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Remembering Allah

ذِكْر

"Remembering Allah," known as *Dhikr* (ذِكْر) in Arabic, is a cornerstone of a Muslim's spiritual life, a continuous thread that weaves through all aspects of existence. More than just uttering phrases, Dhikr is a profound state of awareness—a conscious effort to keep Allah in one's thoughts, heart, and actions. It encompasses reflection on His signs in creation, expressing gratitude, seeking forgiveness, and engaging in prayers and supplications. The Quran beautifully emphasizes this essential practice, with Allah promising, [So remember Me; I will remember you]. This divine reciprocation offers immense comfort and closeness. We are encouraged to remember Allah in various circumstances, such as after completing rituals like Hajj, where the command is to [remember Allah like your previous remembrance of your fathers or with much greater remembrance]. Even in moments of fear or when circumstances are challenging, the Quran guides us to [remember Allah in prayer, as He has taught you that which you did not previously know]. Through Dhikr, believers cultivate a deep sense of peace, guidance, and a constant connection with their Creator, grounding their lives in His remembrance whether standing, sitting, or lying down.

Dhikr, or the remembrance of Allah, is a fundamental and multifaceted concept in Islam that permeates all aspects of a believer's life, from moments of individual contemplation to collective acts of worship and even mundane daily activities. It is not merely the verbal utterance of God's names but a profound state of conscious awareness of the Divine, fostering gratitude, seeking forgiveness, and cultivating a deep connection with the Creator. The Quran repeatedly emphasizes the importance of Dhikr, promising divine reciprocation: . This constant remembrance is presented as essential for spiritual well-being, guidance, and success in both this world and the Hereafter.

Foundations in Revelation: Quranic Mandates for Dhikr

The Quran lays out a clear directive for believers to engage in Dhikr frequently and in various circumstances. This divine command is not limited to specific ritualistic timings but extends to all states of being, as commanded, on your sides]. This highlights Dhikr as a continuous state of consciousness.

One of the most profound verses related to Dhikr promises divine reciprocation: . Ibn Kathir explains this as Allah reminding His servants of His bounties by sending prophets and guiding them from disbelief to faith. In return for their remembrance and gratitude, Allah promises His rewards and forgiveness. Ma'arif-ul-Quran further elaborates that Allah's "remembrance" of His servants means granting them pardon and rewards in response to their obedience. Abu Uthman, a Sufi master, taught that one can know when Allah remembers them because, according to this verse, as soon as a person remembers Allah, Allah remembers them.

Dhikr is mandated after completing significant religious rites, such as Hajj. After departing from 'Arafat, believers are instructed to remembrance of your fathers or with much greater remembrance]. These verses not only command Dhikr but also contextualize it within gratitude for divine guidance and blessings. Ma'arif-ul-Quran explains that the instruction to remember Allah more intensely than one's forefathers highlights that true honor lies in divine remembrance, not in ancestral boasting. It also warns against wasting the precious days of Hajj in worldly pursuits, emphasizing that Dhikr is all-encompassing benefit for both worlds.

The Quran also connects Dhikr with prayer, stating, . Tafsir al-Jalalayn clarifies that this refers to prayer as a form of glorification. Furthermore, even in times of fear or insecurity, the command remains: , as He has taught you that which you did not previously know]. This implies that Dhikr, including prayer, is a source of strength and guidance in all conditions.

The importance of Dhikr is contrasted with heedlessness. The Quran warns that . This stark consequence underscores Dhikr as a vital spiritual sustenance. Conversely, for those who fear Allah, and at once they have insight]. This highlights Dhikr as a shield against satanic whispers and a means to attain clarity.

Prophetic Guidance: Elaboration and Practice of Dhikr

The Prophet Muhammad's life and teachings provide extensive guidance on the practical application and profound benefits of Dhikr, offering specific phrases and encouraging its constant practice.

A central Hadith outlines the "dearest phrases to Allah": "Subhan Allah (Hallowed be Allah), Al-Hamdulillah (Praise be to Allah), La ilaha illa-Allah (There is no deity but Allah), Allahu Akbar (Allah is Greater)" . These short, powerful phrases encapsulate the essence of glorifying, praising, affirming the Oneness of, and magnifying Allah. The Hadith also states that there is no harm in the order one begins with while remembering Allah, indicating flexibility in practice.

The Prophet's own practice of Dhikr was continuous. `Aishah narrated that the Prophet was devoted to the remembrance of Allah at all times and under all conditions, as noted by Ma'arif-ul-Quran in its commentary on . This verse emphasizes both internal and external remembrance, done with humility and fear, ideally in a subdued voice.

The spiritual rewards of Dhikr are immense, as illustrated by the Hadith of the "mobile squads of angels." Abu Huraira reported that Allah's Apostle said that Allah has "mobile (squads) of angels, who have no other work (to attend to but) to follow the assemblies of Dhikr" . When these angels find such assemblies, they join and surround them until the space between them and the sky is covered. Upon their ascent to heaven, Allah questions them, already being best informed, about what His servants were doing. The angels report that the servants were glorifying, uttering His greatness, His Oneness, praising Him, and begging Him for Paradise, protection from Hellfire, and forgiveness. Allah responds by granting their requests and pardoning even those who merely happened to pass by and sit in the assembly. This Hadith beautifully illustrates the immense divine mercy and acceptance associated with Dhikr.

The concept of Dhikr extends beyond verbal recitation to encompass an inner state. The Prophet Muhammad frequently prayed, "O You Who changes the hearts, make my heart firm on Your religion" (Sahih Muslim, as cited in Tafsir Ibn Kathir for 3:7). This constant supplication reflects the prophetic understanding that steadfastness in faith and devotion is a divine gift, maintained through sincere remembrance and reliance on Allah.

Scholarly Interpretation: Dimensions of Dhikr

Islamic scholarship has delved deeply into the meaning and implications of Dhikr, expanding on its scope and highlighting its various forms and conditions for acceptance.

Ma'arif-ul-Quran emphasizes that Dhikr primarily pertains to the heart, with oral recitation serving as its interpreter. Genuine Dhikr requires the heart to be engaged, though even mechanical verbal Dhikr is not entirely futile, as it may eventually lead to heartfelt remembrance. It cites the Sufi Abu `Uthman who suggested that one should be grateful for even having one's tongue engaged in Allah's service. The commentator Said ibn Jubayr interpreted Dhikr as obedience and submission to Allah, stating that "He who has not obeyed Him has not remembered Him, even though he has kept himself externally busy in offering (nafl: supererogatory) prayers and reciting His praises." This interpretation is supported by a Hadith where the Prophet said that one who obeys Allah, following lawful and unlawful injunctions, truly remembers Him, even if deficient in supererogatory acts, while the disobedient has forgotten Allah, despite outwardly performing many prayers and praises.

Ibn Kathir notes that the phrase signifies Dhikr in all conditions. This instruction is particularly emphasized after the "Fear Prayer" (Salat al-Khawf) during battle, suggesting that despite reduced physical elements of prayer in such circumstances, increased remembrance is needed due to the distress.

The balance between worldly pursuits and Dhikr is also addressed. While trading during Hajj is permissible, There is no sin on you for seeking bounty from your Lord during Hajj, scholars emphasize that the primary intention should be Hajj, and engaging in trade should not diminish the sincerity of worship. Ma'arif-ul-Quran advises that avoiding such indulgence is better if possible, and dedicating the special days of Hajj entirely to Dhikr and worship is ideal.

The concept of Dhikr also serves as a crucial differentiator between true believers and hypocrites. The Quran describes hypocrites as those who, the people and not remembering Allah except a little]. Tafsir Ibn Kathir explains that their laziness stems from a lack of true intention, belief, humility, and understanding in prayer. They seek to be seen by people, often avoiding prayers performed in darkness like `Isha' and Fajr. The Prophet described this type of prayer as "the prayer of the hypocrite" (Muslim, At-Tirmidhi, An-Nasa'i).

Legal Dimensions: The Role of Dhikr in Islamic Jurisprudence

Dhikr, as a comprehensive spiritual practice, also has significant implications within Islamic legal rulings (Fiqh), particularly concerning worship, social conduct, and ethical considerations.

One notable legal discussion arises from the context of prayer (Salah). While Khushu` (humbleness of heart) is considered the very essence of Salah, the four great Imams of Islamic jurisprudence and most jurists do not hold it to be a necessary condition for the entire duration of Salah. Instead, they require a minimum degree of Khushu` at the beginning, by turning one's heart to Allah with the intention of worship. Ma'arif-ul-Quran explains that this position acknowledges the general human incapacity to maintain perfect Khushu` throughout the entire prayer, balancing ideal spiritual states with practical human limitations. It also notes that Salah offered unmindfully, though valid juridically, does not truly restrain one from evil deeds, emphasizing the spiritual objective of Dhikr.

The rules surrounding Dhikr also extend to public and private forms. Tafsir al-Jalalayn on indicates that making Dhikr secretly and in a lowered voice is preferred and more likely to be accepted. Ma'arif-ul-Quran further clarifies that loudly voiced Dhikr is generally discouraged unless there is a specific need, such as the call to prayer (Adhan) or battle cries (Takbir). This is based on the Prophet's instruction during the Battle of Khaybar, where he told his companions not to raise their voices too much in Du'a', saying, "You are not calling someone deaf or absent... your addressee is someone Hearing, Near" (Bukhari, Muslim).

The Hadith that declares certain phrases as "the dearest phrases to Allah" also includes a prohibition against naming servants with names like Yasar, Rabah, Najih, and Aflah. While the specific reason isn't detailed in the provided text, it hints at legal implications related to names that might carry connotations of good fortune or ownership beyond divine control, thereby subtly linking nomenclature to the core principle of Tawhid (Oneness of God).

Furthermore, the Quran's emphasis on Dhikr, particularly in moments of battle, , connects spiritual readiness with military strategy. Ma'arif-ul-Quran identifies steadfastness and abundant remembrance of Allah as the "master prescription of success and ascendancy." This spiritual weapon, it notes, makes the heart strong and feet firm, an unseen power that complemented the physical efforts of the early Muslims. This implies that while material preparation is necessary, spiritual preparation through Dhikr is equally, if not more, crucial for victory and achieving desired outcomes.

Spiritual Significance: Cultivating Inner Peace and Divine Connection

Dhikr, as an enduring spiritual practice, profoundly impacts a Muslim's inner state, fostering peace, purpose, and a heightened sense of the divine presence. It is the very essence of cultivating a conscious relationship with Allah, leading to spiritual insight and moral fortitude.

The Quran declares, . This verse highlights that Dhikr softens hearts, making them receptive to truth and guidance. When hearts are hardened, as described for those who received previous scriptures and whose hearts became hardened after a long period, Dhikr serves as a potent antidote, reconnecting the individual to spiritual humility. Ibn Kathir links this to the criticism of the Children of Israel whose hearts hardened despite witnessing great signs, urging believers not to imitate them.

The impact of Dhikr on personal conduct is also profound. When sincere believers are touched by satanic whispers, they immediately turn to Allah's remembrance and gain insight and at once they have insight]. This illustrates Dhikr as an immediate source of spiritual clarity and protection, enabling believers to distinguish truth from falsehood and resist temptation.

Dhikr also inspires gratitude and helps overcome grief and fear. The Quran promises those who follow divine guidance that no fear shall be on them, nor shall they grieve. Ma'arif-ul-Quran explains that fear relates to future troubles, and grief to past losses. While worldly anxieties are inevitable, "friends of Allah" minimize them by submitting entirely to His will. This spiritual detachment from worldly concerns, cultivated through consistent Dhikr, allows for an inner peace that transcends external circumstances.

The supplication Our Lord! Give us in this world that which is good and in the Hereafter that which is good, and save us from the torment of the Fire, frequently recited by the Prophet, encompasses all aspects of well-being. Ma'arif-ul-Quran explains that "good in this world" includes health, lawful livelihood, virtuous deeds, beneficial knowledge, and strong faith, while "good in the Hereafter" signifies Paradise and Allah's pleasure. This holistic prayer, deeply rooted in Dhikr, acknowledges the interconnectedness of spiritual and worldly prosperity.

Ultimately, Dhikr is a pathway to a state of profound peace and unwavering trust in Allah. The Hadith about angels attending Dhikr assemblies underscores the immense spiritual value and divine approval of this practice. Allah's response to the angels—granting pardon, fulfilling requests, and offering protection to all who sit in such assemblies, even a casual passerby—demonstrates the vastness of His mercy and the profound efficacy of collective remembrance. This reinforces the idea that Dhikr is a source of boundless blessings and a means to attain the highest spiritual stations.

Dhikr, the remembrance of Allah, is a cornerstone of Islamic spiritual life, deeply integrated into the faith's theological, ethical, and legal frameworks. From the Quranic mandates encouraging constant remembrance in all states and circumstances, to the Prophet Muhammad's exemplification through specific phrases and regular practice, Dhikr provides a continuous thread of connection to the Divine. Scholars have elaborated on its inner and outer dimensions, emphasizing sincerity of heart alongside verbal recitation. Legally, Dhikr influences acts of worship, shapes moral conduct, and serves as a spiritual bulwark in times of adversity. At its core, Dhikr is a transformative spiritual discipline that cultivates inner peace, strengthens faith, fosters gratitude, and secures divine mercy and forgiveness, ultimately guiding believers towards success in this life and eternal bliss in the Hereafter.

Quran — 39 verses

فَٱذْكُرُونِىٓ أَذْكُرْكُمْ وَٱشْكُرُوا۟ لِى وَلَا تَكْفُرُونِ

Fazkurooneee azkurkum washkuroo lee wa laa takfuroon

So remember Me; I will remember you. And be grateful to Me and do not deny Me.

سو تم مجھے یاد کرو۔ میں تمہیں یاد کیا کروں گا۔ اور میرے احسان مانتے رہنا اور ناشکری نہ کرنا

Commentary

Ma'arif-ul-Quran: The merits of 'Dhikr' ذکر (Rememberance) Dhikr ذکر : or "Remembrance" essentially pertains to the heart, but in so far as the tongue is the interpreter of the heart the oral recitation of a Divine Name or a verse of the Holy Qur'an is also described as Dhikr ذکر . In other words, oral Dhikr ذکر can ...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: So remember Me through prayer glorification and the like I will remember you this is said to mean ‘I will reward you’; in a hadīth about God that He says ‘whoever remembers Me in himself I will remember him in Myself and whoever remembers Me in an assembly I will remember him in an Assembly more exc...
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): Muhammad's ﷺ Prophecy is a Great Bounty from Allah Allah reminds His believing servants with what He has endowed them with by sending Muhammad ﷺ as a Messenger to them, reciting to them Allah's clear Ayat and purifying and cleansing them from the worst types of behavior, the ills of the souls and th...

لَيْسَ عَلَيْكُمْ جُنَاحٌ أَن تَبْتَغُوا۟ فَضْلًا مِّن رَّبِّكُمْ فَإِذَآ أَفَضْتُم مِّنْ عَرَفَٰتٍ فَٱذْكُرُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ عِندَ ٱلْمَشْعَرِ ٱلْحَرَامِ وَٱذْكُرُوهُ كَمَا هَدَىٰكُمْ وَإِن كُنتُم مِّن قَبْلِهِۦ لَمِنَ ٱلضَّآلِّينَ

Laisa 'alaikum junaahun an tabtaghoo fad lam mir rabbikum; fa izaaa afadtum min 'Arafaatin fazkurul laaha 'indal-Mash'aril Haraami waz kuroohu kamaa hadaakum wa in kuntum min qablihee laminad daaaleen

There is no blame upon you for seeking bounty from your Lord [during Hajj]. But when you depart from 'Arafat, remember Allah at al- Mash'ar al-Haram. And remember Him, as He has guided you, for indeed, you were before that among those astray.

اس کا تمہیں کچھ گناہ نہیں کہ (حج کے دنوں میں بذریعہ تجارت) اپنے پروردگار سے روزی طلب کرو اور جب عرفات سے واپس ہونے لگو تو مشعر حرام (یعنی مزدلفے) میں خدا کا ذکر کرو اور اس طرح ذکر کرو جس طرح اس نے تم کو سکھایا۔ اور اس سے پیشتر تم لوگ (ان طریقوں سے) محض ناواقف تھے

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Ma'arif-ul-Quran: Trading or earning during the Hajj Verse 198: لَيْسَ عَلَيْكُمْ جُنَاحٌ أَن تَبْتَغُوا فَضْلًا مِّن رَّ‌بِّكُمْ : There is no sin on you that you seek the bounty of your Lord (by trading) ' was revealed in a particular background of the Jahiliyyah when the people of Arabia had distorted all rules of...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: You would not be at fault if you should seek bounty sustenance from your Lord by engaging in commerce at the Pilgrimage this was revealed in response to their aversion to such an idea; but when you press on push on from ‘Arafāt having stood in prayer upon it then remember God after the overnight sta...
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): Commercial Transactions during Hajj Al-Bukhari reported that Ibn `Abbas said, "`Ukaz, Mijannah and Dhul-Majaz were trading posts during the time of Jahiliyyah. During that era, they did not like the idea of conducting business transactions during the Hajj season. Later, this Ayah was revealed: لَيْس...

فَإِذَا قَضَيْتُم مَّنَٰسِكَكُمْ فَٱذْكُرُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ كَذِكْرِكُمْ ءَابَآءَكُمْ أَوْ أَشَدَّ ذِكْرًا فَمِنَ ٱلنَّاسِ مَن يَقُولُ رَبَّنَآ ءَاتِنَا فِى ٱلدُّنْيَا وَمَا لَهُۥ فِى ٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ مِنْ خَلَٰقٍ

Fa-izan qadaitum manaa sikakum fazkurul laaha kazikrikum aabaaa'akum aw ashadda zikraa; faminannaasi mai yaqoolu Rabbanaaa aatinaa fiddunyaa wa maa lahoo fil Aakhirati min khalaaq

And when you have completed your rites, remember Allah like your [previous] remembrance of your fathers or with [much] greater remembrance. And among the people is he who says, "Our Lord, give us in this world," and he will have in the Hereafter no share.

پھر جب حج کے تمام ارکان پورے کرچکو تو (منیٰ میں) خدا کو یاد کرو۔ جس طرح اپنے باپ دادا کو یاد کیا کرتے تھے بلکہ اس سے بھی زیادہ اور بعض لوگ ایسے ہیں جو (خدا سے) التجا کرتے ہیں کہ اے پروردگار ہم کو (جو دنیا ہے) دنیا ہی میں عنایت کر ایسے لوگوں کا آخرت میں کچھ حصہ نہیں

Commentary

Ma'arif-ul-Quran: The prohibition of Jahili customs at Mina In the verses 199 to 201, some Jahili جاھلی customs have been corrected. One of these was that the Arabs of the Jahiliyyah جاھلیہ would, once they had finished their rites at ` Arafat and Muzdalifah and performed their tawaf طواف and sacrifice and stay in Mi...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: And when you have performed and completed your holy rites that is the devotions pertaining to your pilgrimage having cast stones at the Jamrat al-‘Aqaba performed the circumambulation and stopped at Minā remember God by extolling Him and repeating the takbīr saying Allāhu akbar ‘God is Great’ as you...
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): The Order for Remembrance of Allah and seeking Good in this Life and the Hereafter upon completing the Rites of Hajj Allah commands that He be remembered after the rituals are performed. كَذِكْرِكُمْ ءَابَآءَكُمْ (...as you remember your forefathers) Sa`id bin Jubayr said that Ibn `Abbas said, "Duri...

وَٱذْكُرُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ فِىٓ أَيَّامٍ مَّعْدُودَٰتٍ فَمَن تَعَجَّلَ فِى يَوْمَيْنِ فَلَآ إِثْمَ عَلَيْهِ وَمَن تَأَخَّرَ فَلَآ إِثْمَ عَلَيْهِ لِمَنِ ٱتَّقَىٰ وَٱتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَٱعْلَمُوٓا۟ أَنَّكُمْ إِلَيْهِ تُحْشَرُونَ

Wazkurul laaha feee ayyaamim ma'doodaat; faman ta'ajjala fee yawmaini falaaa ismaa 'alaihi wa man taakhkhara falaaa isma 'alayh; limanit-taqaa; wattaqul laaha wa'lamooo annakum ilaihi tuhsharoon

And remember Allah during [specific] numbered days. Then whoever hastens [his departure] in two days - there is no sin upon him; and whoever delays [until the third] - there is no sin upon him - for him who fears Allah. And fear Allah and know that unto Him you will be gathered.

اور (قیام منیٰ کے) دنوں میں (جو) گنتی کے (دن میں) خدا کو یاد کرو۔ اگر کوئی جلدی کرے (اور) دو ہی دن میں (چل دے) تو اس پر بھی کچھ گناہ نہیں۔ اور جو بعد تک ٹھہرا رہے اس پر بھی کچھ گناہ نہیں۔ یہ باتیں اس شخص کے لئے ہیں جو (خدا سے) ڈرے اور تم لوگ خدا سے ڈرتے رہو اور جان رکھو کہ تم سب اس کے پاس جمع کئے جاؤ گے۔

Commentary

Ma'arif-ul-Quran: The emphasis on remembering Allah in Mina In the last of the eight verses relating to injunctions about Hajj, that is, وَاذْكُرُ‌وا اللَّـهَ فِي أَيَّامٍ مَّعْدُودَاتٍ (And recite the name of Allah in the given number of days), the Hajj pilgrims have been asked to engage themselves in the remembranc...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: And remember God by making takbīr saying Allāhu akbar ‘God is Great’ while you cast your stones at the Jamarāt during certain days numbered the three days of tashrīq. If any man hastens on his departure from Minā in two days that is on the second day of tashrīq after he has cast his stones that hast...
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): Remembering Allah during the Days of Tashriq - Days of Eating and Drinking Ibn `Abbas said, `The Appointed Days are the Days of Tashriq (11-12-13th of Dhul-Hijjah) while the Known Days are the (first) ten (days of Dhul-Hijjah)." `Ikrimah said that: وَاذْكُرُواْ اللَّهَ فِى أَيَّامٍ مَّعْدُودَتٍ (And...

فَإِنْ خِفْتُمْ فَرِجَالًا أَوْ رُكْبَانًا فَإِذَآ أَمِنتُمْ فَٱذْكُرُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ كَمَا عَلَّمَكُم مَّا لَمْ تَكُونُوا۟ تَعْلَمُونَ

Fa in khiftum farijaalan aw rukbaanan fa izaaa amintum fazkurul laaha kamaa 'allamakum maa lam takoonoo ta'lamoon

And if you fear [an enemy, then pray] on foot or riding. But when you are secure, then remember Allah [in prayer], as He has taught you that which you did not [previously] know.

اگر تم خوف کی حالت میں ہو تو پیادے یا سوار (جس حال میں ہو نماز پڑھ لو) پھر جب امن (واطمینان) ہوجائے تو جس طریق سے خدا نے تم کو سکھایا ہے جو تم پہلے نہیں جانتے تھے خدا کو یاد کرو

Commentary

Ma'arif-ul-Quran: Commentary Based on the authority of some ahadith, a very large number of ` ulama', have said that al-salat al-wusta َالصَّلَاةِ الْوُسْطَىٰ or the middle salah is the salah of ` Asr because there are before it, two Salahs during the day, that of Fajr and Zuhr; and after these come two evening Salah...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: And if you are in fear of an enemy or a torrent or a predatory animal then standing rijāl plural of rājil praying while walking or mounted rukbān plural of rākib. In other words in whichever way you can facing the direction of the qibla or otherwise making the gestures of genuflexion and prostration...
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): Allah commands that the prayer should be performed properly and on time. It is reported in the Two Sahihs that Ibn Mas`ud said, "I asked the Prophet , `Which deed is the dearest (to Allah)' He replied: «الصَّلَاةُ عَلى وَقْتِها» (To offer the prayers at their fixed times.) I asked, `What is the next...

قَالَ رَبِّ ٱجْعَل لِّىٓ ءَايَةً قَالَ ءَايَتُكَ أَلَّا تُكَلِّمَ ٱلنَّاسَ ثَلَٰثَةَ أَيَّامٍ إِلَّا رَمْزًا وَٱذْكُر رَّبَّكَ كَثِيرًا وَسَبِّحْ بِٱلْعَشِىِّ وَٱلْإِبْكَٰرِ

Qaala Rabbij 'al leee Aayatan qaala Aaayatuka allaa tukalliman naasa salaasata ayyaamin illa ramzaa; wzkur Rabbaka kaseeranw wa sabbih bil'ashiyyi wal ibkaar

He said, "My Lord, make for me a sign." He Said, "Your sign is that you will not [be able to] speak to the people for three days except by gesture. And remember your Lord much and exalt [Him with praise] in the evening and the morning."

زکریا نے کہا کہ پروردگار (میرے لیے) کوئی نشانی مقرر فرما خدا نے فرمایا نشانی یہ ہے کہ تم لوگوں سے تین دن اشارے کے سوا بات نہ کر سکو گے تو (ان دنوں میں) اپنے پروردگار کی کثرت سے یاد اور صبح و شام اس کی تسبیح کرنا

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Ma'arif-ul-Quran: 2. With reference to verse 41, Sayyidna Zakariyya's purpose behind requesting a sign (of pregnancy) was to be happy at the prospect and thus be enabled to show their gratitude all along even prior to the actual birth of the child. So, Allah gave him the sign stated above. The sign given was remarkab...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: He said ‘My Lord! Appoint for me a sign’ that is an indication of my wife’s pregnancy. He said ‘Your sign for this is that you shall not speak to men that is you shall refrain from speaking to them but not from remembrance of God save by tokens gestures for three days and nights. And remember your L...
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): The Supplication of Zakariyya, and the Good News of Yahya's Birth When Zakariyya saw that Allah provided sustenance for Maryam by giving her the fruits of winter in summer and the fruits of summer in winter, he was eager to have a child of his own. By then, Zakariyya had become an old man, his bones...

فَإِذَا قَضَيْتُمُ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ فَٱذْكُرُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ قِيَٰمًا وَقُعُودًا وَعَلَىٰ جُنُوبِكُمْ فَإِذَا ٱطْمَأْنَنتُمْ فَأَقِيمُوا۟ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ إِنَّ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ كَانَتْ عَلَى ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ كِتَٰبًا مَّوْقُوتًا

Fa izaa qadaitumus Salaata fazkurul laaha qiyaamanw wa qu'oodanw wa 'alaa junoobikum; fa izat maanantum fa aqeemus Salaah; innas Salaata kaanat 'alal mu'mineena kitaabam mawqootaa

And when you have completed the prayer, remember Allah standing, sitting, or [lying] on your sides. But when you become secure, re-establish [regular] prayer. Indeed, prayer has been decreed upon the believers a decree of specified times.

پھر جب تم نماز تمام کرچکو تو کھڑے اور بیٹھے اور لیٹے (ہر حالت میں) خدا کو یاد کرو پھر جب خوف جاتا رہے تو (اس طرح سے) نماز پڑھو (جس طرح امن کی حالت میں پڑھتے ہو) بےشک نماز کا مومنوں پر اوقات (مقررہ) میں ادا کرنا فرض ہے

Commentary

Ma'arif-ul-Quran: The concessions given in travel (In Islamic legal terminology, Safar means journey or travel; Qasr refers to the making of one's Salah short while in that status. Thus, four obligatory Raka’ at of Zuhr, 'Asr and 'Isha are reduced in number and confined to two Raka'at only.) Rulings: 1. Full Sarah is...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: When you have performed the prayer when you have completed it remember God by repeating ‘There is no god but God’ tahlīl and ‘Glory be to God’ tasbīh standing and sitting and on your sides lying down in other words in all states. Then when you are reassured when you are secure observe the prayer per...
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): The Order for Ample Remembrance After the Fear Prayer Allah commands Dhikr after finishing the Fear prayer, in particular, even though such Dhikr is encouraged after finishing other types of prayer in general. In the case of Fear prayer, Dhikr is encouraged even more because the pillars of the praye...

إِنَّ ٱلْمُنَٰفِقِينَ يُخَٰدِعُونَ ٱللَّهَ وَهُوَ خَٰدِعُهُمْ وَإِذَا قَامُوٓا۟ إِلَى ٱلصَّلَوٰةِ قَامُوا۟ كُسَالَىٰ يُرَآءُونَ ٱلنَّاسَ وَلَا يَذْكُرُونَ ٱللَّهَ إِلَّا قَلِيلًا

Innal munaafiqeena yukhaadi'oonal laaha wa huwa khaadi'uhum wa izaa qaamooo ilas Salaati qaamoo kusaalaa yuraaa'oonan naasa wa laa yazkuroonal laaha illaa qaleelaa

Indeed, the hypocrites [think to] deceive Allah, but He is deceiving them. And when they stand for prayer, they stand lazily, showing [themselves to] the people and not remembering Allah except a little,

منافق (ان چالوں سے اپنے نزدیک) خدا کو دھوکا دیتے ہیں (یہ اس کو کیا دھوکا دیں گے) وہ انہیں کو دھوکے میں ڈالنے والا ہے اور جب یہ نماز کو کھڑے ہوتے ہیں تو سست اور کاہل ہو کر (صرف) لوگوں کے دکھانے کو اور خدا کی یاد ہی نہیں کرتے مگر بہت کم

Commentary

Ma'arif-ul-Quran: Maulana Ashraf ` Ali Thanavi (رح) has, in his Tafsir Bay-an al-Qur'an, taken up the question of 'standing up lazily' in the expression: قَامُوا كُسَالَ which appears in verse 142 saying: 'The laziness censured here is doctrinal laziness, (that is, slothfulness towards observance of the articles of f...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: The hypocrites seek to trick God by manifesting the opposite of what they hide in themselves of unbelief in order to escape His rulings in this world; but He is tricking them He will requite them for their trickery and so they will be disgraced in this world through God apprising His Prophet of what...
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): The Hypocrites Try to Deceive Allah and Sway Between Believers and Disbelievers In the beginning of Surat Al-Baqarah 2, we mentioned Allah's statement, يُخَـدِعُونَ اللَّهَ وَالَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا (They (think to) deceive Allah and those who believe). Here, Allah states, إِنَّ الْمُنَـفِقِينَ يُخَـدِع...

إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ ٱتَّقَوْا۟ إِذَا مَسَّهُمْ طَٰٓئِفٌ مِّنَ ٱلشَّيْطَٰنِ تَذَكَّرُوا۟ فَإِذَا هُم مُّبْصِرُونَ

Innal lazeenat taqaw izaa massahum taaa'ifum minash Shaitaani tazakkaroo fa izaa hum mubsiroon

Indeed, those who fear Allah - when an impulse touches them from Satan, they remember [Him] and at once they have insight.

جو لوگ پرہیزگار ہیں جب ان کو شیطان کی طرف سے کوئی وسوسہ پیدا ہوتا ہے تو چونک پڑتے ہیں اور (دل کی آنکھیں کھول کر) دیکھنے لگتے ہیں

Commentary

Ma'arif-ul-Quran: In the second verse, it was said: وَإِمَّا يَنزَغَنَّكَ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ نَزْغٌ فَاسْتَعِذْ بِاللَّـهِ ۚ إِنَّهُ سَمِيعٌ عَلِيمٌ (And if you are stricken with a strike from the Shaitan, seek refuge with Allah - 200). This verse too is really a complement of the subject taken up in the first verse w...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: Truly the God-fearing when a visitation from Satan touches them befalls them tayfun a variant reading has tā’ifun that is when something of the sort overcomes them they remember God’s punishment and His reward and then see clearly distinguishing the truth from what is other than it and so they retur...
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): The Whispering of Shaytan and the People of Taqwa Allah mentions His servants who have Taqwa, obeying His orders, and avoid what He forbade: إِذَا مَسَّهُمْ (when comes to them) an evil thought, or anger, or the whispers of Shaytan cross their mind, or intend to err, or commit an error, تَذَكَّرُواْ...

وَٱذْكُر رَّبَّكَ فِى نَفْسِكَ تَضَرُّعًا وَخِيفَةً وَدُونَ ٱلْجَهْرِ مِنَ ٱلْقَوْلِ بِٱلْغُدُوِّ وَٱلْـَٔاصَالِ وَلَا تَكُن مِّنَ ٱلْغَٰفِلِينَ

Wazkur Rabbaka fee nafsika tadarru'anw wa kheefatanw wa doonal jahri minal qawli bilghuduwwi wal aasali wa laa takum minal ghaafileen

And remember your Lord within yourself in humility and in fear without being apparent in speech - in the mornings and the evenings. And do not be among the heedless.

اور اپنے پروردگار کو دل ہی دل میں عاجزی اور خوف سے اور پست آواز سے صبح وشام یاد کرتے رہو اور (دیکھنا) غافل نہ ہونا

Commentary

Ma'arif-ul-Quran: Commentary That the Holy Qur'an should be listened to and that due etiquette should be observed when doing so was the subject in previous verses. Described in the present two verses, as held by the majority of commentators, is the injunction to remember Allah, in an absolute sense, as well as its at...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: And remember your Lord within yourself that is secretly humbly submissively and fearfully in awe of Him and louder than speaking in secret more quietly than speaking out loud that is a middle way between the two at morning and evening at the beginning of the day and at its end. And do not be among t...
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): Remembering Allah in the Mornings and Afternoons Allah ordains that He be remembered more often in the mornings and the afternoons. Just as He ordered that He be worshipped during these two times when He said, وَسَبِّحْ بِحَمْدِ رَبِّكَ قَبْلَ طُلُوعِ الشَّمْسِ وَقَبْلَ الْغُرُوبِ (And glorify the p...

يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓا۟ إِذَا لَقِيتُمْ فِئَةً فَٱثْبُتُوا۟ وَٱذْكُرُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ كَثِيرًا لَّعَلَّكُمْ تُفْلِحُونَ

Yaaa aiyuhal lazeena aamanooo izaa laqeetum fi'atan fasbutoo wazkurul laaha kaseeral la'allakum tuflihoon

O you who have believed, when you encounter a company [from the enemy forces], stand firm and remember Allah much that you may be successful.

مومنو! جب (کفار کی) کسی جماعت سے تمہارا مقابلہ ہو تو ثابت قدم رہو اور خدا کو بہت یاد کرو تاکہ مراد حاصل کرو

Commentary

Ma'arif-ul-Quran: Commentary Qur'anic Instructions for Success in Jihad Given in the first two verses cited above is a special set of instructions for Muslims when they confront enemies on the battlefield. These instructions from Allah Ta` ala are for them the master prescription of success and ascendancy in the pres...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: O you who believe when you meet a host a group of disbelievers then stand firm to fight them and do not flee in retreat and remember God much call upon Him for victory that you may succeed that you may triumph.
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): Manners of War Allah instructs His faithful servants in the manners of fighting and methods of courage when meeting the enemy in battle, يَـأَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ إِذَا لَقِيتُمْ فِئَةً فَاثْبُتُواْ (O you who believe! When you meet (an enemy) force, take a firm stand against them) In the Two...

أَوَلَا يَرَوْنَ أَنَّهُمْ يُفْتَنُونَ فِى كُلِّ عَامٍ مَّرَّةً أَوْ مَرَّتَيْنِ ثُمَّ لَا يَتُوبُونَ وَلَا هُمْ يَذَّكَّرُونَ

Awalaa yarawna annahum yuftanoona fee kulli 'aamim marratan aw marrataini summa laa yatooboona wa laa hum yazzakkkaroon

Do they not see that they are tried every year once or twice but then they do not repent nor do they remember?

کیا یہ دیکھتے نہیں کہ یہ ہر سال ایک یا دو بار بلا میں پھنسا دیئے جاتے ہیں پھر بھی توبہ نہیں کرتے اور نہ نصیحت پکڑتے ہیں

Commentary

Ma'arif-ul-Quran: In verse 126: يُفْتَنُونَ فِي كُلِّ عَامٍ مَّرَّ‌ةً أَوْ مَرَّ‌تَيْنِ (they are put to trial every year once or twice), hypocrites have been warned about their incorrigible hypocrisy and constant breach of trust which brought all sorts of troubles for them every year once or twice. They saw the defe...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: Do they not see that is the hypocrites in which case read a-wa-lā yarawna; or if read a-wa-lā tarawna ‘do you O believers not see’ that they are tested afflicted every year once or twice? with drought and diseases. Still they do not repent of their hypocrisy nor do they remember nor do they heed adm...
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): Hypocrites suffer Afflictions Allah says, do not these hypocrites see, أَنَّهُمْ يُفْتَنُونَ (that they are put in trial), being tested, فِى كُلِّ عَامٍ مَّرَّةً أَوْ مَرَّتَيْنِ ثُمَّ لاَ يَتُوبُونَ وَلاَ هُمْ يَذَّكَّرُونَ (once or twice every year Yet, they turn not in repentance, nor do they lea...

إِلَّآ أَن يَشَآءَ ٱللَّهُ وَٱذْكُر رَّبَّكَ إِذَا نَسِيتَ وَقُلْ عَسَىٰٓ أَن يَهْدِيَنِ رَبِّى لِأَقْرَبَ مِنْ هَٰذَا رَشَدًا

Illaaa any yashaaa'al laah; wazkur Rabbaka izaa naseeta wa qul 'asaaa any yahdiyani Rabbee li aqraba min haazaa rashadaa

Except [when adding], "If Allah wills." And remember your Lord when you forget [it] and say, "Perhaps my Lord will guide me to what is nearer than this to right conduct."

مگر (انشاء الله کہہ کر یعنی اگر) خدا چاہے تو (کردوں گا) اور جب خدا کا نام لینا بھول جاؤ تو یاد آنے پر لے لو۔ اور کہہ دو کہ امید ہے کہ میرا پروردگار مجھے اس سے بھی زیادہ ہدایت کی باتیں بتائے

Commentary

Ma'arif-ul-Quran: Saying 'Insha'Allah' on doing something in the future The background of the revelation of the first two verses has been reported in Lubab from Sayyidna ` Abdullah ibn ` Abbas ؓ in the following manner. When the people of Makkah acting as coached by the Jews, asked the Holy Prophet ﷺ about the story ...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: without adding ‘If God will’ in other words unless firmly adhering to the will of God exalted be He by saying ‘If God will’ inshā’a’Llāh. And remember your Lord that is remember His will making things conditional on it if you forget to make things conditional on it mentioning it after forgetting it ...
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): Saying "If Allah wills" when determining to do Something in the Future Here Allah, may He be glorified, shows His Messenger the correct etiquette when determining to do something in the future; this should always be referred to the will of Allah, the Knower of the Unseen, Who knows what was and what...

إِنَّنِىٓ أَنَا ٱللَّهُ لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّآ أَنَا۠ فَٱعْبُدْنِى وَأَقِمِ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ لِذِكْرِىٓ

Innaneee Anal laahu laaa ilaaha illaa Ana fa'budnee wa aqimis-salaata lizikree

Indeed, I am Allah. There is no deity except Me, so worship Me and establish prayer for My remembrance.

بےشک میں ہی خدا ہوں۔ میرے سوا کوئی معبود نہیں تو میری عبادت کرو اور میری یاد کے لئے نماز پڑھا کرو

Commentary

Ma'arif-ul-Quran: إِنَّنِي أَنَا اللَّـهُ لَا إِلَـٰهَ إِلَّا أَنَا فَاعْبُدْنِي وَأَقِمِ الصَّلَاةَ لِذِكْرِ‌ي (Surely I am ALLAH. There is no god but I, so worship Me and establish Salah for My remembrance - 20:14): with these words Allah Ta` ala bestowed upon Sayyidna Masu (علیہ السلام) knowledge of all the basic ...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: Verily I am God — there is no god except Me. So worship Me and establish prayer for to make remembrance of Me in it.
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): The First Revelation to Musa Allah, the Exalted, says, فَلَمَّآ أَتَاهَا (And when he came to it,) This is referring to the fire when he approached it. نُودِىَ يمُوسَى (He was called by name: "O Musa!") In another Ayah it says, نُودِىَ مِن شَاطِىءِ الْوَادِى الأَيْمَنِ فِى الْبُقْعَةِ الْمُبَارَكَةِ...

وَمَنْ أَعْرَضَ عَن ذِكْرِى فَإِنَّ لَهُۥ مَعِيشَةً ضَنكًا وَنَحْشُرُهُۥ يَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ أَعْمَىٰ

Wa man a'rada 'an Zikree fa inna lahoo ma'eeshatan dankanw wa nahshuruhoo Yawmal Qiyaamati a'maa

And whoever turns away from My remembrance - indeed, he will have a depressed life, and We will gather him on the Day of Resurrection blind."

اور جو میری نصیحت سے منہ پھیرے گا اس کی زندگی تنگ ہوجائے گی اور قیامت کو ہم اسے اندھا کرکے اٹھائیں گے

Commentary

Ma'arif-ul-Quran: وَمَنْ أَعْرَ‌ضَ عَن ذِكْرِ‌ي (And whoever turns away from My message - 20:124.) Here the word can refer both to the Qur'an and the Holy Prophet ﷺ as has been mentioned in other verses ذِكْرً‌ا ﴿10﴾ رَّ‌سُولًا (65:10). In both cases the meaning would be that if anyone fails in his duty to recite the...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: But whoever disregards My remembrance disregards the Qur’ān and does not believe in it his shall be a straitened life read dankan with nunation a verbal noun meaning ‘straitened circumstances’. This statement has been interpreted in one hadīth to mean the punishment of the grave for the disbeliever....
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): The Descent of Adam to the Earth and the Promise of Good for the Guided and Evil for the Transgressors Allah says to Adam, Hawwa' and Iblis, "Get down from here, all of you." This means each of you should get out of Paradise. We expounded upon this in Surah Al-Baqarah. بَعْضُكُمْ لِبَعْضٍ عَدُوٌّ (S...

قُلْ مَن يَكْلَؤُكُم بِٱلَّيْلِ وَٱلنَّهَارِ مِنَ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ بَلْ هُمْ عَن ذِكْرِ رَبِّهِم مُّعْرِضُونَ

Qul mai yakla 'ukum billaili wannahaari minar Rahmaan; bal hum 'an zikri Rabbihim mu'ridoon

Say, "Who can protect you at night or by day from the Most Merciful?" But they are, from the remembrance of their Lord, turning away.

کہو کہ رات اور دن میں خدا سے تمہاری کون حفاظت کرسکتا ہے؟ بات یہ ہے کہ اپنے پروردگار کی یاد سے منہ پھیرے ہوئے ہیں

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Ma'arif-ul-Quran: Haste is undesirable خُلِقَ الْإِنسَانُ مِنْ عَجَلٍ (Man is made of haste. - 21:37). عَجَل ('ajal) means haste or hurry. The word is used in situations when one desires things to happen before their time, and this trait is bad by its very nature. In another place also the word is used to denote huma...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: Say to them ‘Who can guard you preserve you by night and day from the Compassionate One?’ from His chastisement if it should befall you? In other words no one can do such a thing. Those being addressed here do not fear God’s chastisement because they deny the truth of it. Nay but of the Remembrance ...
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): The Lessons to be learned from Those Who mocked the Messengers in the Past Allah says consoling His Messenger for the pain and insult caused by the mockery and disbelief of the idolators, وَلَقَدِ اسْتُهْزِىءَ بِرُسُلٍ مِّن قَبْلِكَ فَحَاقَ بِالَّذِينَ سَخِرُواْ مِنْهُمْ مَّا كَانُواْ بِهِ يَسْتَهْز...

لِّيَشْهَدُوا۟ مَنَٰفِعَ لَهُمْ وَيَذْكُرُوا۟ ٱسْمَ ٱللَّهِ فِىٓ أَيَّامٍ مَّعْلُومَٰتٍ عَلَىٰ مَا رَزَقَهُم مِّنۢ بَهِيمَةِ ٱلْأَنْعَٰمِ فَكُلُوا۟ مِنْهَا وَأَطْعِمُوا۟ ٱلْبَآئِسَ ٱلْفَقِيرَ

Li yashhadoo manaafi'a lahum wa yazkurus mal laahi feee ayyaamimma'loomaatin 'alaa maa razaqahum mim baheematil an'aami fakuloo minhaa wa at'imul baaa'isal faqeer

That they may witness benefits for themselves and mention the name of Allah on known days over what He has provided for them of [sacrificial] animals. So eat of them and feed the miserable and poor.

تاکہ اپنے فائدے کے کاموں کے لئے حاضر ہوں۔ اور (قربانی کے) ایام معلوم میں چہار پایاں مویشی (کے ذبح کے وقت) جو خدا نے ان کو دیئے ہیں ان پر خدا کا نام لیں۔ اس میں سے تم خود بھی کھاؤ اور فقیر درماندہ کو بھی کھلاؤ

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Ma'arif-ul-Quran: لِّيَشْهَدُوا مَنَافِعَ لَهُمْ (So that they witness benefits for them - 22:28) means that the arduous journey undertaken by people to perform pilgrimage is to their own advantage. The use of the word "benefits" as a common noun (without definite article) points to the universal benefits that may be...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: that they may witness that they may be present before things that are of benefit to them in this world such as commerce or of benefit in the Hereafter or in both — all of which are valid alternative opinions — and mention God’s Name on appointed days namely the ten days of Dhū’l-Hijja or the Day of ...
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): The Reward for avoiding Sin Allah says: `This is what We have commanded you to do in the rituals (of Hajj), and this is the great reward that the person who does that will gain.' وَمَن يُعَظِّمْ حُرُمَـتِ اللَّهِ (whoever honors the sacred things of Allah,) means, whoever avoids disobeying Him and d...

وَلِكُلِّ أُمَّةٍ جَعَلْنَا مَنسَكًا لِّيَذْكُرُوا۟ ٱسْمَ ٱللَّهِ عَلَىٰ مَا رَزَقَهُم مِّنۢ بَهِيمَةِ ٱلْأَنْعَٰمِ فَإِلَٰهُكُمْ إِلَٰهٌ وَٰحِدٌ فَلَهُۥٓ أَسْلِمُوا۟ وَبَشِّرِ ٱلْمُخْبِتِينَ

Wa likulli ummatin ja'alnaa mansakal liyazkurus mal laahi 'alaa maa razaqahum mim baheematil an'aam; failaahukum ilaahunw Waahidun falahooo aslimoo; wa bashshiril mukhbiteen

And for all religion We have appointed a rite [of sacrifice] that they may mention the name of Allah over what He has provided for them of [sacrificial] animals. For your god is one God, so to Him submit. And, [O Muhammad], give good tidings to the humble [before their Lord]

اور ہم نے ہر اُمت کے لئے قربانی کا طریق مقرر کردیا ہے تاکہ جو مویشی چارپائے خدا نے ان کو دیئے ہیں (ان کے ذبح کرنے کے وقت) ان پر خدا کا نام لیں۔ سو تمہارا معبود ایک ہی ہے تو اسی کے فرمانبردار ہوجاؤ۔ اور عاجزی کرنے والوں کو خوشخبری سنادو

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Ma'arif-ul-Quran: Commentary وَلِكُلِّ أُمَّةٍ جَعَلْنَا مَنسَكًا (And for every Ummah We prescribed the act of sacrifice 22:34) The words مَنسَكً and نسَكً means several things in Arabic such as sacrifice of animals, the rites of pilgrimage, and also worship of Allah Ta’ ala. This word has been used in the Qur'an at...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: And for every community that is for every believing group that came before you We have appointed a holy rite read mansakan as the verbal noun ‘ritual’ or mansikan as a noun denoting the site for a rite in other words for every community We have appointed a sacrificial slaughter or the site for such ...
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): Rites of Sacrifice have been prescribed for every Nation in the World Allah tells us that sacrifice and shedding blood in the Name of Allah has been prescribed for all nations. `Ali bin Abi Talhah reported that Ibn `Abbas said, وَلِكُلِّ أُمَّةٍ جَعَلْنَا مَنسَكًا (And for every nation We have appoi...

ٱلَّذِينَ إِذَا ذُكِرَ ٱللَّهُ وَجِلَتْ قُلُوبُهُمْ وَٱلصَّٰبِرِينَ عَلَىٰ مَآ أَصَابَهُمْ وَٱلْمُقِيمِى ٱلصَّلَوٰةِ وَمِمَّا رَزَقْنَٰهُمْ يُنفِقُونَ

Allazeena izaa zukiral laahu wajilat quloobuhum wassaabireena 'alaa maaa asaabahum walmuqeemis Salaati wa mimmaa razaqnaahum yunfiqoon

Who, when Allah is mentioned, their hearts are fearful, and [to] the patient over what has afflicted them, and the establishers of prayer and those who spend from what We have provided them.

یہ وہ لوگ ہیں کہ جب خدا کا نام لیا جاتا ہے تو ان کے دل ڈر جاتے ہیں اور جب ان پر مصیبت پڑتی ہے تو صبر کرتے ہیں اور نماز آداب سے پڑھتے ہیں اور جو (مال) ہم نے ان کو عطا فرمایا ہے (اس میں سے) (نیک کاموں میں) خرچ کرتے ہیں

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Ma'arif-ul-Quran: وَجِلَتْ قُلُوبُهُمْ (Whose hearts are filled with awe - 22:35) The word وَجِلَ means a feeling of awe inspired by something majestic and sublime. These words describe the state of pious people who are overwhelmed by deep awe whenever the name of Allah is mentioned in their presence.
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: who when God is mentioned their hearts tremble fear and who endure patiently whatever may befall them of ordeals and who observe prayer at its appointed times and who from that which We have provided them expend from it give voluntary alms.
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): Rites of Sacrifice have been prescribed for every Nation in the World Allah tells us that sacrifice and shedding blood in the Name of Allah has been prescribed for all nations. `Ali bin Abi Talhah reported that Ibn `Abbas said, وَلِكُلِّ أُمَّةٍ جَعَلْنَا مَنسَكًا (And for every nation We have appoi...

وَٱلْبُدْنَ جَعَلْنَٰهَا لَكُم مِّن شَعَٰٓئِرِ ٱللَّهِ لَكُمْ فِيهَا خَيْرٌ فَٱذْكُرُوا۟ ٱسْمَ ٱللَّهِ عَلَيْهَا صَوَآفَّ فَإِذَا وَجَبَتْ جُنُوبُهَا فَكُلُوا۟ مِنْهَا وَأَطْعِمُوا۟ ٱلْقَانِعَ وَٱلْمُعْتَرَّ كَذَٰلِكَ سَخَّرْنَٰهَا لَكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَشْكُرُونَ

Walbudna ja'alnaahaa lakum min sha'aaa'iril laahi lakum feehaa khairun fazkurusmal laahi 'alaihaa sawaaff; fa izaa wajabat junoobuhaa fakuloo minhaa wa at'imul qaani'a walmu'tarr; kazaalika sakhkharnaahaa lakum la'allakum tashkuroon

And the camels and cattle We have appointed for you as among the symbols of Allah; for you therein is good. So mention the name of Allah upon them when lined up [for sacrifice]; and when they are [lifeless] on their sides, then eat from them and feed the needy and the beggar. Thus have We subjected them to you that you may be grateful.

اور قربانی کے اونٹوں کو بھی ہم نے تمہارے لئے شعائر خدا مقرر کیا ہے۔ ان میں تمہارے لئے فائدے ہیں۔ تو (قربانی کرنے کے وقت) قطار باندھ کر ان پر خدا کا نام لو۔ جب پہلو کے بل گر پڑیں تو ان میں سے کھاؤ اور قناعت سے بیٹھ رہنے والوں اور سوال کرنے والوں کو بھی کھلاؤ۔ اس طرح ہم نے ان کو تمہارے زیرفرمان کردیا ہے تاکہ تم شکر کرو

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Ma'arif-ul-Quran: وَالْبُدْنَ جَعَلْنَاهَا لَكُم مِّن شَعَائِرِ‌ اللَّـهِ (And the big animals of sacrifice [ like camels ] are made by Us among the symbols of Allah for you - 22:36.) It has been explained earlier that شَعَائِرِ‌ (symbols) mean those special forms of rites and worship, which are the symbols of Islam....
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: And as for the sacrificial camels al-budn plural of badana which are ‘camels’ — We have appointed them for you as one of God’s sacraments the ritual ceremonies of His religion. There is good for you in them benefit for you in this world as already mentioned and a reward in the Hereafter. So mention ...
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): The Command to slaughter the Budn (Sacrificial Camel) Here Allah reminds His servants of the blessing which He has bestowed on His servants, by creating the Budn for them and making them one of His symbols. For He has decreed that they should be brought to His Sacred House; indeed, they are the best...

ٱلَّذِينَ أُخْرِجُوا۟ مِن دِيَٰرِهِم بِغَيْرِ حَقٍّ إِلَّآ أَن يَقُولُوا۟ رَبُّنَا ٱللَّهُ وَلَوْلَا دَفْعُ ٱللَّهِ ٱلنَّاسَ بَعْضَهُم بِبَعْضٍ لَّهُدِّمَتْ صَوَٰمِعُ وَبِيَعٌ وَصَلَوَٰتٌ وَمَسَٰجِدُ يُذْكَرُ فِيهَا ٱسْمُ ٱللَّهِ كَثِيرًا وَلَيَنصُرَنَّ ٱللَّهُ مَن يَنصُرُهُۥٓ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَقَوِىٌّ عَزِيزٌ

Allazeena ukhrijoo min diyaarihim bighairi haqqin illaaa any yaqooloo rabbunallaah; wa law laa daf'ul laahin naasa ba'dahum biba'dil lahuddimat sawaami'u wa biya'unw wa salawaatunw wa masaajidu yuzkaru feehasmul laahi kaseeraa; wa layansurannal laahu mai yansuruh; innal laaha la qawiyyun 'Azeez

[They are] those who have been evicted from their homes without right - only because they say, "Our Lord is Allah." And were it not that Allah checks the people, some by means of others, there would have been demolished monasteries, churches, synagogues, and mosques in which the name of Allah is much mentioned. And Allah will surely support those who support Him. Indeed, Allah is Powerful and Exalted in Might.

یہ وہ لوگ ہیں کہ اپنے گھروں سے ناحق نکال دیئے گئے (انہوں نے کچھ قصور نہیں کیا) ہاں یہ کہتے ہیں کہ ہمارا پروردگار خدا ہے۔ اور اگر خدا لوگوں کو ایک دوسرے سے نہ ہٹاتا رہتا تو (راہبوں کے) صومعے اور (عیسائیوں کے) گرجے اور (یہودیوں کے) عبادت خانے اور (مسلمانوں کی) مسجدیں جن میں خدا کا بہت سا ذکر کیا جاتا ہے ویران ہوچکی ہوتیں۔ اور جو شخص خدا کی مدد کرتا ہے خدا اس کی ضرور مدد کرتا ہے۔ بےشک خدا توانا اور غالب ہے

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Ma'arif-ul-Quran: The philosophy behind Jihad and war against the infidels وَلَوْلَا دَفْعُ اللَّـهِ النَّاسَ (And had Allah not repelled some people by means of some others... - 22:40) Had Allah not repelled some people by means of some others, the monasteries, the churches, the synagogues and the mosques where the ...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: they are those who were expelled from their homes without right for their expulsion; they were expelled only because they said that is because of their saying ‘Our Lord is God’ alone such a saying is ‘right’ and so then to be expelled for saying it is to be expelled without right. Were it not for Go...
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): Permission to fight; this is the first Ayah of Jihad Al-`Awfi reported that Ibn `Abbas said, "This was revealed about Muhammad ﷺ and his Companions, when they were expelled from Makkah." Mujahid, Ad-Dahhak and others among the Salaf, such as Ibn `Abbas, `Urwah bin Az-Zubayr, Zayd bin Aslam, Muqatil ...

وَهُوَ ٱلَّذِى جَعَلَ ٱلَّيْلَ وَٱلنَّهَارَ خِلْفَةً لِّمَنْ أَرَادَ أَن يَذَّكَّرَ أَوْ أَرَادَ شُكُورًا

Wa huwal lazee ja'alal laila wannahaara khilfatal liman araada ai yazzakkara aw araadaa shookooraa

And it is He who has made the night and the day in succession for whoever desires to remember or desires gratitude.

اور وہی تو ہے جس نے رات اور دن کو ایک دوسرے کے پیچھے آنے جانے والا بنایا۔ (یہ باتیں) اس شخص کے لئے جو غور کرنا چاہے یا شکرگزاری کا ارادہ کرے (سوچنے اور سمجھنے کی ہیں)

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Ma'arif-ul-Quran: تَبَارَ‌كَ الَّذِي جَعَلَ فِي السَّمَاءِ بُرُ‌وجًا وَجَعَلَ فِيهَا سِرَ‌اجًا وَقَمَرً‌ا مُّنِيرً‌ا ﴿61﴾ وَهُوَ الَّذِي جَعَلَ اللَّيْلَ وَالنَّهَارَ‌ خِلْفَةً لِّمَنْ أَرَ‌ادَ أَن يَذَّكَّرَ‌ أَوْ أَرَ‌ادَ شُكُورً‌ا ﴿62﴾ Glorious is the One who made stellar formations in the sky and placed therein a...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: And He it is Who made the night and day to appear in succession that is one succeeding the other for him who desires to remember read yadhdhakkara or yadhkura as before Q. 2550 — so that if he misses the opportunity to do some good during the one he can do it during the other; or desires to be thank...
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): Mentioning the Might and Power of Allah Here Allah glorifies Himself and praises the beauty He created in the heavens of Al-Buruj, the giant stars, according to the view of Mujahid, Sa`id bin Jubayr, Abu Salih, Al-Hasan and Qatadah. This is like the Ayah, وَلَقَدْ زَيَّنَّا السَّمَآءَ الدُّنْيَا بِم...

إِلَّا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ وَذَكَرُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ كَثِيرًا وَٱنتَصَرُوا۟ مِنۢ بَعْدِ مَا ظُلِمُوا۟ وَسَيَعْلَمُ ٱلَّذِينَ ظَلَمُوٓا۟ أَىَّ مُنقَلَبٍ يَنقَلِبُونَ

Illal lazeena aamanoo w a'amilus saalihaati wa zakarul laaha kaseeranw wantasaroo mim ba'di maa zulimoo; wa saya'lamul lazeena zalamooo aiya munqalbiny yanqaliboon

Except those [poets] who believe and do righteous deeds and remember Allah often and defend [the Muslims] after they were wronged. And those who have wronged are going to know to what [kind of] return they will be returned.

مگر جو لوگ ایمان لائے اور نیک کام کئے اور خدا کو بہت یاد کرتے رہے اور اپنے اوپر ظلم ہونے کے بعد انتقام لیا اور ظالم عنقریب جان لیں گے کہ کون سی جگہ لوٹ کر جاتے ہیں

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Ma'arif-ul-Quran: وَالشُّعَرَ‌اءُ يَتَّبِعُهُمُ الْغَاوُونَ ﴿224﴾ As for the poets, they are followed by the straying people. - 26:224. شِعر (Shi'r) which is the origin of Shu` ara' and is translated as poetry; is an Arabic word which lexically means any statement based on imagination and ideas not confirmed by serio...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: Save those poets who believe and perform righteous deeds and remember God frequently in other words those whom poetry does not distract from the remembrance of God and vindicate themselves by lampooning the disbelievers after they have been wronged by the disbelievers’ reviling of them as belonging ...
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): Refutation of the Fabrications of the Idolators Here Allah addresses those idolators who claimed that what was brought by the Messenger was not the truth but was merely something that he had made up by himself, or that it came to him in visions from the Jinn. Allah stated that His Messenger was abov...

لَّقَدْ كَانَ لَكُمْ فِى رَسُولِ ٱللَّهِ أُسْوَةٌ حَسَنَةٌ لِّمَن كَانَ يَرْجُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَٱلْيَوْمَ ٱلْـَٔاخِرَ وَذَكَرَ ٱللَّهَ كَثِيرًا

Laqad kaana lakum fee Rasoolil laahi uswatun hasanatul liman kaana yarjul laaha wal yawmal Aakhira wa azkaral laaha kaseeraa

There has certainly been for you in the Messenger of Allah an excellent pattern for anyone whose hope is in Allah and the Last Day and [who] remembers Allah often.

تم کو پیغمبر خدا کی پیروی (کرنی) بہتر ہے (یعنی) اس شخص کو جسے خدا (سے ملنے) اور روز قیامت (کے آنے) کی اُمید ہو اور وہ خدا کا ذکر کثرت سے کرتا ہو

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Ma'arif-ul-Quran: The second state mentioned here is that of the hypocrites for they had started saying that the promises of Allah and His Rasul ﷺ were a web of deception: إِذْ يَقُولُ الْمُنَافِقُونَ وَالَّذِينَ فِي قُلُوبِهِم مَّرَ‌ضٌ مَّا وَعَدَنَا اللَّـهُ وَرَ‌سُولُهُ إِلَّا غُرُ‌ورً‌ا (And (remember) when the h...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: Verily there is for you a good example read iswa or uswa in the Messenger of God to emulate in combat and in holding one’s ground therein for whoever li-man substitutes for lakum ‘for you’ hopes for the encounter with God fears Him and the Last Day and remembers God often in contrast to those who do...
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): The Command to follow the Messenger ﷺ This Ayah is an important principle, to follow the Messenger of Allah ﷺ in all his words, and deeds, etc. Hence Allah commanded the people to take the Prophet as an example on the day of Al-Ahzab, with regard to patience, guarding, striving and waiting for Allah...

وَٱذْكُرْنَ مَا يُتْلَىٰ فِى بُيُوتِكُنَّ مِنْ ءَايَٰتِ ٱللَّهِ وَٱلْحِكْمَةِ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ كَانَ لَطِيفًا خَبِيرًا

Wazkurna maa yutlaa fee bu yootikunna min aayaatil laahi wal Hikmah; innal laaha kaana lateefan Khabeera

And remember what is recited in your houses of the verses of Allah and wisdom. Indeed, Allah is ever Subtle and Acquainted [with all things].

اور تمہارے گھروں میں جو خدا کی آیتیں پڑھی جاتی ہیں اور حکمت (کی باتیں سنائی جاتی ہیں) ان کو یاد رکھو۔ بےشک خدا باریک بیں اور باخبر ہے

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Ma'arif-ul-Quran: What does أَهْلَ الْبَيْتِ : Ahl al-Bayt: People of the House" signify in this verse? In verses appearing earlier in the present sequence, the address was to the blessed wives of the Holy Prophet ﷺ ، therefore, the form used was in the feminine gender. Here, the expression: أَهْلَ الْبَيْتِ ahl al-b...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: And remember that which is recited in your houses of the revelations of God of the Qur’ān and wisdom the Sunna. Truly God is Kind to His friends Aware of all His creatures.
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): Enjoining certain Manners so that the Mothers of the Believers may be an Example; and the Prohibition of Tabarruj These are the good manners which Allah enjoined upon the wives of the Prophet so that they would be an example for the women of the Ummah to follow. Allah said, addressing the wives of t...

يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ ٱذْكُرُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ ذِكْرًا كَثِيرًا

Yaaa aiyuhal lazeena aamanuz kurul laaha zikran kaseera

O you who have believed, remember Allah with much remembrance

اے اہل ایمان خدا کا بہت ذکر کیا کرو

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Ma'arif-ul-Quran: Commentary Mentioned in the preceding verse was the incident of Sayyidna Zaid ؓ and Sayyidah Zainab ؓ and in relation to it the Holy Prophet's ﷺ being the last of the prophets has been stated in the context of directions for the respect and reverence of the Holy Prophet ﷺ and saving oneself from cau...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: O you who believe! Remember God with much remembrance.
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): The Virtue of remembering Allah much Allah commands His believing servants to remember their Lord much, Who has bestowed upon them all kinds of blessings and favors, because this will bring them a great reward and a wonderful destiny. Imam Ahmad recorded that `Abdullah bin Busr said: "Two bedouins c...

فَقَالَ إِنِّىٓ أَحْبَبْتُ حُبَّ ٱلْخَيْرِ عَن ذِكْرِ رَبِّى حَتَّىٰ تَوَارَتْ بِٱلْحِجَابِ

Faqaala inneee ahbabtu hubbal khairi 'an zikri Rabbee hattaa tawaarat bilhijaab

And he said, "Indeed, I gave preference to the love of good [things] over the remembrance of my Lord until the sun disappeared into the curtain [of darkness]."

تو کہنے لگے کہ میں نے اپنے پروردگار کی یاد سے (غافل ہو کر) مال کی محبت اختیار کی۔ یہاں تک کہ (آفتاب) پردے میں چھپ گیا

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Ma'arif-ul-Quran: The story of the return and resetting of the Sun Some early interpreters have, while following the first Tafsir, also said that soon after having missed the Salah of al-` Asr, Sayyidna Sulayman (علیہ السلام) prayed to Allah Ta’ ala, or requested the angels, that the Sun should be made to return. Acc...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: He said ‘Lo! I have loved I have desired the love of worldly good things that is of horses over the remembrance of my Lord’ that is over the afternoon prayer until it that is the sun disappeared behind the night’s veil until it was concealed by that which veils it from sight.
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): Sulayman the Son of Dawud Allah tells us that he gave Sulayman to Dawud as a Prophet, as He says elsewhere: وَوَرِثَ سُلَيْمَـنُ دَاوُودَ (And Sulayman inherited Dawud) (27:1). meaning, he inherited prophethood from him. Dawud had other sons besides Sulayman, for he had one hundred free wives. نِعْم...

فَٱصْبِرْ إِنَّ وَعْدَ ٱللَّهِ حَقٌّ وَٱسْتَغْفِرْ لِذَنۢبِكَ وَسَبِّحْ بِحَمْدِ رَبِّكَ بِٱلْعَشِىِّ وَٱلْإِبْكَٰرِ

Fasbir inna wa'dal laahi haqqunw wastaghfir lizambika wa sabbih bihamdi Rabbika bil'ashiyyi wal ibkaar

So be patient, [O Muhammad]. Indeed, the promise of Allah is truth. And ask forgiveness for your sin and exalt [Allah] with praise of your Lord in the evening and the morning.

تو صبر کرو بےشک خدا کا وعدہ سچا ہے اور اپنے گناہوں کی معافی مانگو اور صبح وشام اپنے پروردگار کی تعریف کے ساتھ تسبیح کرتے رہو

Commentary

Ma'arif-ul-Quran: Commentary In the opening statement of verse 51, it was said: إِنَّا لَنَنصُرُ‌ رُ‌سُلَنَا وَالَّذِينَ آمَنُوا فِي الْحَيَاةِ الدُّنْيَا (Surely, We do help Our messengers and those who believe in the worldly life, 40:51). This verse carries the promise of Allah Ta’ ala that He would keep helping Hi...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: So be patient O Muhammad (s). Surely God’s promise to grant victory to His friends is true — for you and whoever follows you are among such friends. And ask forgiveness for your sin so that you will be emulated in this by your community and glorify perform prayer continuously with praise of your Lor...
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): The Victory of the Messengers and the Believers إِنَّا لَنَنصُرُ رُسُلَنَا وَالَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ فِى الْحَيَوةِ الدُّنْيَا (Verily, We will indeed make victorious Our Messengers and those who believe in this world's life). As-Suddi, "Allah never sends a Messenger to a people and they kill him or so...

فَٱصْبِرْ عَلَىٰ مَا يَقُولُونَ وَسَبِّحْ بِحَمْدِ رَبِّكَ قَبْلَ طُلُوعِ ٱلشَّمْسِ وَقَبْلَ ٱلْغُرُوبِ

Fasbir 'alaa maa yaqooloona wa sabbih bihamdi Rabbika qabla tuloo'ish shamsi wa qablal ghuroob

So be patient, [O Muhammad], over what they say and exalt [Allah] with praise of your Lord before the rising of the sun and before its setting,

تو جو کچھ یہ (کفار) بکتے ہیں اس پر صبر کرو اور آفتاب کے طلوع ہونے سے پہلے اور اس کے غروب ہونے سے پہلے اپنے پروردگار کی تعریف کے ساتھ تسبیح کرتے رہو

Commentary

Ma'arif-ul-Quran: وَسَبِّحْ بِحَمْدِ رَ‌بِّكَ قَبْلَ طُلُوعِ الشَّمْسِ وَقَبْلَ الْغُرُ‌وبِ (and proclaim His purity along with your Lord's praise before sunrise and before sunset... 50:39). The imperative verb sabbih is derived from the infinitive tasbih which originally means to declare or proclaim the purity of Al...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: So endure patiently addressing the Prophet s what they the Jews and others say in the way of anthropomorphic comparisons and denials and glorify with praise of your Lord perform prayers with praise of Him before the rising of the sun in other words perform the morning prayer and before the sunset th...
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): Warning the Disbelievers of the imminent Torment; commanding the Prophet to pray and have Patience Allah the Exalted asks, `how many We have destroyed before these denying disbelievers' مِّن قَرْنٍ هُمْ أَشَدُّ مِنْهُم بَطْشاً (a generation who were stronger in power than they.) they were more numer...

وَمِنَ ٱلَّيْلِ فَسَبِّحْهُ وَأَدْبَٰرَ ٱلسُّجُودِ

Wa minal laili fasabbih hu wa adbaaras sujood

And [in part] of the night exalt Him and after prostration.

اور رات کے بعض اوقات میں بھی اور نماز کے بعد بھی اس (کے نام) کی تنزیہ کیا کرو

Commentary

Ma'arif-ul-Quran: وَأَدْبَارَ‌ السُّجُودِ (...and at the ends of prostration.... 50:40) Mujahid (رح) interprets sujud in this verse to refer to the five obligatory prayers, and the phrase "at the ends of the prostrations", according to him, refers to all those tasbihat which authentic ahadith encourage us to recite a...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: and glorify Him at some part of the night that is to say perform the two evening prayers and after prostrations read adbār as the plural of dubur or idbār as the verbal noun from adbara ‘to pass’ in other words perform supererogatory prayers as prescribed by the Sunna after the obligatory ones; it i...
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): Warning the Disbelievers of the imminent Torment; commanding the Prophet to pray and have Patience Allah the Exalted asks, `how many We have destroyed before these denying disbelievers' مِّن قَرْنٍ هُمْ أَشَدُّ مِنْهُم بَطْشاً (a generation who were stronger in power than they.) they were more numer...

وَلَقَدْ يَسَّرْنَا ٱلْقُرْءَانَ لِلذِّكْرِ فَهَلْ مِن مُّدَّكِرٍ

Wa laqad yassamal Quraana liz zikri fahal mimmuddakir

And We have certainly made the Qur'an easy for remembrance, so is there any who will remember?

اور ہم نے قرآن کو سمجھنے کے لئے آسان کردیا ہے تو کوئی ہے کہ سوچے سمجھے؟

Commentary

Ma'arif-ul-Quran: وَلَقَدْ يَسَّرْ‌نَا الْقُرْ‌آنَ لِلذِّكْرِ‌ فَهَلْ مِن مُّدَّكِرٍ‌ (And indeed We have made the Qur'an easy for seeking advice. So, is there one to seek advice?....54:17). The word dhikr in the prepositional phrase 'lidh-dhikr' has several shades of meaning: to remember or memorize or by-heart; and...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: And verily We have made the Qur’ān easy to remember We have facilitated its memorisation and disposed it to serve as a source of remembrance. So is there anyone who remember? anyone who will be admonished by it and memorise it? the interrogative here is intended as an imperative in other words memor...
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): The Story of the People of Nuh and the Lesson from it Allah the Exalted said, كَذَّبَتْ (denied) `before your people, O Muhammad,' قَوْمُ نُوحٍ فَكَذَّبُواْ عَبْدَنَا (the people of Nuh. They rejected Our servant) means, they denied him categorically and accused him of madness, وَقَالُواْ مَجْنُونٌ ...

وَلَقَدْ يَسَّرْنَا ٱلْقُرْءَانَ لِلذِّكْرِ فَهَلْ مِن مُّدَّكِرٍ

Wa laqad yassamal Quraana liz zikri fahal mim muddakir

And We have certainly made the Qur'an easy for remembrance, so is there any who will remember?

اور ہم نے قرآن کو سمجھنے کے لئے آسان کردیا ہے تو کوئی ہے کہ سوچے سمجھے؟

Commentary

Ma'arif-ul-Quran: Lexicological Analysis The word سُعُر su'ur has appeared twice in this Surah. First it has appeared in verse 24 in connection with the people of Thamud where it is their own word, and means 'madness or insanity'. The second time, the word appears in connection with the punishment of the sinners wher...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: And verily We have made the Qur’ān easy to remember. So is there anyone who will remember?
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): The Story of ` Ad Allah states that ` Ad, the People of Hud, denied their Messenger, just as the people of Nuh did. So, Allah sent on them, عَلَيْهِمْ رِيحاً صَرْصَراً (against them a violently cold (Sarsar) wind), means, a bitterly cold and furious wind, فِى يَوْمِ نَحْسٍ (on a day of calamity), ag...

وَلَقَدْ يَسَّرْنَا ٱلْقُرْءَانَ لِلذِّكْرِ فَهَلْ مِن مُّدَّكِرٍ

Wa laqad yassarnal quraana liz zikri fahal mim muddakir

And We have certainly made the Qur'an easy for remembrance, so is there any who will remember?

اور ہم نے قرآن کو سمجھنے کے لئے آسان کردیا ہے تو کوئی ہے کہ سوچے سمجھے؟

Commentary

Ma'arif-ul-Quran: Lexicological Analysis The word سُعُر su'ur has appeared twice in this Surah. First it has appeared in verse 24 in connection with the people of Thamud where it is their own word, and means 'madness or insanity'. The second time, the word appears in connection with the punishment of the sinners wher...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: And verily We have made the Qur’ān easy to remember. So is there anyone who will remember?
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): The Story of Thamud Allah states here that the people of Thamud denied their Messenger Salih, فَقَالُواْ أَبَشَراً مِّنَّا وَحِداً نَّتَّبِعُهُ إِنَّآ إِذاً لَّفِى ضَلَـلٍ وَسُعُرٍ (And they said: "A man, alone among us -- shall we follow him Truly, then we should be in error and distress!") They sa...

وَلَقَدْ يَسَّرْنَا ٱلْقُرْءَانَ لِلذِّكْرِ فَهَلْ مِن مُّدَّكِرٍ

Wa laqad yassarnal Quraana liz zikri fahal mim muddakir

And We have certainly made the Qur'an easy for remembrance, so is there any who will remember?

اور ہم نے قرآن کو سمجھنے کے لئے آسان کردیا ہے تو کوئی ہے کہ سوچے سمجھے؟

Commentary

Ma'arif-ul-Quran: Lexicological Analysis The word سُعُر su'ur has appeared twice in this Surah. First it has appeared in verse 24 in connection with the people of Thamud where it is their own word, and means 'madness or insanity'. The second time, the word appears in connection with the punishment of the sinners wher...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: And verily We have made the Qur’ān easy to remember. So is there anyone who will remember?
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): The Story of the People of the Prophet Lut Allah the Exalted states that the people of Lut defied and denied their Messenger and committed sodomy, the awful immoral sin that no people in the history of mankind had committed before. This is why Allah destroyed them with a type of torment that He neve...

فَسَبِّحْ بِٱسْمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلْعَظِيمِ

Fasabbih bismi Rabbikal 'azeem

So exalt the name of your Lord, the Most Great.

تو تم اپنے پروردگار بزرگ کے نام کی تسبیح کرو

Commentary

Ma'arif-ul-Quran: فَسَبِّحْ بِاسْمِ رَ‌بِّكَ الْعَظِيمِ (So, proclaim the purity of the name of your Lord, the Magnificent...56:74) The logical and rational conclusion of the above considerations should be for man to believe in the All-Encompassing Divine Power and in His Oneness, and declare the Purity of the Great ...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: So glorify exalt the transcendence of the Name ism is extra of your Lord the Tremendous God.
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): Allah's Oneness demonstrated by causing the Plants to grow, sending down the Rain Allah the Exalted said, أَفَرَءَيْتُم مَّا تَحْرُثُونَ (Do you not see what you sow.) in reference to tilling the earth and planting seeds inside it, أَءَنتُمْ تَزْرَعُونَهُ (Is it you that make it grow,) `do you cause...

فَسَبِّحْ بِٱسْمِ رَبِّكَ ٱلْعَظِيمِ

Fasabbih bismi rabbikal 'azeem

So exalt the name of your Lord, the Most Great.

تو تم اپنے پروردگار بزرگ کے نام کی تسبیح کرتے رہو

Commentary

Ma'arif-ul-Quran: فَسَبِّحْ بِاسْمِ رَ‌بِّكَ الْعَظِيمِ (So, proclaim the purity of the name of your Lord, the Magnificent... 56:96). The Surah concludes with an imperative addressed to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ to pronounce the tasbih of His Lord. This includes all kinds of tasbihat (rememberances)- within salah and ...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: So glorify the Name of your Lord the Tremendous as explained above in verse 74.
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): The Condition of People at the Time of Their Death These are the three types of conditions that people face upon their death. Either they are among the near believers or those below their rank on the right, or those who denied the truth, were led astray from the guidance and were ignorant about Alla...

أَلَمْ يَأْنِ لِلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓا۟ أَن تَخْشَعَ قُلُوبُهُمْ لِذِكْرِ ٱللَّهِ وَمَا نَزَلَ مِنَ ٱلْحَقِّ وَلَا يَكُونُوا۟ كَٱلَّذِينَ أُوتُوا۟ ٱلْكِتَٰبَ مِن قَبْلُ فَطَالَ عَلَيْهِمُ ٱلْأَمَدُ فَقَسَتْ قُلُوبُهُمْ وَكَثِيرٌ مِّنْهُمْ فَٰسِقُونَ

Alam yaani laillzeena aamanooo an takhsha'a quloo buhum lizikril laahi wa maa nazala minal haqqi wa laa yakoonoo kallazeena ootul Kitaaba min qablu fataala 'alaihimul amadu faqasat quloobuhum wa kaseerum minhum faasiqoon

Has the time not come for those who have believed that their hearts should become humbly submissive at the remembrance of Allah and what has come down of the truth? And let them not be like those who were given the Scripture before, and a long period passed over them, so their hearts hardened; and many of them are defiantly disobedient.

کیا ابھی تک مومنوں کے لئے اس کا وقت نہیں آیا کہ خدا کی یاد کرنے کے وقت اور (قرآن) جو (خدائے) برحق (کی طرف) سے نازل ہوا ہے اس کے سننے کے وقت ان کے دل نرم ہوجائیں اور وہ ان لوگوں کی طرف نہ ہوجائیں جن کو (ان سے) پہلے کتابیں دی گئی تھیں۔ پھر ان پر زمان طویل گزر گیا تو ان کے دل سخت ہوگئے۔ اور ان میں سے اکثر نافرمان ہیں

Commentary

Ma'arif-ul-Quran: أَلَمْ يَأْنِ لِلَّذِينَ آمَنُوا أَن تَخْشَعَ قُلُوبُهُمْ لِذِكْرِ‌ اللَّـهِ وَمَا نَزَلَ مِنَ الْحَقِّ (Has the time not yet come for those who believe that their hearts should be humble for the remembrance of Allah and for the truth that has descended [ through revelation ]?...57:16) The phrase kh...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: Is it not time for those who believe — this was revealed concerning the matter of the Companions of the Prophet who had been overindulging in jest that their hearts should be humbled to the remembrance of God and to what has been revealed read as nuzzila; or read nazala ‘what has come down’ of the t...
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): meaning, it is the worthy shelter for you rather than any other residence, because of your disbelief and doubt, and how evil is the Fire for Final Destination. Encouraging Khushu` and the Prohibition of imitating the People of the Scriptures Allah asks, `Has not the time come for the believers to fe...

وَٱذْكُرِ ٱسْمَ رَبِّكَ بُكْرَةً وَأَصِيلًا

Wazkuris ma Rabbika bukratanw wa aseelaa

And mention the name of your Lord [in prayer] morning and evening

اور صبح وشام اپنے پروردگار کا نام لیتے رہو

Commentary

Ma'arif-ul-Quran: اِنَّ هٰذَا كَانَ لَكُمْ جَزَاۗءً وَّكَانَ سَعْيُكُمْ مَّشْكُوْرًا ([ It will be said to them,] This is a reward for you, and your effort has been appreciated....76:22). Allah will address the inmates of Paradise once they have entered Paradise, and will announce to them that the amazing bounties ar...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: And mention the Name of your Lord during prayer at dawn and with the declining of the sun that is at dawn fajr noon zuhr and in the afternoon ‘asr;
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): Mention of the Qur'an's Revelation and the Command to be Patient and remember Allah Allah reminds His Messenger of how He blessed him by revealing the Magnificent Qur'an to him. فَاصْبِرْ لِحُكْمِ رَبِّكَ (Therefore be patient with constancy to the command of your Lord.,) meaning, `just as you have ...

فَإِذَا فَرَغْتَ فَٱنصَبْ

Fa iza faragh ta fansab

So when you have finished [your duties], then stand up [for worship].

تو جب فارغ ہوا کرو تو (عبادت میں) محنت کیا کرو

Commentary

Ma'arif-ul-Quran: The Command for Teachers and Preachers to Remember Allah During Spare Hours فَإِذَا فَرَ‌غْتَ فَانصَبْ وَإِلَىٰ رَ‌بِّكَ فَارْ‌غَب (So when you are free [ from collective services ], exert yourself [ in worship ], and towards your Lord turn with eagerness....94:8). The Holy Prophet ﷺ is commanded in...
Tafsir al-Jalalayn: So when you are finished from performing prayer toil exert yourself in supplication to God
Tafsir Ibn Kathir (English): Which was revealed in Makkah بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَـنِ الرَّحِيمِ In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. The Meaning of opening the Breast Allah says, أَلَمْ نَشْرَحْ لَكَ صَدْرَكَ (Have We not opened your breast for you) meaning, `have We not opened your chest for you.' This ...
Hadith — 3 traditions
Sahih Muslim 38:16sahih

حَدَّثَنَا أَحْمَدُ بْنُ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ يُونُسَ، حَدَّثَنَا زُهَيْرٌ، حَدَّثَنَا مَنْصُورٌ، عَنِ هِلاَلِ بْنِ يَسَافٍ، عَنْ رَبِيعِ بْنِ عُمَيْلَةَ، عَنْ سَمُرَةَ بْنِ جُنْدَبٍ، قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏ "أَحَبُّ الْكَلاَمِ إِلَى اللَّهِ أَرْبَعٌ سُبْحَانَ اللَّهِ وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ وَلاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ وَاللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ‏.‏ لاَ يَضُرُّكَ بَأَيِّهِنَّ بَدَأْتَ.‏ وَلاَ تُسَمِّيَنَّ غُلاَمَكَ يَسَارًا وَلاَ رَبَاحًا وَلاَ نَجِيحًا وَلاَ أَفْلَحَ فَإِنَّكَ تَقُولُ أَثَمَّ هُوَ فَلاَ يَكُونُ فَيَقُولُ لاَ‏."‏‏ إِنَّمَا هُنَّ أَرْبَعٌ فَلاَ تَزِيدُنَّ عَلَىَّ ‏.‏

Samura b. Jundub reported:The Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said "The dearest phrases to Allah are four: Subhan Allah (Hallowed be Allah), Al-Hamdulillah (Praise be to Allah), La ilaha illa-Allah (There is no deity but Allah), Allahu Akbar (Allah is Greater). There is no harm for you in which of them begin with (while remembering Allah). And do not give these names to your servants: Yasar and Rabah and Najih and Aflah

‏‏‏‏ سیدنا سمرہ بن جندب رضی اللہ عنہ سے روایت ہے، رسول اللہ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم نے فرمایا: ”سب سے زیادہ پسند اللہ تعالیٰ کو چار کلمے ہیں «سُبْحَانَ اللهِ، وَالْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ، وَلاَ إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللَّهُ، وَاللَّهُ أَكْبَرُ» ان میں سے جس کو چاہے پہلے کہے کوئی نقصان نہ ہو گا اور اپنے غلام کا نام یسار، رباح اور نجیح (اس کے وہی معنی ہیں جو افلح کے ہیں) اور افلح نہ رکھو۔ اس لیے کہ تو پوچھے گا وہاں وہ ہے (یعنی یسار یا رباح یا نجیح یا افلح) وہ کہے گا نہیں ہے۔“ سمرہ نے کہا: رسول اللہ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم نے یہی چار نام فرمائے۔ تو زیادہ مت نقل کرنا مجھ سے۔

Sahih Muslim 38:17sahih

وَحَدَّثَنَا إِسْحَاقُ بْنُ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، أَخْبَرَنِي جَرِيرٌ، ح وَحَدَّثَنِي أُمَيَّةُ بْنُ بِسْطَامٍ، حَدَّثَنَا يَزِيدُ بْنُ زُرَيْعٍ، حَدَّثَنَا رَوْحٌ، - وَهْوَ ابْنُ الْقَاسِمِ - ح وَحَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ الْمُثَنَّى، وَابْنُ، بَشَّارٍ قَالاَ حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، حَدَّثَنَا شُعْبَةُ، كُلُّهُمْ عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ، بِإِسْنَادِ زُهَيْرٍ ‏.‏ فَأَمَّا حَدِيثُ جَرِيرٍ وَرَوْحٍ فَكَمِثْلِ حَدِيثِ زُهَيْرٍ بِقِصَّتِهِ ‏.‏ وَأَمَّا حَدِيثُ شُعْبَةَ فَلَيْسَ فِيهِ إِلاَّ ذِكْرُ تَسْمِيَةِ الْغُلاَمِ وَلَمْ يَذْكُرِ الْكَلاَمَ الأَرْبَعَ ‏.‏

This hadith has been reported on the authority of Shu'ba and there is no mention but of the fact about giving the name to the servant and there is no mention of the four expressions (of remembrance) and he did not mention the four words

جریر ، روح بن قاسم اورشعبہ سب نے منصور سے زہیر کی سند کے ساتھ حدیث بیان کی ، جریر اورروح کی حدیث قصے سمیت زہیر کی حدیث جیسی ہے ۔ اورجوشعبہ کی حدیث ہے ۔ اس میں صرف غلام کانام رکھنے کا ذکر ہے ، انھوں نے " چار بہترین کلمات " کاذ کر نہیں کیا ۔

Sahih Muslim 48:35sahih

حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ حَاتِمِ بْنِ مَيْمُونٍ، حَدَّثَنَا بَهْزٌ، حَدَّثَنَا وُهَيْبٌ، حَدَّثَنَا سُهَيْلٌ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ ‏ "‏ إِنَّ لِلَّهِ تَبَارَكَ وَتَعَالَى مَلاَئِكَةً سَيَّارَةً فُضْلاً يَتَبَّعُونَ مَجَالِسَ الذِّكْرِ فَإِذَا وَجَدُوا مَجْلِسًا فِيهِ ذِكْرٌ قَعَدُوا مَعَهُمْ وَحَفَّ بَعْضُهُمْ بَعْضًا بِأَجْنِحَتِهِمْ حَتَّى يَمْلَئُوا مَا بَيْنَهُمْ وَبَيْنَ السَّمَاءِ الدُّنْيَا فَإِذَا تَفَرَّقُوا عَرَجُوا وَصَعِدُوا إِلَى السَّمَاءِ - قَالَ - فَيَسْأَلُهُمُ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ وَهُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِهِمْ مِنْ أَيْنَ جِئْتُمْ فَيَقُولُونَ جِئْنَا مِنْ عِنْدِ عِبَادٍ لَكَ فِي الأَرْضِ يُسَبِّحُونَكَ وَيُكَبِّرُونَكَ وَيُهَلِّلُونَكَ وَيَحْمَدُونَكَ وَيَسْأَلُونَكَ ‏.‏ قَالَ وَمَاذَا يَسْأَلُونِي قَالُوا يَسْأَلُونَكَ جَنَّتَكَ ‏.‏ قَالَ وَهَلْ رَأَوْا جَنَّتِي قَالُوا لاَ أَىْ رَبِّ ‏.‏ قَالَ فَكَيْفَ لَوْ رَأَوْا جَنَّتِي قَالُوا وَيَسْتَجِيرُونَكَ ‏.‏ قَالَ وَمِمَّ يَسْتَجِيرُونَنِي قَالُوا مِنْ نَارِكَ يَا رَبِّ ‏.‏ قَالَ وَهَلْ رَأَوْا نَارِي قَالُوا لاَ ‏.‏ قَالَ فَكَيْفَ لَوْ رَأَوْا نَارِي قَالُوا وَيَسْتَغْفِرُونَكَ - قَالَ - فَيَقُولُ قَدْ غَفَرْتُ لَهُمْ فَأَعْطَيْتُهُمْ مَا سَأَلُوا وَأَجَرْتُهُمْ مِمَّا اسْتَجَارُوا - قَالَ - فَيَقُولُونَ رَبِّ فِيهِمْ فُلاَنٌ عَبْدٌ خَطَّاءٌ إِنَّمَا مَرَّ فَجَلَسَ مَعَهُمْ قَالَ فَيَقُولُ وَلَهُ غَفَرْتُ هُمُ الْقَوْمُ لاَ يَشْقَى بِهِمْ جَلِيسُهُمْ ‏"‏ ‏.‏

Abu Huraira reported Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) as saying Allah has mobile (squads) of angels, who have no other work (to attend to but) to follow the assemblies of Dhikr and when they find such assemblies in which there is Dhikr (of Allah) they sit in them and some of them surround the others with their wings till the space between them and the sky of the world is fully covered, and when they disperse (after the assembly of Dhikr is adjourned) they go upward to the heaven and Allah, the Exalted and Glorious, asks them although He is best informed about them:Where have you come from? They say: We come from Thine servants upon the earth who had been glorifying Thee (reciting Subhan Allah), uttering Thine Greatness (saying Allah o-Akbar) and uttering Thine Oneness (La ilaha ill Allah) and praising Thee (uttering al-Hamdu Lillah) and begging of Thee. Be would say: What do they beg of Me? They would say: They beg of Thee the Paradise of Thine. He (God) would say: Have they seen My Paradise? They said: No, our Lord. He would say: (What it would be then) if they were to see Mine Paradise? They (the angels) said: They seek Thine protection. He (the Lord) would say: Against what do they seek protection of Mine? They (the angels) would say: Our Lord, from the Hell-Fire. He (the Lord) would say: Have they seen My Fire? They would say: No. He (the Lord) would say: What it would be if they were to see My Fire? They would say: They beg of Thee forgiveness. He would say: I grant pardon to them, and confer upon them what they ask for and grant them protection against which they seek protection. They (the angels) would again say: Our Lord, there is one amongst them such and such simple servant who happened to pass by (that assembly) and sat there along with them (who had been participating in that assembly). He (the Lord) would say: I also grant him pardon, for they are a people the seat-fellows of whom are in no way unfortunate

حضرت ابوہریرہ رضی اللہ عنہ نے نبی صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم سے روایت کی کہ آپ نے فرمایا : " اللہ تبارک و تعالیٰ کے کچھ فرشتے ہیں جو ( اللہ کی زمین میں ) چکر لگاتے رہتے ہیں ، وہ اللہ کے ذکر کی مجلسیں تلاش کرتے ہیں ، جب وہ کوئی ایسی مجلس پاتے ہیں جس میں ( اللہ کا ) ذکر ہوتا ہے تو ان کے ساتھ بیٹھ جاتے ہیں ، وہ ایک دوسرے کو اپنے پروں سے اس طرح ڈھانپ لیتے ہیں کہ اپنے اور دنیا کے آسمان کے درمیان ( کی وسعت کو ) بھر دیتے ہیں ۔ جب ( مجلس میں شریک ہونے والے ) لوگ منتشر ہو جاتے ہیں تو یہ ( فرشتے ) بھی اوپر کی طرف جاتے ہیں اور آسمان پر چلے جاتے ہیں ، کہا : تو اللہ عزوجل ان سے پوچھتا ہے ، حالانکہ وہ ان کے بارے میں سب سے زیادہ جاننے والا ہے : تم کہاں سے آئے ہو؟ وہ کہتے ہیں : ہم زمین میں ( رہنے والے ) تیرے بندوں کی طرف سے ( ہو کر ) آئے ہیں جو تیری پاکیزگی بیان کر رہے تھے ، تیزی بڑائی کہہ رہے تھے اور صرف اور صرف تیرے ہی معبود ہونے کا اقرار کر رہے تھے اور تیری حمد و ثنا کر رہے تھے اور تجھی سے مانگ رہے تھے ، فرمایا : وہ مجھ سے کیا مانگ رہے تھے؟ انہوں نے کہا : وہ آپ سے آپ کی جنت مانگ رہے تھے ۔ فرمایا : کیا انہوں نے میری جنت دیکھی ہے؟ انہوں نے کہا : پروردگار! ( انہوں نے ) نہیں ( دیکھی ) ، فرمایا : اگر انہوں نے میری جنت دیکھی ہوتی کیا ہوتا! ( کس الحاح و زاری سے مانگتے! ) وہ کہتے ہیں : اور وہ تیری پناہ مانگ رہے تھے ، فرمایا : وہ کس چیز سے میری پناہ مانگ رہے تھے؟ انہوں نے کہا : تیری آگ ( جہنم ) سے ، اے رب! فرمایا : کیا انہوں نے میری آگ ( جہنم ) دیکھی ہے؟ انہوں نے کہا : اے رب! نہیں ( دیکھی ) ، فرمایا : اگر وہ میری جہنم دیکھ لیتے تو ( ان کا کیا حال ہوتا! ) وہ کہتے ہیں : وہ تجھ سے گناہوں کی بخشش مانگ رہے تھے ، تو وہ فرماتا ہے : میں نے ان کے گناہ بخش دیے اور انہوں نے جو مانگا میں نے انہیں عطا کر دیا اور انہوں نے جس سے پناہ مانگی میں نے انہیں پناہ دے دی ۔ ( رسول اللہ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم نے ) فرمایا : وہ ( فرشتے ) کہتے ہیں : پروردگار! ان میں فلاں شخص بھی موجود تھا ، سخت گناہ گار بندہ ، وہاں سے گزرتے ہوئے ان کے ساتھ بیٹھ گیا تھا ۔ ( آپ صلی اللہ علیہ وسلم نے ) فرمایا : تو اللہ ارشاد فرماتا ہے : میں نے اس کو بھی بخش دیا ۔ یہ ایسے لوگ ہیں کہ ان کی وجہ سے ان کے ساتھ بیٹھ جانے والا بھی محروم نہیں رہتا ۔

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