Tanwîr al-Miqbâs min Tafsîr Ibn ‘Abbâs
(And the heaven) the gate of heaven (and the earth) and the place of prayer on earth (wept not for them) for Pharaoh and his folk; this is because when the believer dies the gate of heaven from which his works ascends, and the place wherein he used to pray on earth, will weep for him; Pharaoh and his folk did not have any good works to ascend to heaven nor any place of prayer on earth, (nor were they reprieved) from drowning.
Tafsir Ibn 'Abbas, trans. Mokrane Guezzou
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