (people of) towns when they are transgressing. Indeed, His seizing is painful, severe.
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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
إِنَّ أَخْذَهُ أَلِيمٌ شَدِيدٌ
(Verily, His punishment is painful (and) severe.) In the Two Sahihs, it is recorded that Abu Musa said that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said,
«إِنَّ اللهَ لَيُمْلِي لِلظَّالِمِ حَتَّى إِذَا أَخَذَهُ لَمْ يُفْلِتْه»
(Verily, Allah gives respite to a wrongdoer until He seizes
…إِنَّ أَخْذَهُ أَلِيمٌ شَدِيدٌ
(Verily, His punishment is painful (and) severe.) In the Two Sahihs, it is recorded that Abu Musa said that the Messenge
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