Tafsir Al-Jalalayn: An-Najm, Ayah 43

An-Najm · Ayah 43 · View Ayah
وَأَنَّهُۥ هُوَ أَضْحَكَ وَأَبْكَىٰ
And that it is He who makes [one] laugh and weep

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Al-Jalalayn Commentary

and that it is He Who makes to laugh whomever He will He makes joyous and makes to weep whomever He will He makes him sorrowful

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(And that He it is Who maketh laugh) the people of the Garden when they see what pleases them in terms of the honour that is bestowed upon them, (and maketh weep) the people of the Fire when they see what grieves them in terms of humiliation,

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Sunan Ibn Majah#4260Hasan

"The Messenger of Allah said: 'Allah laughs at the despair of His slaves although He soon changes it.' I said: 'O Messenger of Allah, does the Lord laugh?' He said: 'Yes.' I said: 'We shall never be d...

Narrated by Waki' bin Hudus narrated that his paternal uncle Abu Razin said:
Sahih Muslim#6399Sahih

What makes you laugh? They said: Such and such person stumbled against the rope of the tent and he was about to break his neck or lose his eyes. She said: Don't laugh for I heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)...

Narrated by Aswad reported that some young men from the Quraish visited 'A'isha as she was in Mina and they were laughing. She said:
Sahih Muslim#2034Sahih

What are you weeping for? Are you weeping for me? He said: By Allah, it is for you that I weep, O Commander of the believers. He said: By Allah, you already know that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) had sa...

Narrated by Abu Musa reported that when 'Umar was wounded, there came Suhaib from his house and went to 'Umar and stood by his side, and began to wail. Upon this 'Umar said:
Sunan Abu Dawud#5236

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) laughed AbuBakr or Umar said to him: May Allah make your teeth laugh! He then mentioned the tradition.

Narrated by Narrated Ibn Kinanah b. Abbas ibn Mirdas:
Jami` at-Tirmidhi#2382Sahih

"If you knew what I know, then you would laugh little and you would cry much."

Narrated by Abu Hurairah narrated that the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said:
Sunan Ibn Majah#3929Sahih

“If you knew what I know, you would laugh little and weep much.”

Narrated by It was narrated from Anas bin Malik that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:
Sunan Ibn Majah#3934Sahih

‘Weep, and if you cannot weep then pretend to weep.”

Narrated by It was narrated from Sa’d bin Abu Waqqas that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:
Sahih al-Bukhari#4239Sahih

The Prophet (ﷺ) called Fatima during his fatal illness and told her something secretly and she wept. Then he called her again and told her something secretly, and she started laughing. When we asked ...

Narrated by Narrated `Aisha:
Sahih al-Bukhari#5860Sahih

I never saw the Prophet (ﷺ) laughing to an extent that one could see his palate, but he always used to smile only.

Narrated by Narrated `Aisha:

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