What does Quran 73:1 mean?

Quran 73:1 (Surah Al-Muzzammil, Ayah 1) translates to: "O you who wraps himself [in clothing],"

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 73:1 from?

This ayah is from Surah Al-Muzzammil (The Enshrouded One), the 73th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 29.

Are there hadiths related to Quran 73:1?

Yes — there are 5 hadiths related to this ayah from Sahih Muslim, Sunan Abu Dawud, Sahih al-Bukhari.

What tafsir is available for Quran 73:1?

Commentary on this ayah is available from Ibn Kathir, Ibn Kathir, Al-Jalalayn, Ibn Abbas — classical scholars of Quranic exegesis.

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Q: What topics does Quran 73:1 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Prayer, Prophetic Command, Spiritual Discipline, Seclusion and Worship, Divine Revelation.

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قُمِ ٱلَّيْلَ إِلَّا قَلِيلًۭا...

يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلْمُزَّمِّلُ

Yaw ayyuhal muzzammil

O you who wraps himself [in clothing],

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O you enwrapped in your garment! the Prophet al-muzzammil is actually al-mutazammil but the tā’ has been assimilated with the zāy that is to say the one who wraps himself up in his clothes when the Revelation Gabriel comes to him in fear of him because of his awe-inspiring presence.

Wrap me up, wrap me up! So they wrapped me up, and the Blessed and Most Exalted Allah sent down:" You who are shrouded, arise and deliver warning, your Lord magnify, your clothes cleanse, and defilement shun," and" defilement" means idols; and then the revelation was followed continuously.

Sunan Abu Dawud #635Ibn ‘Umar reported the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as saying, or reported ‘Umar as saying (the narrator is doubtful):Sahih

if one of you has two (piece of) cloth, he should pray in them; if he has a single (piece of) cloth, he should use it as a wrapper, and should not hang it upon the shoulder like the Jews.

Sahih Muslim #6240This hadith has been transmitted on the authority of Abu Huraira but with the variation that the hadith transmitted on the authority of Malik conclude with the words of Abu Huraira and there is no mention of a transmission of these from Allah's Apostle (ﷺ):Sahih

" who spreads his cloth," to the end.

Sunan Abu Dawud #3240A similar tradition has also been narrated by Ibn 'Abbas through a different chain of narrators. This version has:Sahih

"Shroud him in two garments." Abu Dawud said: The narrator Sulaiman said the Ayyub said: "his two garments," 'Amr said: "tow garments," Ibn 'Ubaid said that Ayyub said: "in two garments" and Amr said: "in his two garments." Sulaiman alone added: "do not put any perfume on him."

Sahih al-Bukhari #356Narrated Abu Huraira:Sahih

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "Whoever prays in a single garment must cross its ends (over the shoulders).