Surah Al-A'raf, Ayah 201
Quran 7:201 · The Heights · Makki · Para 9 · Page 176
اِنَّ الَّذِیْنَ اتَّقَوْا اِذَا مَسَّهُمْ طٰٓىِٕفٌ مِّنَ الشَّیْطٰنِ تَذَكَّرُوْا فَاِذَا هُمْ مُّبْصِرُوْنَ ۟ۚ
Transliteration
Inna allatheena ittaqaw ithamassahum ta-ifun mina ashshaytani tathakkaroofa-itha hum mubsiroon
Saheeh International
Indeed, those who fear Allāh - when an impulse touches them from Satan, they remember [Him] and at once they have insight.
Al-Mukhtasar fi Tafsir
Those who are mindful of Allah, following what He instructs and staying away from what He has prohibited, when an evil suggestion comes to them from Satan to do something wrong, they remember the might of Allah and His punishment for the wrongdoers and His reward for those who do good. They turn away from their disobedience, turning to Allah asking for forgiveness, so that they do the right thing, seeing clearly what they were doing wrong, and hold back from doing it.
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (abridged) on 7:201–7:202
Verily, those who have Taqwa, when an evil thought comes to them from Shaytan, they remember (Allah), and (indeed) they then see (aright)(201)But (as for) their brothers (the devils' brothers) they (the devils) plunge them deeper into error, and they never stop short (202)
The Whispering of Shaytan and the People of Taqwa
Allah mentions His servants who have Taqwa, obeying His orders, and avoid what He forbade:
إِذَا مَسَّهُمْ
(when comes to them) an evil thought, or anger, or the whispers of Shaytan cross their mind, or intend to err, or commit an error,
تَذَكَّرُوا
(they remember) Allah's punishment, as well as, His tremendous reward. They remember Allah's promises and threats, then repent, go back to Him, seek refuge with Him and ask for forgiveness before death,
فَإِذَا هُم مُّبْصِرُونَ
(and (indeed) they then see (aright)) they become aright and aware of the error of their ways.
A Brethren of Devils among Mankind lure to Falsehood
Allah said next,
وَإِخْوَانُهُمْ يَمُدُّونَهُمْ
(But (as for) their brothers they plunge them deeper) in reference to the devils' brothers among mankind. Allah said in another Ayah,
إِنَّ الْمُبَذِّرِينَ كَانُوا إِخْوَانَ الشَّيَاطِينِ
(Verily, the spendthrifts are brothers of the Shayatin)[17:27] for they are followers of the Shayatin, who listen to them and obey their orders.
يَمُدُّونَهُمْ فِي الْغَيِّ
(They plunge them deeper into error) the devils help them commit sins, making this path easy and appealing to them
ثُمَّ لَا يُقْصِرُونَ
(and they never stop short) for the devils never cease inciting mankind to commit errors. 'Ali bin Abi Talhah reported that Ibn 'Abbas commented on Allah's statement,
وَإِخْوَانُهُمْ يَمُدُّونَهُمْ فِي الْغَيِّ ثُمَّ لَا يُقْصِرُونَ
(But (as for) their brothers they plunge them deeper into error, and they never stop short.)
"Neither mankind stop short of the evil that they are doing nor the devils stop short of luring them. " Therefore,
لَا يُقْصِرُونَ
(they never stop short) refers to the devils getting tired or stopping their whispering. Allah said in another Ayah,
أَلَمْ تَرَ أَنَّا أَرْسَلْنَا الشَّيَاطِينَ عَلَى الْكَافِرِينَ تَؤُزُّهُمْ أَزًّا
(See you not that We have sent Shayatin against the disbelievers to push them to do evil)[19:83] persistently luring the disbelievers to commit evil, according to Ibn 'Abbas and others.