Tafsir Ibn Abbas: Al-Alaq, Ayah 18
سَنَدْعُ ٱلزَّبَانِيَةَ
We will call the angels of Hell.
Common Words
2 total2 unique0 repeated
سندع1x
ٱلزبانية1x
Other Scholars on This Ayah
Tafsir
Scholars offer diverse perspectives
We shall call the Zabāniya the grim stern angels to destroy him as stated in the hadīth ‘Had he called his council of henchmen together the Zabāniya would have seized him right before his own eyes!’.
Related Hadiths
Jami` at-Tirmidhi#3432Hasan
We will call on the guards of Hell. He said: “Abu Jahl said: ‘If I see Muhammad praying, then I shall stomp upon his neck.’ So the Prophet said: ‘If he does, he will be visibly seized by the angels.’”
Narrated by Ikrimah narrated from Ibn Abbas regarding:
Sahih Muslim#6985Sahih
Hell would be brought on that day (the Day of Judgment) with seventy thousand bridles, and seventy thousand angels dragging each bridle.
Narrated by Abdullah b. Mas`ud reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:
Sahih Muslim#7113Sahih
Behold, turmoil would appear from this side, from where the horns of Satan would appear.
Narrated by Ibn 'Umar reported that he heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying (in a state) that he had turned his face towards the east:
Sunan Abu Dawud#4231Sahih
There is a devil along with each bell.
Narrated by Ibn az-Zubayr told that a woman client of theirs took az-Zubayr's daughter to Umar ibn al-Khattab wearing bells on her legs. Umar cut them off and said that he had heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say:
Sunan Ibn Majah#3502Da'if
"A male devil chasing a female devil."
Narrated by It was narrated from Uthman bin Affan that the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) saw a man following a pigeon and said:
Sahih Muslim#5405Sahih
The bell is the musical instrument of the Satan.
Narrated by Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:
Ibn Abbas Commentary
(We will call the guards of hell) i.e. the keepers of hell.