Tafsir Ibn Abbas: Al-Muzzammil, Ayah 1

Al-Muzzammil · Ayah 1 · View Ayah
يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلْمُزَّمِّلُ
O you who wraps himself [in clothing],

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Ibn Abbas Commentary

And from his narration on the authority of Ibn 'Abbas that he said concerning Allah's saying (O thou wrapped up in your raiment!): '(O thou wrapped up in your raiment!) He is referring here to Muhammad (pbuh) who wrapped himself up in his raiment in order to pray.

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O you enwrapped in your garment! the Prophet al-muzzammil is actually al-mutazammil but the tā’ has been assimilated with the zāy that is to say the one who wraps himself up in his clothes when the Revelation Gabriel comes to him in fear of him because of his awe-inspiring presence.

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Sahih Muslim#311Sahih

Wrap me up, wrap me up! So they wrapped me up, and the Blessed and Most Exalted Allah sent down:" You who are shrouded, arise and deliver warning, your Lord magnify, your clothes cleanse, and defileme...

Narrated by Jabir b. 'Abdullah al-Ansari who was one of the Companions of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) reportedThe Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) told about the intermission of revelation and narrated While I was walking I heard a voice from the sky, and raising my head I saw the angel who had come to me in Hira', sitting on a Throne between heaven and earth I was terror-stricken on that account and came back (to my family) and said:
Sunan Abu Dawud#635Sahih

if one of you has two (piece of) cloth, he should pray in them; if he has a single (piece of) cloth, he should use it as a wrapper, and should not hang it upon the shoulder like the Jews.

Narrated by Ibn ‘Umar reported the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as saying, or reported ‘Umar as saying (the narrator is doubtful):
Sahih Muslim#6240Sahih

" who spreads his cloth," to the end.

Narrated by This hadith has been transmitted on the authority of Abu Huraira but with the variation that the hadith transmitted on the authority of Malik conclude with the words of Abu Huraira and there is no mention of a transmission of these from Allah's Apostle (ﷺ):
Sunan Abu Dawud#3240Sahih

"Shroud him in two garments." Abu Dawud said: The narrator Sulaiman said the Ayyub said: "his two garments," 'Amr said: "tow garments," Ibn 'Ubaid said that Ayyub said: "in two garments" and Amr sai...

Narrated by A similar tradition has also been narrated by Ibn 'Abbas through a different chain of narrators. This version has:
Sahih al-Bukhari#356Sahih

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "Whoever prays in a single garment must cross its ends (over the shoulders).

Narrated by Narrated Abu Huraira:
Sunan Ibn Majah#1206Sahih

“The best of your garments are those which are white, so shroud your dead in them, and wear them.”

Narrated by It was narrated from Ibn ‘Abbas that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:
Sahih Muslim#5330Sahih

There was a person (living before you) who took pride in his cloak. the rest of the hadith is the same.

Narrated by Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:
Sunan Ibn Majah#3302Sahih

“The best of your garments are the white ones, so wear them and shroud your dead in them.”

Narrated by It was narrated from Ibn ‘Abbas that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:
Jami` at-Tirmidhi#339Sahih

Allah's Messenger performing Salat in the house of Umm Salamah wrapped in one garment.

Narrated by Umar bin Abi Salamah narrated that he saw :
Sunan Ibn Majah#782Hasan

Abu Sa’eed Al-Khudri narrated that he entered upon the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) when he was performing prayer in a single garment, wrapping himself in it.

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