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31:23

وَمَن كَفَرَ فَلَا يَحۡزُنكَ كُفۡرُهُۥٓۚ إِلَيۡنَا مَرۡجِعُهُمۡ فَنُنَبِّئُهُم بِمَا عَمِلُوٓاْۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَلِيمُۢ بِذَاتِ ٱلصُّدُورِ

Waman kafara fala yahzunka kufruhu ilayna marjiAAuhum fanunabbiohum bima AAamiloo inna Allaha AAaleemun bithati alssudoori

And whoever has disbelieved - let not his disbelief grieve you. To Us is their return, and We will inform them of what they did. Indeed, Allah is Knowing of that within the breasts.

Word by word
  1. وَمَنAnd whoever
  2. كَفَرَdisbelieves
  3. فَلَاlet not
  4. يَحۡزُنكَgrieve you
  5. كُفۡرُهُۥٓۚhis disbelief
  6. إِلَيۡنَاTo Us
  7. مَرۡجِعُهُمۡ(is) their return
  8. فَنُنَبِّئُهُمthen We will inform them
  9. بِمَاof what
  10. عَمِلُوٓاْۚthey did
  11. إِنَّIndeed
  12. ٱللَّهَAllah
  13. عَلِيمُۢ(is) the All-Knower
  14. بِذَاتِof what
  15. ٱلصُّدُورِ(is in) the breasts
Luqman · 31:23Makkah

Do not let their rejection eat you up.

Comfort for the one whose message is refused

Who carries what
the Prophet ﷺdelivers the message
some reject ita real sorrow
but
their return is to AllahHe knows every heart
Whose job is the result
I must make them acceptor I failed
I deliver, Allah judgesHe knows the breasts

Ibn Kathir says Allah told the Prophet ﷺ not to grieve over those who disbelieve. Their return is to Allah, who will tell them what they did. Nothing in their hearts is hidden from Him.

You keep sending your brother reminders and he leaves them on read. You lie awake replaying the last argument. Your part is to be sincere and kind. Where his heart goes is between him and Allah.

If someone I love rejects the truth, it is my failure.

I carry the message with care. The hearts belong to Allah.

Try this

Make dua for one person you worry about, then let the worry rest with Allah tonight.

Simplified reflection. Read the tafsir for scholarship.draft
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (shared passage from 31:22)

And whosoever submits his face (himself) to Allah, while he is a Muhsin, then he has grasped the most trustworthy handhold. And to Allah return all matters for decision (22)And whoever disbelieves, let not his disbelief grieve you. To Us is their return, and We shall inform them what they have done. Verily, Allah is the All-Knower of what is in the breasts (23)We let them enjoy for a little while, then in the end We shall oblige them to (enter) a great torment.) Allah tells us that whoever submits his face to Allah, i.e., does deeds sincerely for His sake, submits to His commandments and follows His Law (24)

وَهُوَ مُحْسِنٌ

(while he is a Muhsin) i.e., doing what his Lord has commanded and abstaining from what He has forbidden,

فَقَدِ اسْتَمْسَكَ بِالْعُرْوَةِ الْوُثْقَىٰ

(then he has grasped the most trustworthy handhold.) means, he has received a firm promise from Allah that He will not punish him.

وَإِلَى اللَّهِ عَاقِبَةُ الْأُمُورِ - وَمَنْ كَفَرَ فَلَا يَحْزُنْكَ كُفْرُهُ ۚ

(And to Allah return all matters for decision. And whoever disbelieves, let not his disbelief grieve you.) means, 'do not grieve over them, O Muhammad, because they disbelieve in Allah and in the Message you have brought, for their return will be to Allah and He will tell them what they used to do,' i.e., He will punish them for it.

إِنَّ اللَّهَ عَلِيمٌ بِذَاتِ الصُّدُورِ

(Verily, Allah is the All-Knower of what is in the breasts.) and nothing whatsoever is hidden from Him. Then Allah says:

نُمَتِّعُهُمْ قَلِيلًا

(We let them enjoy for a little while,) means, in this world,

ثُمَّ نَضْطَرُّهُمْ

(then in the end We shall oblige them) means, 'We shall cause them,'

إِلَىٰ عَذَابٍ غَلِيظٍ

(to (enter) a great torment.) means, a torment that is terrifying and difficult to bear. This is like the Ayah,

إِنَّ الَّذِينَ يَفْتَرُونَ عَلَى اللَّهِ الْكَذِبَ لَا يُفْلِحُونَ - مَتَاعٌ فِي الدُّنْيَا ثُمَّ إِلَيْنَا مَرْجِعُهُمْ ثُمَّ نُذِيقُهُمُ الْعَذَابَ الشَّدِيدَ بِمَا كَانُوا يَكْفُرُونَ

("Verily, those who invent a lie against Allah, will never be successful." Enjoyment in this world! and then unto Us will be their return, then We shall make them taste the severest torment because they used to disbelieve.)(10:69-70)