54. Tafsīr (Exegesis)
٥٤۔ كِتَابُ التَّفْسِيرِ
'Umar b. al-Khattab asked Abu Waqid al-Laithi: What did the Messenger of Allah ﷺ recite during the prayer on the day of sacrifice and on the breaking of the fast ? He replied: He recited at both of them Surah al-Qaf, "By the Glorious Quran" [50] and the Surah "The Hour is nigh" (54). (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 1154)
أَنَّ عُمَرَ سَأَلَ أَبَا وَاقِدٍ اللَّيْثِيَّ مَا كَانَ يَقْرَأُ بِهِ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فِي الْأَضْحَى وَالْفِطْرِ؟ قَالَ «كَانَ يَقْرَأُ بِق وَالْقُرْآنِ الْمَجِيدِ وَاقْتَرَبَتِ السَّاعَةُ وَانْشَقَّ الْقَمَرُ»
[Machine] Omar asked me what the Messenger of Allah ﷺ recited during the prayers of the two Eids, so I said, "{The Hour has come near, and the moon has split} [Al-Qamar, verse 1]" and "{Qaf. By the honored Qur'an} [Qaf, verse 1]"
سَأَلَنِي عُمَرُ عَمَّا قَرَأَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ فِي صَلَاةِ الْعِيدَيْنِ فَقُلْتُ {اقْتَرَبَتِ السَّاعَةُ وَانْشَقَّ الْقَمَرُ} [القمر 1] وَ {ق وَالْقُرْآنِ الْمَجِيدِ} [ق 1]
54.54.1 Subsection
٥٤۔٥٤۔١ قَوْلُهُ تَعَالَى: {وَانْشَقَّ الْقَمَرُ} [القمر: 1]
[Machine] The moon split during the time of the Prophet Muhammad ﷺ into two halves; one half was above the mountain, and the other half was covered by the mountain. The Prophet Muhammad ﷺ said, "O Allah, bear witness."
انْشَقَّ الْقَمَرُ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ شِقَّتَيْنِ شِقَّةٌ فَوْقَ الْجَبَلِ وَشِقَّةٌ سَتَرَهَا الْجَبَلُ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «اللهُمَّ اشْهَدْ»
During the lifetime of the Prophet ﷺ the moon was split into two parts and on that the Prophet ﷺ said, "Bear witness (to thus). (Using translation from Bukhārī 3636)
انْشَقَّ الْقَمَرُ عَلَى عَهْدِ رَسُولِ اللهِ ﷺ شِقَّتَيْنِ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «اشْهَدُوا»
[Machine] The people of Makkah asked the Prophet ﷺ for a sign, so the moon split in Makkah twice {And if they see a sign, they turn away and say, "This is continuous magic."} [Qamar 2] They say it is going away.
سَأَلَ أَهْلُ مَكَّةَ النَّبِيَّ ﷺ آيَةً فَانْشَقَّ الْقَمَرُ بِمَكَّةَ مَرَّتَيْنِ {وَإِنْ يَرَوْا آيَةً يُعْرِضُوا وَيَقُولُوا سِحْرٌ مُسْتَمِرٌّ} [القمر 2] يَقُولُ ذَاهِبٌ
54.54 Sūrat al-Qamar
٥٤۔٥٤ سُورَةُ الْقَمَرِ
قَوْلُهُ تَعَالَى: {وَلَقَدْ يَسَّرْنَا الْقُرْآنَ لِلذَّكَرِ فَهَلْ مِنْ مُدَّكِرٍ} [القمر: 17]
The Prophet ﷺ recited:-- 'Hal-min-Muddakir' (54.15) (Is there any that will remember) (and avoid evil). (Using translation from Bukhārī 3376)
أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَرَأَ {فَهَلْ مِنْ مُدَّكِرٍ} [القمر 15]
قَوْلُهُ تَعَالَى: {إِنَّا أَرْسَلْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ رِيحًا صَرْصَرًا} [القمر: 19]
The Prophet ﷺ said, "I was granted victory with As-Saba and the nation of 'Ad was destroyed by Ad- Dabur (westerly wind) . (Using translation from Bukhārī 1035)
قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ «نُصِرْتُ بِالصَّبَا وَأُهْلِكَتْ عَادٌ بِالدَّبُورِ»
قَوْلُهُ تَعَالَى: {سَيُهْزَمُ الْجَمْعُ وَيُوَلُّونَ الدُّبُرَ} [القمر: 45]
The Prophet ﷺ , while in a tent (on the day of the battle of Badr) said, "O Allah! I ask you the fulfillment of Your Covenant and Promise. O Allah! If You wish (to destroy the believers) You will never be worshipped after today." Abu Bakr caught him by the hand and said, "This is sufficient, O Allah's Apostle! You have asked Allah pressingly." The Prophet ﷺ was clad in his armor at that time. He went out, saying to me: "There multitude will be put to flight and they will show their backs. Nay, but the Hour is their appointed time (for their full recompense) and that Hour will be more grievous and more bitter (than their worldly failure)." (54.45-46) Khalid said that was on the day of the battle of Badr. (Using translation from Bukhārī 2915)
أَنَّ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ قَالَ وَهُوَ فِي قُبَّةٍ يَوْمَ بَدْرٍ «اللهُمَّ إِنِّي أَنْشُدُكَ عَهْدَكَ وَوَعْدَكَ اللهُمَّ إِنْ شِئْتَ لَمْ تَعْبُدْ بَعْدَ هَذَا الْيَوْمِ» فَأَخَذَ أَبُو بَكْرٍ بِيَدِهِ وَقَالَ حَسْبُكَ يَا رَسُولَ اللهِ فَقَدْ أَلْحَحْتَ عَلَى رَبِّكَ وَهُوَ فِي الدِّرْعِ فَخَرَجَ وَهُوَ يَقُولُ {سَيُهْزَمُ الْجَمْعُ وَيُوَلُّونَ الدُّبُرَ بَلِ السَّاعَةُ مَوْعِدُهُمْ وَالسَّاعَةُ أَدْهَى وَأَمَرُّ} [القمر 46]
قَوْلُهُ تَعَالَى: {وَالسَّاعَةُ أَدْهَى وَأَمَرُّ} [القمر: 46]
[Machine] Woe to you, what is bothering you? Have you read any passage before? The first chapter that was revealed was a chapter in which the mention of paradise and hellfire was made. Then when people were inclined towards Islam, the revelation of what is permissible and what is forbidden was revealed. If the first thing revealed was "do not drink alcohol," they would have said, "We will not stop drinking alcohol." And if the first thing revealed was "do not commit adultery," they would have said, "We will not stop committing adultery." Indeed, the verse "And the Hour is more disastrous and more bitter" [Quran 54:46] was revealed in Makkah. And I, a slave girl, used to play with Muhammad ﷺ and I was present with him when Surah Al-Baqarah was revealed. So I brought the Qur'an to him and recited the verses to him.
وَيْحَكَ وَمَا يَضُرُّكَ أَيَّهُ قَرَأْتَ قَبْلُ إِنَّمَا نَزَلَتْ أَوَّلَ مَا نَزَلَ سُورَةٌ مِنَ الْمُفَصَّلِ فِيهَا ذِكْرُ الْجَنَّةِ وَالنَّارِ حَتَّى إِذَا ثَابَ النَّاسُ لِلْإِسْلَامِ نَزَلَ الْحَلَالُ وَالْحَرَامُ وَلَوْ نَزَلَ أَوَّلُ شَيْءٍ لَا تَشْرَبُوا الْخَمْرَ قَالُوا لَا نَدَعُ شُرْبَ الْخَمْرِ وَلَوْ نَزَلَ أَوَّلُ شَيْءٍ لَا تَزْنُوا لَقَالُوا لَا نَدَعُ الزِّنَا وَإِنَّهُ أُنْزِلَتْ {وَالسَّاعَةُ أَدْهَى وَأَمَرُّ} [القمر 46] بِمَكَّةَ وَإِنِّي جَارِيَةٌ أَلْعَبُ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ ﷺ وَمَا نَزَلَتْ سُورَةُ الْبَقَرَةِ إِلَّا وَأَنَا عِنْدَهُ قَالَ فَأَخْرَجْتُ إِلَيْهِ الْمُصْحَفَ فَأَمْلَتْ عَلَيْهِ السُّوَرَ
قَوْلُهُ تَعَالَى: {يُسْحَبُونَ فِي النَّارِ عَلَى وُجُوهِهِمْ} [القمر: 48]
People dispersed from around Abu Huraira, and Natil, who was from the Syrians. said to him: O Shaikh, relate (to us) a tradition you have heard from the Messenger of Allah ﷺ. He said: Yes. I heard the Messenger of Allah ﷺ say: The first of men (whose case) will be decided on the Day of Judgment will be a man who died as a martyr. He shall be brought (before the Judgment Seat). Allah will make him recount His blessings (i. e. the blessings which He had bestowed upon him) and he will recount them (and admit having enjoyed them in his life). (Then) will Allah say: What did you do (to requite these blessings)? He will say: I fought for Thee until I died as a martyr. Allah will say: You have told a lie. You fought that you might be called a" brave warrior". And you were called so. (Then) orders will be passed against him and he will be dragged with his face downward and cast into Hell. Then will be brought forward a man who acquired knowledge and imparted it (to others) and recited the Qur'an. He will be brought And Allah will make him recount His blessings and he will recount them (and admit having enjoyed them in his lifetime). Then will Allah ask: What did you do (to requite these blessings)? He will say: I acquired knowledge and disseminated it and recited the Qur'an seeking Thy pleasure. Allah will say: You have told a lie. You acquired knowledge so that you might be called" a scholar," and you recited the Qur'an so that it might be said:" He is a Qari" and such has been said. Then orders will be passed against him and he shall be dragged with his face downward and cast into the Fire. Then will be brought a man whom Allah had made abundantly rich and had granted every kind of wealth. He will be brought and Allah will make him recount His blessings and he will recount them and (admit having enjoyed them in his lifetime). Allah will (then) ask: What have you done (to requite these blessings)? He will say: I spent money in every cause in which Thou wished that it should be spent. Allah will say: You are lying. You did (so) that it might be said about (You):" He is a generous fellow" and so it was said. Then will Allah pass orders and he will be dragged with his face downward and thrown into Hell. (Using translation from Muslim 1905a)
سَمِعْتُ رَسُولَ اللهِ ﷺ يَقُولُ أَوَّلُ النَّاسِ يُقْضَى يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ عَلَيْهِ ثَلَاثَةٌ رَجُلٌ اسْتُشْهِدَ فَأُتِيَ بِهِ فَعَرَّفَهُ نِعَمَهُ فَعَرَفَهَا قَالَ فَمَا عَمِلْتَ فِيهَا؟ قَالَ قَاتَلْتُ فِيكَ حَتَّى اسْتُشْهِدْتُ قَالَ كَذَبْتَ وَلَكِنْ قَاتَلْتَ لَأَنْ يُقَالَ فُلَانٌ جَرِيءٌ قَدْ قِيلَ ثُمَّ أُمِرَ بِهِ فَسُحِبَ عَلَى وَجْهِهِ حَتَّى أُلْقِيَ فِي النَّارِ وَرَجُلٌ تَعَلَّمَ الْعِلْمَ وَعَلَّمَهُ وَقَرَأَ الْقُرْآنَ فَأُتِيَ بِهِ فَعَرَّفَهُ نِعَمَهُ فَعَرَفَهَا قَالَ فَمَا عَمِلْتَ فِيهَا؟ قَالَ تَعَلَّمْتُ الْعِلْمَ وَعَلَّمْتُهُ وَقَرَأْتُ فِيكَ الْقُرْآنَ قَالَ كَذَبْتَ وَلَكِنْ تَعَلَّمْتَ الْعِلْمَ لِيُقَالَ عَالِمٌ وَقَرَأْتَ الْقُرْآنَ لِيُقَالَ قَارِئٌ فَقَدْ قِيلَ ثُمَّ أُمِرَ بِهِ فَسُحِبَ عَلَى وَجْهِهِ حَتَّى أُلْقِيَ فِي النَّارِ وَرَجُلٌ وَسَّعَ اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَأَعْطَاهُ مِنْ أَصْنَافِ الْمَالِ كُلِّهِ فَأُتِيَ بِهِ فَعَرَّفَهُ نِعَمَهُ فَعَرَفَهَا قَالَ مَا عَمِلْتَ فِيهَا؟ قَالَ مَا تَرَكْتُ مِنْ سَبِيلٍ تُحِبُّ أَنْ يُنْفَقَ فِيهَا إِلَّا أَنْفَقْتُ فِيهَا لَكَ قَالَ كَذَبْتَ وَلَكِنْ فَعَلْتَ لِيُقَالَ جَوَادٌ فَقَدْ قِيلَ ثُمَّ أُمِرَ بِهِ فَسُحِبَ عَلَى وَجْهِهِ حَتَّى أُلْقِيَ فِي النَّارِ