Al Adiyat (Quran - Tafsir Ibn Kashir)

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. وَالْعَـدِيَـتِ ضَبْحاً 100:1 By the `Adiyat (steeds), snorting. فَالمُورِيَـتِ قَدْحاً 100:2 Striking sparks of fire. فَالْمُغِيرَتِ صُبْحاً 100:3 And scouring to the raid at dawn. فَأَثَرْنَ بِهِ نَقْعاً 100:4 And raise the dust in clouds the while. فَوَسَطْنَ بِهِ جَمْعاً 100:5 And penetrating forthwith as one into the midst. إِنَّ الإِنسَـنَ لِرَبِّهِ لَكَنُودٌ 100:6 Verily, man is ungrateful to his Lord. وَإِنَّهُ عَلَى ذَلِكَ لَشَهِيدٌ 100:7 And to that He bears witness. وَإِنَّهُ لِحُبِّ الْخَيْرِ لَشَدِيدٌ 100:8 And verily, he is violent in the love of wealth. أَفَلاَ يَعْلَمُ إِذَا بُعْثِرَ مَا فِى الْقُبُورِ 100:9 Knows he not that when the contents of the graves are poured forth. وَحُصِّلَ مَا فِى الصُّدُورِ 100:10 And that which is in the breasts shall be made known. إِنَّ رَبَّهُم بِهِمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ لَّخَبِيرٌ 100:11 Verily, that Day their Lord will be Well-Acquainted with them.

 Swearing by the Horses of War about the Ungratefulness of Man and His Zeal for Wealth

Allah swears

وَالْعَادِيَاتِ ضَبْحًا ﴿١﴾ 

By the `Adiyat (steeds), snorting.

Allah swears by the horses when they are made to gallop into battle in His path (i.e., Jihad), and thus they run and pant, which is the sound that is heard from the horse when it runs.

فَالْمُورِيَاتِ قَدْحًا ﴿٢﴾ 

Striking sparks of fire.

meaning, the striking of their hooves on the rocks, which causes sparks of fire to fly from them.

فَالْمُغِيرَاتِ صُبْحًا ﴿٣﴾ 

And scouring to the raid at dawn.

meaning, the raid that is carried out in the early morning time.

This is just as the Messenger of Allah used to perform raids in the early morning. He would wait to see if he heard the Adhan (call to prayer) from the people. If he heard it he would leave them alone, and if he didn't hear it he would attack.

Then Allah says,

فَأَثَرْنَ بِهِ نَقْعًا ﴿٤﴾ 

And raise the dust in clouds the while.

meaning, dust at the place of the battle with the horses.

فَوَسَطْنَ بِهِ جَمْعًا ﴿٥﴾ 

And penetrating forthwith as one into the midst.

means, then are all in the middle of that spot, together.

Allah's saying; فَالْمُغِيرَتِ صُبْحاً  (And scouring to the raid at dawn), Ibn Abbas, Mujahid and Qatadah, all said,

"This means the invasion of the horses in the morning in the way of Allah.''

And His statement, فَأَثَرْنَ بِهِ نَقْعاً  (And raise the dust in clouds the while),

This is the place in which the attack takes place. The dust is stirred up by it.

And His statement, فَوَسَطْنَ بِهِ جَمْعاً  (And penetrating forthwith as one into the midst), Al-Awfi narrated from Ibn Abbas, Ata, Ikrimah, Qatadah and Ad-Dahhak that they all said,

"This means into the midst of the disbelieving enemy.''

Concerning Allah's statement,

إِنَّ الْإِنسَانَ لِرَبِّهِ لَكَنُودٌ ﴿٦﴾ 

Verily, man is ungrateful لَكَنُودٌ   (Kanud) to his Lord.

This is the subject what is being sworn about, and it means that he (man) is ungrateful for the favors of His Lord and he rejects them.

Ibn Abbas, Mujahid, Ibrahim An-Nakhai, Abu Al-Jawza, Abu Al-Aliyah, Abu Ad-Duha, Sa`id bin Jubayr, Muhammad bin Qays, Ad-Dahhak, Al-Hasan, Qatadah, Ar-Rabi` bin Anas and Ibn Zayd all said,

"لَكَنُودٌ  Al-Kanud means ungrateful.''

Al-Hasan said,

"لَكَنُودٌ Al-Kanud is the one who counts the calamities (that befall him) and he forgets Allah's favors.''

Concerning Allah's statement,

وَإِنَّهُ عَلَى ذَلِكَ لَشَهِيدٌ ﴿٧﴾ 

And to that He bears witness.

Qatadah and Sufyan Ath-Thawri both said,

"And indeed Allah is a witness to that.''

It is also possible that the pronoun (He) could be referring to man. This was said by Muhammad bin Ka`b Al-Qurazi. Thus, its meaning would be that man is a witness himself to the fact that he is ungrateful.

This is obvious in his condition, meaning this is apparent from his statements and deeds.

This is as Allah says,

مَا كَانَ لِلْمُشْرِكِينَ أَن يَعْمُرُواْ مَسَاجِدَ الله شَـهِدِينَ عَلَى أَنفُسِهِم بِالْكُفْرِ

It is not for the idolators, to maintain the Masajid (Mosques) of Allah, while they witness disbelief against themselves. (9:17)

Allah said;

وَإِنَّهُ لِحُبِّ الْخَيْرِ لَشَدِيدٌ ﴿٨﴾ 

And verily, he is violent in the love of wealth.

meaning, and indeed in his love of the good, which is wealth, he is severe.

There are two opinions concerning this.

• One of them is that it means that he is severe in his love of wealth.
• The other view is that it means he is covetous and stingy due to the love of wealth.

However, both views are correct.

 The Threat about the Hereafter

Then Allah encourages abstinence from worldly things and striving for the Hereafter, and He informs of what the situation will be after this present condition, and what man will face of horrors.

He says,

أَفَلَا يَعْلَمُ إِذَا بُعْثِرَ مَا فِي الْقُبُورِ ﴿٩﴾ 

Knows he not that when the contents of the graves are poured forth,

meaning, the dead that are in it will be brought out.

وَحُصِّلَ مَا فِي الصُّدُورِ ﴿١٠﴾ 

And that which is in the breasts shall be made known,

Ibn Abbas and others have said,

"This means what was in their souls would be exposed and made apparent.''

إِنَّ رَبَّهُم بِهِمْ يَوْمَئِذٍ لَّخَبِيرٌ ﴿١١﴾ 

Verily, that Day their Lord will be Well-Acquainted with them.

meaning, He knows all of that they used to do, and He will compensate them for it with the most deserving reward. He does not do even the slightest amount of injustice.

This is the end of the Tafsir of Surah Al-`Adiyat, and all praise and thanks are due to Allah.

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Al 'Asr (Quran Tafsir Ibn Kashir)

Revealed in Al Makkah
How `Amr bin Al-`As was aware of the Qur'an's Miracle due to this Surah

They have mentioned that Amr bin Al-`As went to visit Musaylimah Al-Kadhdhab after the Messenger of Allah was commissioned (as a Prophet) and before `Amr had accepted Islam. Upon his arrival, Musaylimah said to him, "What has been revealed to your friend (Muhammad) during this time''

Amr said, "A short and concise Surah has been revealed to him.''

Musaylimah then said, "What is it''

Amr replied;

وَالْعَصْرِ

إِنَّ الإِنسَـنَ لَفِى خُسْرٍ

إِلاَّ الَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ وَعَمِلُواْ الصَّـلِحَـتِ وَتَوَاصَوْاْ بِالْحَقِّ وَتَوَاصَوْاْ بِالصَّبْرِ

By Al-`Asr.

Verily, man is in loss.

Except those who believe and do righteous deeds, and recommend one another to the truth, and recommend one another to patience.

So Musaylimah thought for a while. Then he said, "Indeed something similar has also been revealed to me.''

Amr asked him, "What is it''

He replied,

"O Wabr (a small, furry mammal; hyrax), O Wabr! You are only two ears and a chest, and the rest of you is digging and burrowing.''

Then he said, "What do you think, O `Amr''

So `Amr said to him, "By Allah! Verily, you know that I know you are lying.''

I saw that Abu Bakr Al-Khara'iti mentioned a chain of narration for part of this story, or what was close to its meaning, in volume two of his famous book Masawi' ul-Akhlaq.

The Wabr is a small animal that resembles a cat, and the largest thing on it is its ears and its torso, while the rest of it is ugly. Musaylimah intended by the composition of these nonsensical verses to produce something which would oppose the Qur'an. Yet, it was not even convincing to the idol worshipper of that time.

At-Tabarani recorded from Abdullah bin Hisn Abi Madinah that he said,

"Whenever two men from the Companions of the Messenger of Allah used to meet, they would not part until one of them had recited Surah Al-`Asr in its entirety to the other, and one of them had given the greetings of peace to the other.''

Ash-Shafi`i said,

"If the people were to ponder on this Surah, it would be sufficient for them.''



بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَـنِ الرَّحِيمِ

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

وَالْعَصْرِ

103:1 By Al-`Asr.

إِنَّ الإِنسَـنَ لَفِى خُسْرٍ

103:2 Verily, man is in loss.

إِلاَّ الَّذِينَ ءامَنُواْ وَعَمِلُواْ الصَّـلِحَـتِ وَتَوَاصَوْاْ بِالْحَقّ وَتَوَاصَوْاْ بِالصَّبْرِ

103:3 Except those who believe and do righteous deeds, and recommend one another to the truth, and recommend one another to patience.



Allah Says:

وَالْعَصْرِ ﴿١﴾

إِنَّ الْإِنسَانَ لَفِي خُسْرٍ ﴿٢﴾

By Al-`Asr. , Verily, man is in loss.

Al-`Asr is the time in which the movements of the Children of Adam occur, whether good or evil.

Malik narrated from Zayd bin Aslam that he said, "It is the evening.''

However, the first view is the popular opinion. Thus, Allah swears by this, that man is in خُسْرٍ (Khusr), which means in loss and destruction.

إِلاَّ الَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ وَعَمِلُواْ الصَّـلِحَـتِ ...

Except those who believe and do righteous good deeds.

So Allah makes an exception, among the species of man being in loss, for those who believe in their hearts and work righteous deeds with their limbs.

... وَتَوَاصَوْاْ بِالْحَقِّ ...

And recommend one another to the truth,

This is to perform acts of obedience and avoid the forbidden things.

... وَتَوَاصَوْا بِالصَّبْرِ ﴿٣﴾

And recommend one another to patience.

meaning, with the plots, the evils, and the harms of those who harm people due to their commanding them to do good and forbidding them from evil.

This is the end of the Tafsir of Surah Al-`Asr, and all praise and thanks are due to Allah.
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Surah Al Nasr (Tafsir Ibn Kashir)

The Virtues of Surah An-Nasr
It has been mentioned previously that

- it (Surah An-Nasr) is equivalent to one-fourth of the Qur'an and that

- Surah Az-Zalzalah is equivalent to one-fourth of the Qur'an.

An-Nasa'i recorded from Ubaydullah bin Abdullah bin Utbah that Ibn Abbas said to him,

"O Ibn `Utbah! Do you know the last Surah of the Qur'an that was revealed''

He answered,

"Yes,

it was إِذَا جَآءَ نَصْرُ اللَّهِ وَالْفَتْحُ When there comes the help of Allah and the Conquest. (110:1)''

He (Ibn Abbas) said, "You have spoken truthfully.''



بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَـنِ الرَّحِيمِ

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

إِذَا جَآء نَصْرُ اللَّهِ وَالْفَتْحُ

110.1 When there comes the help of Allah and the Conquest.

وَرَأَيْتَ النَّاسَ يَدْخُلُونَ فِى دِينِ اللَّهِ أَفْوجاً

110.2 And you see that the people enter Allah's religion in crowds.

فَسَبّحْ بِحَمْدِ رَبّكَ وَاسْتَغْفِرْهُ إِنَّهُ كَانَ تَوبَا

110.3 So, glorify the praises of your Lord, and ask His forgiveness. Verily, He is the One Who accepts the repentance and Who forgives.



This Surah informs of the Completion of the Life of Allah's Messenger

Al-Bukhari recorded from Ibn Abbas that he said, "Umar used to bring me into the gatherings with the old men of (the battle of) Badr. However, it was as if one of them felt something in himself (against my attending). So he said,

`Why do you (`Umar) bring this (youth) to sit with us when we have children like him (i.e., his age)'

So `Umar replied, `Verily, he is among those whom you know.`

Then one day he called them and invited me to sit with them, and I do not think that he invited me to be among them that day except to show them. So he said,

`What do you say about Allah's statement, إِذَا جَآءَ نَصْرُ اللَّهِ وَالْفَتْحُ (When there comes the help of Allah and the Conquest.)'

Some of them said,

`We were commanded to praise Allah and seek His forgiveness when He helps us and gives us victory.'

Some of them remained silent and did not say anything.

Then he (Umar) said to me, `Is this what you say, O Ibn `Abbas'

I said, `No.'

He then said, `What do you say'

I said,

`It was the end of the life of Allah's Messenger that Allah was informing him of.

Allah said,

إِذَا جَاء نَصْرُ اللَّهِ وَالْفَتْحُ ﴿١﴾

When there comes the help of Allah and the Conquest.

which means, that is a sign of the end of your life.

فَسَبِّحْ بِحَمْدِ رَبِّكَ وَاسْتَغْفِرْهُ إِنَّهُ كَانَ تَوِبَا So, glorify the praises of your Lord, and ask His forgiveness. Verily, He is the One Who accepts the repentance and Who forgives.'

So, Umar bin Al-Khattab said,

`I do not know anything about it other than what you have said.'''

Al-Bukhari was alone in recording this Hadith.

Imam Ahmad recorded from Ibn Abbas that he said,

"When إِذَا جَآءَ نَصْرُ اللَّهِ وَالْفَتْحُ (When there comes the help of Allah and the Conquest.) was revealed, the Messenger of Allah said, نُعِيَتْ إِلَيَّ نَفْسِي My death has been announced to me. And indeed he died during that year.''

Ahmad was alone in recording this Hadith.

Al-Bukhari recorded that Aishah said,

"The Messenger of Allah used to say often in his bowing and prostrating, سُبْحَانَكَ اللَّهُمَّ رَبَّنَا وَبِحَمْدِكَ اللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِي (Glory to You, O Allah, our Lord, and praise be to You. O Allah, forgive me.) He did this as his interpretation of the Qur'an (i.e., showing its implementation).''

The rest of the group has also recorded this Hadith except for At-Tirmidhi.

Imam Ahmad recorded from Masruq that Aishah said,

"The Messenger of Allah used to often say towards the end of his life, سُبْحَانَ اللهِ وَبِحَمْدِهِ، أَسْتَغْفِرُ اللهَ وَأَتُوبُ إِلَيْه Glory to Allah, and praise be unto Him. I seek Allah's forgiveness and I repent to Him.

And he said,

إِنَّ رَبِّي كَانَ أَخْبَرَنِي أَنِّي سَأَرَى عَلَامَةً فِي أُمَّتِي، وَأَمَرَنِي إِذَا رَأَيْتُهَا أَنْ أُسَبِّحَ بِحَمْدِهِ وَأَسْتَغْفِرَهُ، إِنَّهُ كَانَ تَوَّابًا، فَقَدْ رَأَيْتُهَا:

إِذَا جَآءَ نَصْرُ اللَّهِ وَالْفَتْحُ

وَرَأَيْتَ النَّاسَ يَدْخُلُونَ فِي دِينِ اللَّهِ أَفْوَاجًا ﴿٢﴾

فَسَبِّحْ بِحَمْدِ رَبِّكَ وَاسْتَغْفِرْهُ إِنَّهُ كَانَ تَوَّابًا ﴿٣﴾

Verily, my Lord has informed me that I will see a sign in my Ummah and He has commanded me that when I see it, I should glorify His praises and seek His forgiveness, for He is the One Who accepts repentance. And indeed I have seen it (i.e., the sign.

When there comes the help of Allah and the Conquest (Al-Fath).

And you see that the people enter Allah's religion in crowds.

So glorify the praises of your Lord, and ask His forgiveness. Verily, He is the One Who accepts the repentance and Who forgives.''

Muslim also recorded this Hadith.

The meaning of Al-Fath here is the conquest of Makkah, and there is only one view concerning it. For indeed the different areas of the Arabs were waiting for the conquest of Makkah before they would accept Islam. They said,

"If he (Muhammad is victorious over his people, then he is a (true) Prophet.''

So when Allah gave him victory over Makkah, they entered into the religion of Allah (Islam) in crowds. Thus, two years did not pass (after the conquest of Makkah) before the peninsula of the Arabs was laden with faith. And there did not remain any of the tribes of the Arabs except that they professed (their acceptance) of Islam. And all praise and blessings are due to Allah.

Al-Bukhari recorded in his Sahih that `Amr bin Salamah said,

"When Makkah was conquered, all of the people rushed to the Messenger of Allah to profess their Islam. The various regions were delaying their acceptance of Islam until Makkah was conquered. The people used to say,

`Leave him and his people alone. If he is victorious over them he is a (true) Prophet.'''

We have researched the war expedition for conquest of Makkah in our book As-Surah. Therefore, whoever wishes he may review it there.

And all praise and blessings are due to Allah. Imam Ahmad recorded from Abu `Ammar that a neighbor of Jabir bin `Abdullah told him,

"I returned from a journey and Jabir bin `Abdullah came and greeted me. So I began to talk with him about the divisions among the people and what they had started doing. Thus, Jabir began to cry and he said, `I heard the Messenger of Allah saying,

إِنَّ النَّاسَ دَخَلُوا فِي دِينِ اللهِ أَفْوَاجًا، وَسَيَخْرُجُونَ مِنْهُ أَفْوَاجًا

Verily, the people have entered into the religion of Allah in crowds and they will also leave it in crowds.''

This is the end of the Tafsir of Surah An-Nasr, and all praise and blessings are due to Allah.

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Al 'Masad (Tafsir Ibn Kashir)

بِسْمِ اللّهِ الرَّحْمـَنِ الرَّحِيم

In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

تَبَّتْ يَدَآ أَبِى لَهَبٍ وَتَبَّ

111:1 Perish the two hands of Abu Lahab and perish he!

مَآ أَغْنَى عَنْهُ مَالُهُ وَمَا كَسَبَ

111:2 His wealth and his children will not benefit him!

سَيَصْلَى نَاراً ذَاتَ لَهَبٍ

111:3 He will enter a Fire full of flames!

وَامْرَأَتُهُ حَمَّالَةَ الْحَطَبِ

111:4 And his wife too, who carries wood.

فِى جِيدِهَا حَبْلٌ مِّن مَّسَدٍ

111:5 In her neck is a twisted rope of Masad.

The Reason for the Revelation of this Surah and the Arrogance of Abu Lahab toward the Messenger of Allah

Al-Bukhari recorded from Ibn Abbas that;

The Prophet went out to the valley of Al-Batha and he ascended the mountain. Then he cried out, يَا صَبَاحَاه O people, come at once! So the Quraysh gathered around him. Then he said,

أَرَأَيْتُمْ إِنْ حَدَّثْتُكُمْ أَنَّ الْعَدُوَّ مُصَبِّحُكُمْ، أَوْ مُمَسِّيكُمْ أَكُنْتُمْ تُصَدِّقُونِّي ؟

If I told you all that the enemy was going to attack you in the morning, or in the evening, would you all believe me?

They replied, "Yes.''

Then he said,

فَإِنِّي نَذِيرٌ لَكُمْ بَيْنَ يَدَيْ عَذَابٍ شَدِيد

Verily, I am a warner (sent) to you all before the coming of a severe torment.

Then Abu Lahab said,

"Have you gathered us for this! May you perish!''

Thus, Allah revealed,

تَبَّتْ يَدَا أَبِي لَهَبٍ وَتَبَّ ﴿١﴾

Perish the two hands of Abu Lahab and perish he! to the end of the Surah.

In another narration it states that he stood up dusting of his hands and said,

"Perish you for the rest of this day! Have you gathered us for this''

Then Allah revealed, تَبَّتْ يَدَآ أَبِى لَهَبٍ وَتَبَّ

The first part is a supplication against him and the second is information about him.

This man Abu Lahab was one of the uncles of the Messenger of Allah. His name was Abdul-Uzza bin Abdul-Muttalib. His surname was Abu Utaybah and he was only called Abu Lahab because of the brightness of his face. He used to often cause harm to the Messenger of Allah. He hated and scorned him and his religion.

Imam Ahmad recorded from Abu Az-Zinad that;

a man called Rabi`ah bin Abbad from the tribe of Bani Ad-Dil, who was a man of pre-Islamic ignorance who accepted Islam, said to him, "I saw the Prophet in the time of pre-Islamic ignorance in the market of Dhul-Majaz and he was saying,

يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ، قُولُوا: لَا إِلهَ إِلَّا اللهُ تُفْلِحُوا

O people! Say there is no god worthy of worship except Allah and you will be successful.

The people were gathered around him and behind him there was a man with a bright face, squint (or cross) eyes and two braids in his hair. He was saying,

"Verily, he is an apostate (from our religion) and a liar!''

This man was following him (the Prophet) around wherever he went. So, I asked who was he and they (the people) said,

"This is his uncle, Abu Lahab.''

Ahmad also recorded this narration from Surayj, who reported it from Ibn Abu Az-Zinad, who reported it from his father (Abu Zinad) who mentioned this same narration.

However in this report, Abu Zinad said,

"I said to Rabi`ah, `Were you a child at that time!'

He replied,

`No. By Allah, that day I was most intelligent, and I was the strongest blower of the flute (for music).'''

Ahmad was alone in recording this Hadith.

Concerning Allah's statement,

مَا أَغْنَى عَنْهُ مَالُهُ وَمَا كَسَب ﴿٢﴾

His wealth and his children (Kasab) will not benefit him!

Ibn Abbas and others have said, وَمَا كَسَبَ and his children (Kasab) will not benefit him!

"Kasab means his children.''

A similar statement has been reported from Aishah, Mujahid, Ata', Al-Hasan and Ibn Sirin.

It has been mentioned from Ibn Masud that when the Messenger of Allah called his people to faith, Abu Lahab said,

"Even if what my nephew says is true, I will ransom myself (i.e., save myself) from the painful torment on the Day of Judgement with my wealth and my children.''

Thus, Allah revealed, مَآ أَغْنَى عَنْهُ مَالُهُ وَمَا كَسَبَ (His wealth and his children will not benefit him!)

Then Allah says,

سَيَصْلَى نَارًا ذَاتَ لَهَبٍ ﴿٣﴾

He will enter a Fire full of flames!

meaning, it has flames, evil and severe burning.

The Destiny of Umm Jamil, the Wife of Abu Lahab

Allah also says,

وَامْرَأَتُهُ حَمَّالَةَ الْحَطَب ِ﴿٤﴾

And his wife too, who carries wood.

His wife was among the leading women of the Quraysh and she was known as Umm Jamil. Her name was Arwah bint Harb bin Umayyah and she was the sister of Abu Sufyan. She was supportive of her husband in his disbelief, rejection and obstinacy. Therefore, she will be helping to administer his punishment in the fire of Hell on the Day of Judgement.

Thus, Allah says,

... حَمَّالَةَ الْحَطَبِ

فِي جِيدِهَا حَبْلٌ مِّن مَّسَدٍ ﴿٥﴾

Who carries wood. In her neck is a twisted rope of Masad.

meaning, she will carry the firewood and throw it upon her husband to increase that which he is in (of torment), and she will be ready and prepared to do so.

فِى جِيدِهَا حَبْلٌ مِّن مَّسَدٍ In her neck is a twisted rope of Masad. Mujahid and Urwah both said,

"From the palm fiber of the Fire.''

Al-Awfi narrated from Ibn Abbas, Atiyah Al-Jadali, Ad-Dahhak and Ibn Zayd that;

she used to place thorns in the path of the Messenger of Allah.

Al-Jawhari said,

"Al-Masad refers to fibers, it is also a rope made from fibers or palm leaves.

It is also made from the skins of camels or their furs.

It is said (in Arabic) Masadtul-Habla and Amsaduhu Masadan, when you tightly fasten its twine.''

Mujahid said, فِى جِيدِهَا حَبْلٌ مِّن مَّسَدٍ In her neck is a twisted rope of Masad.

"This means a collar of iron.''

Don't you see that the Arabs call a pulley cable a Masad.

A Story of Abu Lahab's Wife harming the Messenger of Allah

Ibn Abi Hatim said that his father and Abu Zurah both said that Abdullah bin Az-Zubayr Al-Humaydi told them that Sufyan informed them that Al-Walid bin Kathir related from Ibn Tadrus who reported that Asma' bint Abi Bakr said,

"When تَبَّتْ يَدَا أَبِي لَهَبٍ وَتَبَّ (Perish the two hands of Abu Lahab and perish he!) was revealed, the one-eyed Umm Jamil bint Harb came out wailing, and she had a stone in her hand. She was saying,

`He criticizes our father, and his religion is our scorn, and his command is to disobey us.'

The Messenger of Allah was sitting in the Masjid (of the Ka`bah) and Abu Bakr was with him. When Abu Bakr saw her he said,

`O Messenger of Allah! She is coming and I fear that she will see you.'

The Messenger of Allah replied, إِنَّهَا لَنْ تَرَانِي Verily, she will not see me.

Then he recited some of the Qur'an as a protection for himself.

This is as Allah says,

وَإِذَا قَرَأْتَ الْقُرءَانَ جَعَلْنَا بَيْنَكَ وَبَيْنَ الَّذِينَ لاَ يُؤْمِنُونَ بِالاٌّخِرَةِ حِجَابًا مَّسْتُورًا

And when you recite the Qur'an, We put between you and those who believe not in the Hereafter, an invisible veil. (17:45)

So she advanced until she was standing in front of Abu Bakr and she did not see the Messenger of Allah.

She then said,

`O Abu Bakr! Verily, I have been informed that your friend is making defamatory poetry about me.'

Abu Bakr replied,

`Nay! By the Lord of this House (the Ka`bah) he is not defaming you.'

So she turned away saying,

`Indeed the Quraysh know that I am the daughter of their leader.'''

Al-Walid or another person said in a different version of this Hadith,

"So Umm Jamil stumbled over her waist gown while she was making circuits (Tawaf) around the House (the Ka`bah) and she said,

`Cursed be the reviler.'

Then Umm Hakim bint Abdul-Muttalib said,

`I am a chaste woman so I will not speak abusively and I am refined so I do not know. Both of us are children of the same uncle. And after all the Quraysh know best.''

This is the end of the Tafsir of Surah Masad, and all praise and blessings are due to Allah.

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