Tafsir Al-Jalalayn: Yaseen, Ayah 20

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وَجَآءَ مِنْ أَقْصَا ٱلْمَدِينَةِ رَجُلٌۭ يَسْعَىٰ قَالَ يَٰقَوْمِ ٱتَّبِعُوا۟ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ

And there came from the farthest end of the city a man, running. He said, "O my people, follow the messengers.

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Al-Jalalayn Commentary

And there came a man from the furthest part of the city — this was Habīb the carpenter who had believed in these messengers and whose house lay at the far end of the city — hastening with a hurried pace after he had heard that the people had denied the messengers. He said ‘O my people follow the messengers!

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(And there came from the uttermost part of the city) there came from the centre of the city (a man) his name was Habib the carpenter (running) when he heard about the emissaries. (He cried: O my people! Follow those who have been sent) by accepting faith in Allah!

Related Hadiths

Sahih Muslim#2837Sahih

" Then hasten on from where the people hasten on."

Narrated by 'A'isha (Allah be pleased with her) reported that the Quraish (of the pre-Islamic days) and those who followed their religions practices stayed at Muzdalifa, and they named themselves as Hums, whereas all other Arabs stayed at 'Arafa. With the advent of Islam, Allah, the Exalted and Glorious, commanded His Apostle (ﷺ) to come to 'Arafat and stay there, and then hurry from there, and this is the significance of the words of Allah:

Sahih Muslim#885Sahih

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) saw people at the end of the mosque, and then the (above-mentioned hadith) was narrated.

Narrated by Abu Sa'id al-Khudri reported:

Sunan an-Nasa'i#2986Sahih

I saw the Messenger of Allah hastening at the bottom of the valley and he said: "The river bed should not be crossed except with vigor."

Narrated by It was narrated from Safiyyah bint Shaimah that a woman said:

Jami` at-Tirmidhi#2299Sahih

"A man is coming from the people of my family whose name agrees with my name." 'Asim said: "Abu Salih narrated to us from Abu Hurairah, who said: 'If there did not remain in the world but one day, the...

Narrated by 'Asim narrated from Zirr, from 'Abdullah, from the Prophet(s.a.w) who said:

Sunan Abu Dawud#1905Sahih

A man asked Abdullah ibn Umar between as-Safa and al-Marwah: AbdurRahman, I see you walking while the people are running (between as-Safa and al-Marwah)? He replied: If I walk, I saw the Messenger of ...

Narrated by Kathir ibn Jamhan said:

Sunan Ibn Majah#1031Da'if

It was narrated from Muhammad bin ‘Ubaidullah bin Abu Rafi’, from his father, from his grandfather, that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to come to ‘Eid prayers walking.