Tafsir Ibn Abbas: Ar-Rahmaan, Ayah 54
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They will be reclining muttaki’īna is a circumstantial qualifier operated by an omitted verb that is to say yatana‘‘amūna they will enjoy bliss while reclining’ upon couches lined with heavy silk brocade istabraq thick or coarse silk the outer lining being of fine silk sundus. And the fruits of both gardens will be near so that it may be reached by the one standing up the one sitting down or the one lying down.
Related Hadiths
“The bed of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was made of leather, stuffed with fibers of date-palm trees.”
Abdullah reported that Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) was reclining against a tree in the garden. The rest of the hadith is the same with a slight variation of wording.
(Wearing of silk) was allowed to them (i.e. `AbdurRahman and Az-Zubair) because of the itching they suffered from.
A'isha reported that the bedding on which. Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) slept was made of leather stuffed with palm fibre.
"The only bed that the Messenger of Allah had which he slept was stuffed with palm-fibres." This Hadith is Hasan Sahih. He Said: There are narrations on thus topic from Hafsah and Jabir.
The bedding of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) consisted of leather stuffed with palm fibre.
A'isha reported that the pillow on which Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) reclined was of leather stuffed with palm fibre.
The bed mattress of the Prophet (ﷺ) was made of a leather case stuffed with palm fibres.
Ibn Abbas Commentary
Reclining upon couches) sitting in comfort upon couches (lined with silk brocade) their outside is made of thick silk brocade while their inside is of soft silk brocade, (the fruit of both Gardens near to hand.