42:16

وَٱلَّذِينَ يُحَآجُّونَ فِى ٱللَّهِ مِنۢ بَعْدِ مَا ٱسْتُجِيبَ لَهُۥ حُجَّتُهُمْ دَاحِضَةٌ عِندَ رَبِّهِمْ وَعَلَيْهِمْ غَضَبٌۭ وَلَهُمْ عَذَابٌۭ شَدِيدٌ ١٦

Saheeh International

And those who argue concerning Allah after He has been responded to - their argument is invalid with their Lord, and upon them is [His] wrath, and for them is a severe punishment.

Tafsir of "Ibn Kathir" (English)

A Warning to Those Who dispute concerning Matters of Religion Here Allah warns those who try to hinder those who believe in Allah, from following His path.وَالَّذِينَ يُحَاجُّونَ فِي اللَّهِ مِن بَعْدِ مَا اسْتُجِيبَ لَهُAnd those who dispute concerning Allah, after it has been accepted,means, those who dispute with the believers who have responded to Allah and His Messenger, and try to stop them from following the path of guidance.حُجَّتُهُمْ دَاحِضَةٌ عِندَ رَبِّهِمْno use is their dispute before their Lord,means, it is futile before Allah.وَعَلَيْهِمْ غَضَبٌand on them is wrath, (means, from Him).وَلَهُمْ عَذَابٌ شَدِيدٌand for them will be a severe torment.means, on the Day of Resurrection.Ibn Abbas, may Allah be pleased with him, and Mujahid said,"They disputed with the believers after they responded to Allah and His Messenger, and tried to prevent them from following the path of guidance, hoping that they would return to Jahiliyyah."Qatadah said,"These were the Jews and Christians who said to them, `Our religion is better than your religion, our Prophet came before your Prophet, and we are better than you and closer to Allah than you."'This was nothing but lies.Then Allah says

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