Tafsir Ibn Kathir -> Surah Maryam -> Increasing Guidance of Those Who are guided

After Allah mentions the extended time and respite that is allowed to those who are in misguidance, increasing them in misguidance, He informs of the increase in guidance of those who are rightly guided. Similarly He says,

﴿ظˆظژط¥ظگط°ظژط§ ظ…ظژط¢ ط£ظڈظ†ط²ظگظ„ظژطھظ’ ط³ظڈظˆط±ظژط©ظŒ ظپظژظ…ظگظ†ظ’ظ‡ظڈظ…ظ’ ظ…ظ‘ظژظ† ظٹظژظ‚ظڈظˆظ„ظڈ ط£ظژظٹظ‘ظڈظƒظڈظ…ظ’ ط²ظژط§ط¯ظژطھظ’ظ‡ظڈ ظ‡ظژظ€ط°ظگظ‡ظگ ط¥ظگظٹظ…ظژظ€ظ†ط§ظ‹﴾

(And whenever there comes down a Surah, some of them say: "Which of you has had his faith increased by it'') ﴿9:124﴾ And the following Ayah also shows this. Concerning Allah's statement,

﴿ظˆظژط§ظ„ظ’ط¨ظژظ€ظ‚ظگظٹظژط§طھظڈ ط§ظ„طµظ‘ظژظ€ظ„ظگط­ظژط§طھظڈ﴾

(And the righteous good deeds that last) Its explanation has already preceded in Surat Al-Kahf, along with a lengthy discussion concerning it and the related Hadiths.

﴿ط®ظژظٹظ’ط±ظŒ ط¹ظگظ†ط¯ظژ ط±ظژط¨ظ‘ظگظƒظژ ط«ظژظˆظژط§ط¨ظ‹ط§﴾

((they) are better with your Lord for reward.) meaning the recompense and reward.

﴿ظˆظژط®ظژظٹظ’ط±ظŒ ظ…ظ‘ظژط±ظژط¯ظ‘ط§ظ‹﴾

(and better for resort.) meaning in the final outcome, the result for its doer.

﴿ط£ظژظپظژط±ظژط£ظژظٹظ’طھظژ ط§ظ„ظ‘ظژط°ظگظ‰ ظƒظژظپظژط±ظژ ط¨ظگظ€ظژط§ظٹظژظ€طھظگظ†ظژط§ ظˆظژظ‚ظژط§ظ„ظژ ظ„ط£ظˆطھظژظٹظژظ†ظ‘ظژ ظ…ظژط§ظ„ط§ظ‹ ظˆظژظˆظژظ„ظژط¯ط§ظ‹ - ط£ظژط·ظ‘ظژظ„ظژط¹ظژ ط§ظ„ظ’ط؛ظژظٹظ’ط¨ظژ ط£ظژظ…ظگ ط§طھظ‘ظژط®ظژط°ظژ ط¹ظگظ†ط¯ظژ ط§ظ„ط±ظ‘ظژط­ظ’ظ…ظژظ€ظ†ظگ ط¹ظژظ‡ظ’ط¯ط§ظ‹ - ظƒظژظ„ط§ظ‘ظژ ط³ظژظ†ظژظƒظ’طھظڈط¨ظڈ ظ…ظژط§ ظٹظژظ‚ظڈظˆظ„ظڈ ظˆظژظ†ظژظ…ظڈط¯ظ‘ظڈ ظ„ظژظ‡ظڈ ظ…ظگظ†ظژ ط§ظ„ظ’ط¹ظژط°ظژط§ط¨ظگ ظ…ظژط¯ظ‘ط§ظ‹ - ظˆظژظ†ظژط±ظگط«ظڈظ‡ظڈ ظ…ظژط§ ظٹظژظ‚ظڈظˆظ„ظڈ ظˆظژظٹظژط£ظ’طھظگظٹظ†ظژط§ ظپظژط±ظ’ط¯ط§ظ‹ ﴾

(77. Have you seen him who disbelieved in Our Ayat and said: "I shall certainly be given wealth and children ﴿if I live again﴾.'') (78. Has he known the Unseen or has he taken a covenant from the Most Gracious) (79. Nay, We shall record what he says, and We shall increase his torment;) (80. And We shall inherit from him all that he speaks of, and he shall come to Us alone.)