Translation of the meanings Ayah 97 Surah An-Nisā’ - English Translation - Abdullah Hasan Yaqoub - The Noble Qur'an Encyclopedia

Ayah: 97

إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ تَوَفَّىٰهُمُ ٱلۡمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ ظَالِمِيٓ أَنفُسِهِمۡ قَالُواْ فِيمَ كُنتُمۡۖ قَالُواْ كُنَّا مُسۡتَضۡعَفِينَ فِي ٱلۡأَرۡضِۚ قَالُوٓاْ أَلَمۡ تَكُنۡ أَرۡضُ ٱللَّهِ وَٰسِعَةٗ فَتُهَاجِرُواْ فِيهَاۚ فَأُوْلَٰٓئِكَ مَأۡوَىٰهُمۡ جَهَنَّمُۖ وَسَآءَتۡ مَصِيرًا

97. Indeed, those whom the angels take up 'their souls' while they are unjust to their own selves44, they 'the angels' say: "In what condition were you?" They will reply: "We were oppressed in the earth." They will ask: "Was not Allah’s earth spacious for you to emigrate therein?" So these it is whose home is Gehinnom 'Hell', what an evil destination!

44. By preferring to remain among the disbelievers, in an environment where a Muslim is unable to practice his religion freely, although they have the means to emigrate.