Tafsir Al-Jalalayn: Al-Ahzaab, Ayah 63

Al-Ahzaab · Ayah 63 · View Ayah
يَسْـَٔلُكَ ٱلنَّاسُ عَنِ ٱلسَّاعَةِ ۖ قُلْ إِنَّمَا عِلْمُهَا عِندَ ٱللَّهِ ۚ وَمَا يُدْرِيكَ لَعَلَّ ٱلسَّاعَةَ تَكُونُ قَرِيبًا
People ask you concerning the Hour. Say," Knowledge of it is only with Allah. And what may make you perceive? Perhaps the Hour is near."

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Al-Jalalayn Commentary

People such as the people of Mecca question you concerning the Hour when will it be? Say ‘Knowledge thereof lies only with God — and what do you know what would provide you with knowledge thereof? In other words you do not know it perhaps the Hour is near’.

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(Men) the people of Mecca (ask you) O Muhammad (of the Hour) about the coming of the Last Hour. (Say) O Muhammad: (The knowledge of it) the knowledge of its coming (is with Allah only. What can convey (the knowledge) unto thee? It may be that the Hour is nigh) very near.

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Sunan an-Nasa'i#5000Sahih

"The Messenger of Allah . Verily, Allah, with Him (alone) is the knowledge of the Hour up to His saying: 'Verily, Allah is All-Knower, All-Aware (of things).' Then he said: 'No, by the One who sent Mu...

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Sahih al-Bukhari#4572Sahih

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "The keys of the Unseen are five." And then he recited: 'Verily, the knowledge of the Hour is with Allah (alone).' (31.34)

Narrated by Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar:
Sahih Muslim#6322Sahih

I heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying this one month before his death: You asked me about the Last Hour whereas its knowledge is with Allah. I, however, take an oath and say that none upon the earth...

Narrated by Jabir b. 'Abdullah reported:
Sunan Ibn Majah#3781Sahih

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) came out one day to the people, and a man came to him and said: ‘O Messenger of Allah, when will the Hour be?’ He said: ‘The one who is asked about it does not know more th...

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Sahih al-Bukhari#5938Sahih

A man asked the Prophet (ﷺ) "When will the Hour be established O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)?" The Prophet (ﷺ) . said, "What have you prepared for it?" The man said, " I haven't prepared for it much of pra...

Narrated by Narrated Anas bin Malik:
Sahih Muslim#6550Sahih

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and I were coming out of the mosque that we met a person on the threshold of the mosque and he said to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ): When would be the Last Hour? Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) s...

Narrated by Anas b. Malik reported:
Sahih Muslim#6629Sahih

The time would draw close to the Last Hour and knowledge would decrease. The rest of the hadith is the same.

Narrated by Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) having said:
Sahih Muslim#283Sahih

"The Hour (Resurrection) will not occur as long as anyone says: 'Allah, Allah.'"

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Jami` at-Tirmidhi#3224Mawdu'

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Narrated by Narrated Ibn 'Abbas:

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