ما هي قصة أصحاب الجنة ؟
إنا اختبرنا أهل مكة بالجوع والقحط، كما اختبرنا أصحاب الحديقة حين حلفوا فيما بينهم, ليقطعُنَّ ثمار حديقتهم مبكِّرين في الصباح, فلا يَطْعَم منها غيرهم من المساكين ونحوهم, ولم يقولوا: إن شاء الله. فأنزل الله عليها نارًا أحرقتها ليلا وهم نائمون, فأصبحت محترقة سوداء كالليل المظلم. فنادى بعضهم بعضًا وقت الصباح: أن اذهبوا مبكرين إلى زرعكم، إن كنتم مصرِّين على قطع الثمار. فاندفعوا مسرعين، وهم يتسارُّون بالحديث فيما بينهم: بأن لا تمكِّنوا اليوم أحدا من المساكين من دخول حديقتكم. وساروا في أول النهار إلى حديقتهم على قصدهم السيِّئ في منع المساكين من ثمار الحديقة, وهم في غاية القدرة على تنفيذه في زعمهم. فلما رأوا حديقتهم محترقة أنكروها, وقالوا: لقد أخطأنا الطريق إليها, فلما عرفوا أنها هي جنتهم، قالوا: بل نحن محرومون خيرها; بسبب عزمنا على البخل ومنع المساكين. قال أعدلهم: ألم أقل لكم هلا تستثنون وتقولون: إن شاء الله؟ قالوا بعد أن عادوا إلى رشدهم: تنزَّه الله ربنا عن الظلم فيما أصابنا, بل نحن كنا الظالمين لأنفسنا بترك الاستثناء وقصدنا السيِّئ. فأقبل بعضهم على بعض, يلوم كل منهم الآخر على تركهم الاستثناء وعلى قصدهم السيِّئ, قالوا: يا ويلنا إنَّا كنا متجاوزين الحد في منعنا الفقراء ومخالفة أمر الله، عسى ربنا أن يعطينا أفضل من حديقتنا; بسبب توبتنا واعترافنا بخطيئتنا. إنا إلى ربنا وحده راغبون, راجون العفو, طالبون الخير. مثل ذلك العقاب الذي عاقبنا به أهل الحديقة يكون عقابنا في الدنيا لكل مَن خالف أمر الله, وبخل بما آتاه الله من النعم فلم يؤدِّ حق الله فيها, ولَعذاب الآخرة أعظم وأشد مِن عذاب الدنيا, لو كانوا يعلمون لانزجروا عن كل سبب يوجب العقاب.إِنَّا بَلَوْنَاهُمْ كَمَا بَلَوْنَا أَصْحَابَ الْجَنَّةِ إِذْ أَقْسَمُوا لَيَصْرِمُنَّهَا مُصْبِحِينَ{17} وَلَا يَسْتَثْنُونَ{18} فَطَافَ عَلَيْهَا طَائِفٌ مِّن رَّبِّكَ وَهُمْ نَائِمُونَ{19} فَأَصْبَحَتْ كَالصَّرِيمِ{20} فَتَنَادَوا مُصْبِحِينَ{21} أَنِ اغْدُوا عَلَى حَرْثِكُمْ إِن كُنتُمْ صَارِمِينَ{22} فَانطَلَقُوا وَهُمْ يَتَخَافَتُونَ{23} أَن لَّا يَدْخُلَنَّهَا الْيَوْمَ عَلَيْكُم مِّسْكِينٌ{24} وَغَدَوْا عَلَى حَرْدٍ قَادِرِينَ{25} فَلَمَّا رَأَوْهَا قَالُوا إِنَّا لَضَالُّونَ{26} بَلْ نَحْنُ مَحْرُومُونَ{27} قَالَ أَوْسَطُهُمْ أَلَمْ أَقُل لَّكُمْ لَوْلَا تُسَبِّحُونَ{28} قَالُوا سُبْحَانَ رَبِّنَا إِنَّا كُنَّا ظَالِمِينَ{29} فَأَقْبَلَ بَعْضُهُمْ عَلَى بَعْضٍ يَتَلَاوَمُونَ{30} قَالُوا يَا وَيْلَنَا إِنَّا كُنَّا طَاغِينَ{31} عَسَى رَبُّنَا أَن يُبْدِلَنَا خَيْراً مِّنْهَا إِنَّا إِلَى رَبِّنَا رَاغِبُونَ{32} كَذَلِكَ الْعَذَابُ وَلَعَذَابُ الْآخِرَةِ أَكْبَرُ لَوْ كَانُوا يَعْلَمُونَ{33}القلم .
قصة أصحاب الحديقة
We tested the people of Mecca with hunger and drought, as we tested the owners of the garden when they swore to pluck its fruits early in the morning, without allowing anyone but the poor and the needy to eat from it, and they did not say: 'Insha'Allah'. So, Allah sent fire upon it at night while they were asleep, and it was burned and became black like the dark night. In the morning, they called out to each other: 'Go early to your garden, if you are determined to pluck its fruits.' They hurried, whispering to each other: 'Do not let any of the poor enter your garden today.' They went to their garden early in the morning, determined to prevent the poor from its fruits, thinking they had the power to do so. When they saw their garden burned, they denied it, saying: 'We have lost our way to it.' When they realized it was their garden, they said: 'Rather, we are deprived of its goodness because of our determination to be stingy and prevent the poor.' He said to them: 'Did I not tell you to say: 'Insha'Allah'? They said after they came to their senses: 'May Allah, our Lord, be free from injustice in what has befallen us, but we were unjust to ourselves by not saying 'Insha'Allah' and by our evil intention.' They turned to each other, blaming one another for not saying 'Insha'Allah' and for their evil intention. They said: 'Woe to us! We have been excessive in preventing the poor and disobeying Allah's command. We hope that our Lord will give us something better than our garden because of our repentance and admission of our sin. We are eager for our Lord alone, seeking forgiveness, asking for good.' Such is the punishment that befell the owners of the garden. It will be the punishment in this world for those who disobey Allah's command and are stingy with the blessings Allah has given them, without fulfilling Allah's right in them. And the punishment of the Hereafter is greater and more severe than the punishment of this world. If they only knew, they would hasten to avoid everything that deserves punishment.
The story of the garden owners
What is the story of the People of Paradise?
Quran Surah 68 Ayah 17:
Surely, We Will Try Them (The Inhabitants Of Mecca In The Same Way) As We Tried (In Yemen) The Owners Of The Garden When They Swore That They Would Surely Pluck Its Fruit The Next Morning.

Quran Surah 68 Ayah 18:
And They Did Not Make Any Exception (Saying ‘If Allah Wills’ Or For The Share Of The Orphans).

Quran Surah 68 Ayah 19:
So A Whirl (Of Disaster) From Your Lord Went Round (That Garden During The Night) Whilst They Were Asleep,

Quran Surah 68 Ayah 20:
So, That (Waving Fruit-Laden Garden) Became A Harvested Field In The Morning.

Quran Surah 68 Ayah 21:
Then As The Day Dawned, They Started Calling Out One Another:

Quran Surah 68 Ayah 22:
‘Leave Early For Your Tilth If You Want To Pick The Fruit.’

Quran Surah 68 Ayah 23:
So They Set Off Whispering To One Another:

Quran Surah 68 Ayah 24:
‘Do Not Let Any Pauper Come Near You In The Garden Today.’

Quran Surah 68 Ayah 25:
And Early In The Morning They Left, (Feeling) Quite Competent To Execute Their Plan (Of Getting The Yield And Depriving The Poor Of Their Share).

Quran Surah 68 Ayah 26:
Then When They Saw That (Ruined Garden), They Said: ‘We Must Have Lost Our Way; (This Is Not Our Garden).’

Quran Surah 68 Ayah 27:
(But When They Saw It Cautiously, They Cried: ‘Oh No!) We Have Been Deprived Indeed.’

Quran Surah 68 Ayah 28:
One Of Them, Wise And Inclined To The Balanced Judgment, Said: ‘Did I Not Say To You: Why Do You Not Glorify And Remember Allah?’

Quran Surah 68 Ayah 29:
(Then) They Said: ‘Our Lord Is Holy. Surely, It Is We Who Were The Wrongdoers.’

Quran Surah 68 Ayah 30:
So, Blaming And Maligning, They Turned To One Another.

Quran Surah 68 Ayah 31:
They Said: ‘Woe To Us! No Doubt It Is We Who Were Disobedient And Rebellious.

Quran Surah 68 Ayah 32:
We Hope That Our Lord May Give Us Something Better Than This In Exchange. Verily, We Turn To Our Lord.’

Quran Surah 68 Ayah 33:
Such Is The Punishment. And Truly, The Torment Of The Hereafter Is Far Greater (Than This). Would That They Only Knew!
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