سورة مريم

Ali ibn Ibrahim (may Allah have mercy on him): As for the refutation of one who denies reward and punishment [before the Resurrection], it is the words of Allah: [their punishment is] النَّارُ یُعْرَضُونَ عَلَیْها غُدُوًّا وَ عَشِیًّا [The Fire, they are exposed to it morning and evening]; and morning and evening exist only in this world, in the abode of the polytheists, whereas at the Resurrection there is no morning nor evening. And the words of Allah: لَهُمْ رِزْقُهُمْ فِیها بُکْرَةً وَ عَشِیًّا [they shall have their sustenance therein morning and evening]; that is, in the paradise of this world to which the souls of the believers are transferred; but in the everlasting Gardens there is no morning nor evening.

Imam Ali (peace be upon him): As for the refutation of the one who denies reward and punishment after death in the world before the Resurrection, [this verse is proof, where] Allah the Exalted says: '[Their punishment is] the Fire, to which they are exposed morning and evening. And on the Day when the Hour is established.' (Ghafir/46) Morning and evening do not exist in the Resurrection, which is the abode of eternity, but exist only in this world. And Allah the Exalted said concerning the people of Paradise: لَهُمْ رِزْقُهُمْ فِیها بُکْرَةً وَ عَشِیًّا [They shall have their sustenance therein morning and evening]. Morning and evening come about only from night and day, and this is in the paradise of life before the Resurrection. [And as for the Resurrection,] Allah the Exalted said: 'They shall see therein neither [scorching] sun nor bitter cold.' (al-Insan/13).

Ali ibn Ibrahim (may Allah have mercy on him): وَ لَهُمْ رِزْقُهُمْ فِیها بُکْرَةً وَ عَشِیًّا [They shall have their sustenance therein morning and evening] — this is in the gardens of the world before the Resurrection, and the proof of this is the word of Allah: بُکْرَةً وَ عَشِیًّا [morning and evening]; because morning and evening do not exist in the Hereafter, in the eternal Paradise, and morning and evening are only in the paradise of the world, to which the souls of the believers are transferred, and in which the sun and moon rise.

Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him): The nephew of Shihab ibn Abd Rabbih said: I complained to Abu Abdillah (peace be upon him) about the ailments and indigestion I was suffering. He said to me: 'Eat breakfast and dinner, and do not eat anything between them, for that causes the corruption of the body. Have you not heard the saying of Allah the Mighty and Majestic: وَ لَهُمْ رِزْقُهُمْ فِیهَا بُکْرَةً وَ عَشِیًّا [They shall have their sustenance therein morning and evening].'