Tafsir of Surah Al-A'raaf 7:168
﴿وَقَطَّعْنَاهُمْ فِي الْأَرْضِ أُمَمًا مِّنْهُمُ الصَّالِحُونَ وَمِنْهُمْ دُونَ ذَٰلِكَ وَبَلَوْنَاهُم بِالْحَسَنَاتِ وَالسَّيِّئَاتِ لَعَلَّهُمْ يَرْجِعُونَ﴾
Translation of the meaning
And We divided them throughout the earth into nations. Of them some were righteous, and of them some were otherwise. And We tested them with good [times] and bad that perhaps they would return [to obedience].
English Translation - Noor International Center — v1.1.2 · QuranEnc.comThe words of the two imams are given in their original Arabic, verbatim, with references.
Shaykh al-Islam Ibn Taymiyyah
كما في قوله: {وبلوناهم بالحسنات والسيئات لعلهم يرجعون} أي امتحناهم واختبرناهم بالسراء والضراء.«مجموع الفتاوى» 8/239Imam Ibn al-Qayyim
فى قوله: {وقطعناهم فى الأرض أمما منهم الصالحون ومنهم دون ذلك} [الأعراف: 168] ، فهؤلاء الناجون منهم،«طريق الهجرتين وباب السعادتين» 1/416