Which was revealed in Makkah
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When the heaven is split open when it is rent asunder
and when the stars are dispersed when they expire and begin to fall
and when the seas are burst forth released one upon the other forming one mass of water so that the sweet water mixes with the salty;
and when the tombs are overturned when their earth above them is dug up and its dead are raised the response to idhā ‘when’ and all that is supplemented thereto is the following
a soul every soul will know at the time of the occurrence of the things mentioned which is the Day of Resurrection what it has sent ahead in the way of deeds and what it has left behind of these and d...
O disbelieving man! What has deceived you with regard to your generous Lord? so that you have disobeyed Him
Who created you when you were not then made you upright in your created form with sound limbs then proportioned you read fa-‘adalak or fa-‘addalak making you symmetrical in shape with well-proportione...
assembling you in whatever mā is a relative form He will?
No indeed! — a deterrent against letting oneself be misled by the generosity of God exalted be He. Rather you that is disbelievers of Mecca deny Judgement requital for deeds;
Yet lo! there are above you watchers from among the angels over your deeds
noble in God’s sight writers of these deeds
who know whatever you do all of it.
Related Hadiths
"when a person is placed in his grave and his companions depart from him, he hears the sound of their sandals."
"And deepen (the graves)."
Be lenient to yourselves, O people.
The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "All of you are guardians and are responsible for your wards. The ruler is a guardian and the man is a guardian of his family; the lady is a guardian and is responsible for her ...
Beware. every one of you is a shepherd and every one is answerable with regard to his flock. The Caliph is a shepherd over the people and shall be questioned about his subjects (as to how he conducted...
When the dead body. is placed in the grave, he listens to the sound of the shoes (as his friends and relatives return after burying him).
The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Everyone of you is a guardian and everyone of you is responsible (for his wards). A ruler is a guardian and is responsible(for his subjects); a man is a guardian of his family ...
I heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) saying, "All of you are Guardians." Yunis said: Ruzaiq bin Hukaim wrote to Ibn Shihab while I was with him at Wadi-al-Qura saying, "Shall I lead the Jumua prayer?" Ruzai...
“Visit the graves, for they will remind you of the Hereafter.”
When the servant is placed in his grave and his friends retrace their steps. The rest of the hadith is the same as transmitted by Qatada.
Ibn Kathir Commentary
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Which was revealed in Makkah
The Virtues of Surat Al-Infitar
An-Nasa'i recorded from Jabir that Mu`adh stood and lead the people in the Night prayer, and he made the recitation of his prayer long. So the Prophet said,
«أَفَتَّانٌ أَنْتَ يَا مُعَاذُ؟ أَيْنَ كُنْتَ عَنْ
سَبِّحِ اسْمَ رَبِّكَ الاّعْلَى
وَالضُّحَى
وَ
إِذَا السَّمَآءُ انفَطَرَتْ »
(Are you putting the people to trial O Mu`adh Why don't you recite (Glorify the Name of your Lord the Most High) (87), (By the forenoon) (93), and (When the heaven is cleft asunder) (82))" The basis of this Hadith is found in the Two Sahihs, however the mentioning of
إِذَا السَّمَآءُ انفَطَرَتْ
(When the heaven is cleft asunder.) has only been mentioned by An-Nasa'i. It has been previously mentioned in a narration from `Abdullah bin `Umar that the Prophet said,
«مَنْ سَرَّهُ أَنْ يَنْظُرَ إِلَى الْقِيَامَةِ رَأْيَ عَيْنٍ فَلْيَقْرَأْ:
إِذَا الشَّمْسُ كُوِّرَتْ
و
إِذَا السَّمَآءُ انفَطَرَتْ
و
إِذَا السَّمَآءُ انشَقَّتْ »
(Whoever would be pleased to look at the Day of Resurrection with his own eyes, then let him recite, (When the sun is Kuwwirat.) (81) and; (When the heaven is cleft asunder) (82) and; (When the heaven is split asunder) (84).)
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَـنِ الرَّحِيمِ
(In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
إِذَا السَّمَآءُ انفَطَرَتْ
(When the heaven is cleft asunder (Infatarat).) meaning, it splits. This is as Allah says,
السَّمَآءُ مُنفَطِرٌ بِهِ
(Whereon the heaven will be cleft asunder (Munfatir)) (73:18) Then Allah says,
وَإِذَا الْكَوَاكِبُ انتَثَرَتْ
(And when the stars Intatharat.) meaning, fallen.
وَإِذَا الْبِحَارُ فُجِّرَتْ
(And when the seas Fujjirat.) `Ali bin Abi Talhah reported from Ibn `Abbas that he said, "Allah will cause some of it to burst forth over other parts of it." Al-Hasan said, "Allah will cause some parts of it to burst forth over other parts of it, and its water will go away." Qatadah said, "Its fresh water will mix with its salt water."
وَإِذَا الْقُبُورُ بُعْثِرَتْ
(And when the graves Bu`thirat.) Ibn `Abbas said, "searched." As-Suddi said, "Tub`athiru means that they will be moved and those who are in them will come out."
عَلِمَتْ نَفْسٌ مَّا قَدَّمَتْ وَأَخَّرَتْ
(A person will know what he has sent forward and left behind.) meaning, when this happens then this will occur. Mankind should not forget about Allah Allah says,
يأَيُّهَا الإِنسَـنُ مَا غَرَّكَ بِرَبِّكَ الْكَرِيمِ
(O man! What has made you careless about your Lord, the Most Generous) This is a threat. It is not an attempt to get a reply as some people mistakenly think. They consider it as if the Most Generous is asking them so that they will say, "His honor deceived him (or made him careless of his Lord)." rather the meaning of this Ayah is, "O Son of Adam! What has deceived you from your Lord, the Most Generous -- meaning the Most Great -- so that you went forth disobeying Him, and you met Him with that which was unbefitting." This is similar to what has been reported in the Hadith,
«يَقُولُ اللهُ تَعَالَى يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ: يَا ابْنَ آدَمَ مَا غَرَّكَ بِي؟ يَا ابْنَ آدَمَ مَاذَا أَجَبْتَ الْمُرْسَلِينَ؟»
(Allah will say on the Day of Judgement: "O Son of Adam! What has deceived you concerning Me O Son of Adam What was your response to the Messengers") Al-Baghawi mentioned that Al-Kalbi and Muqatil said, "This Ayah was revealed about Al-Aswad bin Shariq who struck the Prophet and he was not punished in retaliation. So Allah revealed,
مَا غَرَّكَ بِرَبِّكَ الْكَرِيمِ
(What has made you careless about your Lord, the Most Generous)" Then Allah said,
الَّذِى خَلَقَكَ فَسَوَّاكَ فَعَدَلَكَ
(Who created you, fashioned you perfectly, and gave you due proportion.) meaning, `what has deceived you concerning the Most Generous Lord'
الَّذِى خَلَقَكَ فَسَوَّاكَ فَعَدَلَكَ
(Who created you, fashioned you perfectly, and gave you due proportion.) meaning, `He made you complete, straight, and perfectly balanced and proportioned in stature. He fashioned you in the best of forms and shapes.' Imam Ahmad recorded from Busr bin Jahhash Al-Qurashi that one day the Messenger of Allah ﷺ spat in his palm and placed his finger on it. Then he said,
«قَالَ اللهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ: يَا ابْنَ آدَمَ أَنْى تُعْجِزُنِي وَقَدْ خَلَقْتُكَ مِنْ مِثْلِ هذِهِ؟ حَتْى إِذَا سَوَّيْتُكَ وَعَدَلْتُكَ مَشَيْتَ بَيْنَ بُرْدَيْنِ، وَلِلْأَرْضِ مِنْكَ وَئِيدٌ، فَجَمَعْتَ وَمَنَعْتَ حَتْى إِذَا بَلَغَتِ التَّرَاقِيَ قُلْتَ: أَتَصَدَّقُ وَأَنَّى أَوَانُ الصَّدَقَةِ؟»
(Allah the Mighty and Sublime says: "O Son of Adam! How can you escape Me when I created you from something similar to this (spit) Then I fashioned you and made your creation balanced so that you walked between the two outer garments. And the earth has a burial place for you. So you gathered (wealth) and withheld it until your soul reached your collarbone (i.e., death comes). Then, at that time you say, `I will give charity now.' But how will there be time for charity") This Hadith has also been recorded by Ibn Majah . Concerning Allah's statement,
فِى أَىِّ صُورَةٍ مَّا شَآءَ رَكَّبَكَ
(In whatever form He willed, He put you together.) Mujahid said, "In which resemblance: the father, the mother, the paternal uncle, or the maternal uncle." In the Two Sahihs it is recorded from Abu Hurayrah that a man said, "O Messenger of Allah! Verily, my wife has given birth to a black boy." The Prophet said,
«هَلْ لَكَ مِنْ إِبِلٍ؟»
(Do you have any camels) The man said, "Yes." The Prophet then said,
«فَمَا أَلْوَانُهَا»
(What color are they) The man said, "Red." The Prophet said,
«فَهَلْ فِيهَا مِنْ أَوْرَق»
(Do any of them have patches of gray) The man said, "Yes." The Prophet asked him,
«فَأَنْى أَتَاهَا ذلِك»
(How did this happen to them) The man replied, "It is probably an inherited genetical strain." The Prophet then said,
«وَهَذَا عَسَى أَنْ يَكُونَ نَزَعَهُ عِرْق»
(Likewise, this (with your son) is probably an inherited genetical strain.) The Cause of Deception and alerting to the Fact that Angels record the Deeds of the Children of Adam Concerning Allah's statement,
كَلاَّ بَلْ تُكَذِّبُونَ بِالدِّينِ
(Nay! But you deny (the Day of) Ad-Din.) meaning, `you are only compelled to oppose the Most Generous and meet Him with disobedience, by your rejection in your hearts of the Hereafter, the recompense and the reckoning.' Concerning Allah's statement,
وَإِنَّ عَلَيْكُمْ لَحَـفِظِينَ - كِرَاماً كَـتِبِينَ - يَعْلَمُونَ مَا تَفْعَلُونَ
(But verily, over you to watch you (are) Kiraman Katibin, they know all that you do.) (82:10-12) meaning, `indeed there are noble guardian angels over you, so do not meet them with evil deeds, because they write down all that you do.'