Tafsir Ibn Abbas: Az-Zalzala, Ayah 5
بِأَنَّ رَبَّكَ أَوْحَىٰ لَهَا
Because your Lord has commanded it.
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for its Lord will have inspired it that is He will have commanded her to do this — in a hadīth it is stated ‘It the earth shall testify to every single deed committed by every servant and handmaiden upon its surface’.
Related Hadiths
Sunan Abu Dawud#5102Sahih
Because it has recently been with its Lord.
Narrated by Anas said; A shower of rain fell on us when we were with the Messenger of Allah (May peace be upon him). The Messenger of Allah (May peace be upon him) went out and removed his garment till some of the rain fell on him. We asked him; apostle of Allah! Why did you do this? He replied:
Sunan an-Nasa'i#604Sahih
"Why?" He said: "So that there would not be any hardship on his Ummah."
Narrated by It was narrated from Ibn 'Abbas that the Prophet (ﷺ) used to pray in Al-Madinah combining two prayer. Joining Zuhr and 'Asr, and Maghrib and 'Isha', when there was no fear nor rain. It was said to him:
Sunan Abu Dawud#4097Hasan
Why do you put on the lower garment in this way? He replied: It is how I saw the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) do it.
Narrated by Ikrimah said that he saw Ibn Abbas putting on lower garment, letting the hem on the top of his foot and raising it behind. He said:
Ibn Abbas Commentary
(Because thy Lord inspires her) because your Lord gives her leave to talk.