Tafsir Al-Jalalayn: Al-Hijr, Ayah 65

Al-Hijr · Ayah 65 · View Ayah
فَأَسْرِ بِأَهْلِكَ بِقِطْعٍۢ مِّنَ ٱلَّيْلِ وَٱتَّبِعْ أَدْبَٰرَهُمْ وَلَا يَلْتَفِتْ مِنكُمْ أَحَدٌۭ وَٱمْضُوا۟ حَيْثُ تُؤْمَرُونَ
So set out with your family during a portion of the night and follow behind them and let not anyone among you look back and continue on to where you are commanded."

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Al-Jalalayn Commentary

So travel with your family in a portion of the night and follow their rear walk behind them; and let none of you turn round lest he see the dreadful nature of that punishment which will be sent down on them and go whither you are commanded’ namely to Syria.

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(So travel with thy household in a portion of the night) at the end of the night, at dawn, (and follow you their backs) walk behind them in the direction of Sa'ar. (Let none of you turn round) let none of you lag behind, (but go whither ye are commanded) towards Sa'ar.

Related Hadiths

Sunan Ibn Majah#712Da'if

“Come forward and follow me, and let those who are behind you follow your lead. If people continue to lag behind, Allah will put them back.”

Narrated by It was narrated from Abu Sa’eed that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) saw that some of his Companions tended to stand in the rear, so he said:
Sunan an-Nasa'i#3040Sahih

the Prophet commanded the weak ones among Banu Hashim to move on from Jam' (Al-Muzadalifah) at night.

Narrated by It was narrated from Ibn Abbas, from Al-Fadl, that:
Sunan an-Nasa'i#3071Sahih

the Prophet sent his family ahead, and told them not to stone the Jamrah until the sun had risen. (Daif)

Narrated by It was narrated from Ibn Abbas that:
Sahih al-Bukhari#5035Sahih

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "When anyone of you is away from his house for a long time, he should not return to his family at night."

Narrated by Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah:
Sahih al-Bukhari#1733Sahih

The Prophet (ﷺ) forbade going to one's family at night (on arrival from a journey).

Narrated by Narrated Jabir:
Sunan Abu Dawud#1942Sahih

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to send ahead the weak members of his family in darkness (to Mina), and command them not to throw pebbles at jamrahs until the sun rose.

Narrated by Narrated Abdullah ibn Abbas:
Sahih al-Bukhari#667Sahih

We went to the Prophet (ﷺ) and we were all young men and stayed with him for about twenty nights. The Prophet (ﷺ) was very merciful. He said, "When you return home, impart religious teachings to your...

Narrated by Narrated Malik bin Huwairith:
Sunan Abu Dawud#680Sahih

Abu Sa’Id al-Khudri said; The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) saw a tendency among his companions to go to the back. He said to them; come forward and follow my lead, and let those who come after you follow yo...

Sahih al-Bukhari#6972Sahih

We came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and we were young men nearly of equal ages and we stayed with him for twenty nights. Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) was a very kind man and when he realized our longing for our fami...

Narrated by Narrated Malik:
Sunan an-Nasa'i#3039Sahih

"I was one those whom the Prophet sent ahead on the night of Al-Muzdalifah among the weak ones of his family."

Narrated by It was narrated Abbas said:

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