يَسْـَٔلُونَ أَيَّانَ يَوْمُ ٱلدِّينِ
Yas'aloona ayyaana yawmud Deen
They ask, "When is the Day of Recompense?"
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Day of Judgment
51:12Ayah 160
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They ask the Prophet asking him derisively ‘When is the Day of Judgement?’ in other words ‘when will it come?’ and the response given to them is that it will come
Related Hadiths
“When this Ayah was revealed: ‘Then on that Day, you shall be asked about the delights!’ the people said: ‘O Messenger of Allah! About which delights shall we be asked? For they are only the two black things, while the enemy is present and our swords are (at the ready) upon our shoulders?” He said: ‘But it is what shall come.’”
“When the following was reveled: “Then on that Day you
shall be
asked about the delights (you indulged in, in this world)!
Zubair said: ‘What delights shall we be asked about? It is
only the
two black ones, dates and water.’ He said: ‘It is going
to happen.’”
"I asked the Messenger of Allah about the day of Al-Hajj Al-Akbar and he said: 'They Day of An-Nahr.'"
"They day of Al-Hajj Al-Akbar is the Day of An-Nahr."
"I asked the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) about the day of Al-Hajj Al-Akbar, and he said: "The day of An-Nahr."
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