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Regret and remorse on the Day

الندم والحسرة يوم القيامة

The day of remorse, when the wrongdoer regrets his falling short: the disbeliever wishes he were dust, and the hands speak and the hands bite — the day regret profits nothing 1.

Depth

At a glance

CreedAfterlife and eschatology

Overview

Regret and remorse are scenes of the Day: the Qur'an names it the day of remorse the warning verse of the day of remorse 1.

In exegesis

The exegetes mark the places of regret: the wrongdoer biting his hands on the Day the hand-biting verse, the disbeliever wishing he were dust the wishing verse, and the hands and feet telling what they did 1 2.

People and things also explored

Al-barzakh· The Basin (al-Hawd) of the Prophet on the Day of Resurrection· The Reckoning· The major signs of the Hour· The rivers of Paradise· The causes that remove punishment for sins· The Throne-Bearers· The endings of deeds (khawatim)

Sources

  1. Tafsir Ibn Kathir
  2. al-Mufhim li-ma Ashkala min Talkhis Kitab Muslim, vol. 7
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islam.museum contributors. “Regret and remorse on the Day”. islam.museum, https://islam.museum/en/concept/al-nadm-wal-hasra/. CC BY-SA 4.0. Last updated 2026-11-12.

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Al-barzakh

The barrier between this world and the next in which souls remain until the day they are raised; in it are the grave's bliss and its punishment as the texts report.