Neither Repentance of the Disbeliever Upon Death, Nor His Ransoming Himself on the Day of Resurrection Shall be Accepted
Allah threatens and warns those who revert to disbelief after they believed and who thereafter insist on disbelief until death. He states that in this case, no repentance shall be accepted from them upon their death. Similarly, Allah said,
﴿æóáóíúÓóÊö ÇáÊøóæúÈóÉõ áöáøóÐöíäó íóÚúãóáõæäó ÇáÓøóíøöÆóÜÊö ÍóÊøóì ÅöÐóÇ ÍóÖóÑó ÃóÍóÏóåõãõ ÇáúãóæúÊõ﴾
(And of no effect is the repentance of those who continue to do evil deeds until death faces one of them) ﴿4:18﴾.
This is why Allah said,
﴿áøóä ÊõÞúÈóáó ÊóæúÈóÊõåõãú æóÃõæúáóÜÆößó åõãõ ÇáÖøóÂáøõæäó﴾
(never will their repentance be accepted. And they are those who went astray.) to those who abandon the path of truth for the path of wickedness. Al-Hafiz Abu Bakr Al-Bazzar recorded that Ibn `Abbas said that some people embraced Islam, reverted to disbelief, became Muslims again, then reverted from Islam. They sent their people inquiring about this matter and they asked the Messenger of Allah . On that, this Ayah was revealed,
﴿Åöäøó ÇáøóÐöíäó ßóÝóÑõæÇú ÈóÚúÏó ÅöíãóÜäöåöãú Ëõãøó ÇÒúÏóÇÏõæÇú ßõÝúÑðÇ áøóä ÊõÞúÈóáó ÊóæúÈóÊõåõãú﴾
(Verily, those who disbelieved after their belief and then went on increasing in their disbelief never will their repentance be accepted). The chain of narration is satisfactory. Thereafter, Allah said,
﴿Åöäøó ÇáøóÐöíäó ßóÝóÑõæÇú æóãóÇÊõæÇú æóåõãú ßõÝøóÇÑñ Ýóáóä íõÞúÈóáó ãöäú ÃóÍóÏöåöã ãøöáúÁõ ÇáÇøñÑúÖö ÐóåóÈðÇ æóáóæö ÇÝúÊóÏóì Èöåö﴾
(Verily, those who disbelieved, and died while they were disbelievers, the (whole) earth full of gold will not be accepted from anyone of them even if they offered it as a ransom.)
Those who die while disbelievers, shall have no good deed ever accepted from them, even if they spent the earth's fill of gold in what was perceived to be an act of obedience. The Prophet was asked about `Abdullah bin Jud`an, who used to be generous to guests, helpful to the indebted and who gave food (to the poor); will all that benefit him The Prophet said,
«áóÇ¡ Åöäøóåõ áóãú íóÞõáú íóæúãðÇ ãöäó ÇáÏøóåúÑö: ÑóÈøö ÇÛúÝöÑ áöí ÎóØöíÆóÊöí íóæúãó ÇáÏøöíä»
(No, for not even one day during his life did he pronounce, `O my Lord! Forgive my sins on the Day of Judgment.)
Similarly, if the disbeliever gave the earth's full of gold as ransom, it will not be accepted from him. Allah said,
﴿æóáÇó íõÞúÈóáõ ãöäúåóÇ ÚóÏúáñ æóáÇó ÊóäÝóÚõåóÇ ÔóÝóÜÚóÉñ﴾
(...nor shall compensation be accepted from him, nor shall intercession be of use to him,)﴿2:123﴾, and
﴿áÇøó ÈóíúÚñ Ýöíåö æóáÇó ÎöáóÜáñ﴾
(...on which there will be neither mutual bargaining nor befriending.) ﴿14:31﴾, and,
﴿Åöäøó ÇáøóÐöíäó ßóÝóÑõæÇú áóæú Ãóäøó áóåõãú ãøóÇ Ýöì ÇáÇøñÑúÖö ÌóãöíÚÇð æóãöËúáóåõ ãóÚóåõ áöíóÝúÊóÏõæÇú Èöåö ãöäú ÚóÐóÇÈö íóæúãö ÇáúÞöíóÜãóÉö ãóÇ ÊõÞõÈøöáó ãöäúåõãú æóáóåõãú ÚóÐóÇÈñ Ãóáöíãñ ﴾
(Verily, those who disbelieve, if they had all that is in the earth, and as much again therewith to ransom themselves thereby from the torment on the Day of Resurrection, it would never be accepted of them, and theirs would be a painful torment) ﴿5:36﴾.
This is why Allah said here,
﴿Åöäøó ÇáøóÐöíäó ßóÝóÑõæÇú æóãóÇÊõæÇú æóåõãú ßõÝøóÇÑñ Ýóáóä íõÞúÈóáó ãöäú ÃóÍóÏöåöã ãøöáúÁõ ÇáÇøñÑúÖö ÐóåóÈðÇ æóáóæö ÇÝúÊóÏóì Èöåö﴾
,(Verily, those who disbelieved, and died while they were disbelievers, the (whole) earth full of gold will not be accepted from anyone of them if they offered it as a ransom).
The implication of this Ayah is that the disbeliever shall never avoid the torment of Allah, even if he spent the earth's fill of gold, or if he ransoms himself with the earth's fill of gold, - all of its mountains, hills, sand, dust, valleys, forests, land and sea.
Imam Ahmad recorded that Anas said that the Messenger of Allah said,
«íõÄúÊóì ÈöÇáÑøóÌõáö ãöäú Ãóåúáö ÇáúÌóäøóÉö ÝóíóÞõæáõ áóåõ: íóÇ ÇÈúäó ÂÏóãó¡ ßóíúÝó æóÌóÏúÊó ãóäúÒöáóßó¿ ÝóíóÞõæáõ: Ãóíú ÑóÈøö ÎóíúÑó ãóäúÒöáò¡ ÝóíóÞõæáõ: Óóáú æóÊóãóäøó¡ ÝóíóÞõæáõ: ãóÇ ÃóÓúÃóáõ æóáóÇ ÃóÊóãóäøóì ÅöáøóÇ Ãóäú ÊóÑõÏøóäöí Åöáóì ÇáÏøõäúíóÇ ÝóÃõÞúÊóáó Ýöí ÓóÈöíáößó ÚóÔúÑó ãöÑóÇÑò¡ áöãóÇ íóÑóì ãöäú ÝóÖúáö ÇáÔøóåóÇÏóÉö¡ æóíõÄúÊóì ÈöÇáÑøóÌõáö ãöäú Ãóåúáö ÇáäøóÇÑö ÝóíóÞõæáõ áóåõ: íóÇ ÇÈúäó ÂÏóãó¡ ßóíúÝó æóÌóÏúÊó ãóäúÒöáóßó¿ ÝóíóÞõæáõ: íóÇ ÑóÈøö ÔóÑøó ãóäúÒöáò¡ ÝóíóÞõæáõ áóåõ: ÊóÝúÊóÏöí ãöäøöí ÈöØöáóÇÚö ÇáúÃóÑúÖö ÐóåóÈðÇ¿ ÝóíóÞõæáõ: Ãóíú ÑóÈøö äóÚóãú¡ ÝóíóÞõæáõ: ßóÐóÈúÊó¡ ÞóÏú ÓóÃóáúÊõßó ÃóÞóáøó ãöäú Ðóáößó æóÃóíúÓóÑó Ýóáóãú ÊóÝúÚóáú¡ ÝóíõÑóÏøõ Åöáóì ÇáäøóÇÑ»
(A man from among the people of Paradise will be brought and Allah will ask him, "O son of Adam! How did you find your dwelling'' He will say, "O Lord, it is the best dwelling.'' Allah will say, "Ask and wish.'' The man will say, "I only ask and wish that You send me back to the world so that I am killed ten times in Your cause,'' because of the honor of martyrdom he would experience. A man from among the people of the Fire will be brought, and Allah will say to him, "O son of Adam! How do you find your dwelling'' He will say, "It is the worst dwelling, O Lord.'' Allah will ask him, "Would you ransom yourself from Me with the earth's fill of gold'' He will say, "Yes, O Lord.'' Allah will say, "You have lied. I asked you to do what is less and easier than that, but you did not do it,'' and he will be sent back to the Fire.)
This is why Allah said,
﴿ÃõæúáóÜÆößó áóåõãú ÚóÐóÇÈñ Ãóáöíãñ æóãóÇ áóåõãú ãøöä äøóÜÕöÑöíäó﴾
(For them is a painful torment and they will have no helpers.) for they shall not have anyone who will save them from the torment of Allah or rescue them from His painful punishment.
﴿áóä ÊóäóÇáõæÇú ÇáúÈöÑøó ÍóÊøóì ÊõäÝöÞõæÇú ãöãøóÇ ÊõÍöÈøõæäó æóãóÇ ÊõäÝöÞõæÇú ãöä ÔóìúÁò ÝóÅöäøó Çááøóåó Èöåö Úóáöíãñ ﴾
(92. By no means shall you attain Al-Birr, unless you spend of that which you love; and whatever of good you spend, Allah knows it well.)