Tafsir for verse: 56:54
فَشَٰرِبُونَ عَلَيۡهِ مِنَ ٱلۡحَمِيمِ ٥٤ ﴿54﴾
54then on top of it you will have to drink boiling water,
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Commentary
And when one who eats a lot becomes very thirsty, he drinks whatever he can in hopes of cooling the heat of his thirst. This leads to his saying: "So they will be drinking upon it," meaning upon this abundance or food, "from the boiling water," meaning the water that is at the utmost degree of heat, such that its heating and boiling have intensified.
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