Tafsir Ibn Abbas: An-Najm, Ayah 11

An-Najm · Ayah 11 · View Ayah
مَا كَذَبَ ٱلْفُؤَادُ مَا رَأَىٰٓ
The heart did not lie [about] what it saw.

Common Words

5 total4 unique1 repeated
ما2x
كذب1x
ٱلفؤاد1x
رأى1x

Ibn Abbas Commentary

(The heart) of Muhammad (pbuh) (lied not (in seeing) what it saw) when he saw his Lord with his heart; it is also said that he saw his Lord with his eyes. This is why Allah made His oath.

Other Scholars on This Ayah

Tafsir

74%58%61%Al-JalalaynIbn AbbasIbn Kathir
Scholars offer complementary perspectives

The heart the heart of the Prophet did not deny read khadhaba or kadhdhaba what he saw with his own eyes of the image of Gabriel.

Related Hadiths

Jami` at-Tirmidhi#3365Hasan

that Ibn 'Abbas said (regarding the Ayah): The heart lied not in what he (ﷺ) saw (53:11). He said: "He saw Him with his heart."

Narrated by Narrated 'Ikrimah:
Sahih Muslim#342Sahih

" The heart belied not what he saw" (al-Qur'an, Iiii. 11) and" Certainly he saw Him in another descent" (al-Qur'an, Iiii. 13) imply that he saw him twice with his heart.

Narrated by It is narrated on the authority of Ibn Abbas that the words:
Sahih Muslim#338Sahih

" The heart belied not what he saw" (al Qur'an, Iiii. 11) imply that he saw Gabriel (peace be upon him) and he had six hundred wings.

Narrated by Al-Shaibani narrated on the authority of Zirr who narrated it on this authority of Abdullah that the (words of Allah):
Jami` at-Tirmidhi#3367Sahih

from 'Abdullah (regarding the Ayah): The heart lied not in what he saw (53:11). He said: "The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) saw Jibra'il in a Hullah (dress normally made up of two pieces) of Rafraf filling w...

Narrated by Narrated 'Abdur-Rahman bin Zaid:
Sahih Muslim#5770Sahih

He who saw me in dream in fact saw the truth (what is true).

Narrated by Abu Qatada reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:
Sahih Muslim#341Sahih

It is narrated on the authority of Ibn 'Abbas that he (the Holy Prophet) saw (Allah) with, his heart.

Sahih Muslim#2294Sahih

The heart of an old person feels young for the love of two things: love for long life and wealth.

Narrated by Abu Huraira reported from the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as having said this:
Sahih Muslim#2295Sahih

The heart of an old person is young for two things: for long life and love for wealth.

Narrated by Abu Huraira reported that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) had said this:
Sunan an-Nasa'i#4597Sahih

he did not see anything wrong with it even if it was on credit.

Narrated by It was narrated from Saeed bin Jubair that:

Related Topics