I heard the Prophet (ﷺ) describing the period of pause of the Divine Inspiration. He said in his talk,
"While I was walking, I heard voices from the sky. I looked up, and behold ! I saw the same Angel
who came to me in the cave of Hira' sitting on a chair between the sky and the earth. I was too much
afraid of him (so I returned to my house) and said, 'Fold me up in garments!' They wrapped me up.
Then Allah revealed: 'O you wrapped...and desert the idols before the prayer became compulsory.'
Rujz means idols.
That he heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) describing the period of pause of the Divine Inspiration, and in his
description he said, "While I was walking I heard a voice from the sky. I looked up towards the sky,
and behold! I saw the same Angel who came to me in the Cave of Hira', sitting on a chair between the
sky and the earth. I was so terrified by him that I fell down on the ground. Then I went to my wife and
said, 'Wrap me in garments! Wrap me in garments!' They wrapped me, and then Allah revealed:
"O you, (Muhammad) wrapped-up! Arise and warn...and desert the idols." (74.1-5) Abu Salama
said....Rujz means idols." After that, the Divine Inspiration started coming more frequently and
regularly.
USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 6, Book 60, Hadith 448
Hadith 4927
Chapter 1: The Statement of Allah the Exalted: "Move not your tongue concerning (the Qur'an, O Muḥammad pbuh) to make haste therewith." (V.75:16) - كتاب التفسير
Narrated Ibn `Abbas:
حَدَّثَنَا الْحُمَيْدِيُّ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ أَبِي عَائِشَةَ ـ وَكَانَ ثِقَةً ـ عَنْ سَعِيدِ بْنِ جُبَيْرٍ، عَنِ ابْنِ عَبَّاسٍ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ قَالَ كَانَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم إِذَا نَزَلَ عَلَيْهِ الْوَحْىُ حَرَّكَ بِهِ لِسَانَهُ ـ وَوَصَفَ سُفْيَانُ ـ يُرِيدُ أَنْ يَحْفَظَهُ فَأَنْزَلَ اللَّهُ {لاَ تُحَرِّكْ بِهِ لِسَانَكَ لِتَعْجَلَ بِهِ}
The Prophet (ﷺ) used to move his tongue when the divine Inspiration was being revealed to him. (Sufyan,
a subnarrator, demonstrated (how the Prophet (ﷺ) used to move his lips) and added. "In order to memorize
it." So Allah revealed: "Move not your tongue concerning (the Qur'an) to make haste therewith."
(75.16)
USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 6, Book 60, Hadith 449
Hadith 4928
Chapter 2: "And when We have recited it to you [O Muḥammad PBUH through Jibril (Gabriel) a.s.], then follow its (the Qur'an's) recital." (V.75:18) - كتاب التفسير
That he asked Sa`id bin Jubair regarding (the statement of Allah). 'Move not your tongue concerning
(the Qur'an) to make haste therewith.' He said, "Ibn `Abbas said that the Prophet (ﷺ) used to move his lips
when the Divine Inspiration was being revealed to him. So the Prophet (ﷺ) was ordered not to move his
tongue, which he used to do, lest some words should escape his memory. 'It is for Us to collect it'
means, We will collect it in your chest;' and its recitation' means, We will make you recite it. 'But
when We recite it (i.e. when it is revealed to you), follow its recital; it is for Us to explain it and make
it clear,' (i.e. We will explain it through your tongue).
USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 6, Book 60, Hadith 450
Hadith 4929
Chapter 2: "And when We have recited it to you [O Muḥammad PBUH through Jibril (Gabriel) a.s.], then follow its (the Qur'an's) recital." (V.75:18) - كتاب التفسير
(as regards) Allah's Statement:
"Move not your tongue concerning (the Qur'an) to make haste therewith." (75.16)
When Gabriel revealed the Divine Inspiration in Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) , he (Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)) moved his
tongue and lips, and that state used to be very hard for him, and that movement indicated that
revelation was taking place. So Allah revealed in Surat Al-Qiyama which begins:
'I do swear by the Day of Resurrection...' (75) the Verses:--
'Move not your tongue concerning (the Qur'an) to make haste therewith. It is for Us to collect it
(Qur'an) in your mind, and give you the ability to recite it by heart. (75.16-17) Ibn `Abbas added: It is
for Us to collect it (Qur'an) (in your mind), and give you the ability to recite it by heart means, "When
We reveal it, listen. Then it is for Us to explain it," means, 'It is for us to explain it through your
tongue.' So whenever Gabriel came to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) ' he would keep quiet (and listen), and when the
Angel left, the Prophet (ﷺ) would recite that revelation as Allah promised him.
USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 6, Book 60, Hadith 451
Hadith 4930
Chapter 1: Prophetic Commentary on the Qur'an (Tafseer of the Prophet (pbuh)) - كتاب التفسير
Narrated `Abdullah:
حَدَّثَنِي مَحْمُودٌ، حَدَّثَنَا عُبَيْدُ اللَّهِ، عَنْ إِسْرَائِيلَ، عَنْ مَنْصُورٍ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنْ عَلْقَمَةَ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ كُنَّا مَعَ رَسُولِ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم وَأُنْزِلَتْ عَلَيْهِ وَالْمُرْسَلاَتِ، وَإِنَّا لَنَتَلَقَّاهَا مِنْ فِيهِ فَخَرَجَتْ حَيَّةٌ، فَابْتَدَرْنَاهَا فَسَبَقَتْنَا فَدَخَلَتْ جُحْرَهَا فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم
" وُقِيَتْ شَرَّكُمْ، كَمَا وُقِيتُمْ شَرَّهَا ".
We were with the Prophet (ﷺ) when Surat Wal-Mursalat was revealed to him. While we were receiving it
from his mouth, a snake suddenly came and we ran to kill it, but it outstripped us and entered its hole
quickly. Allah's le said, "It has escaped your evil, and you too, have escaped its evil."
USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 6, Book 60, Hadith 453
Hadith 4932
Chapter 2: The Statement of Allah ta'ala: "Verily! It (Hell) throws sparks (huge) as Al-Qasr (a fort or a huge log of wood) ." (V.77:32) - كتاب التفسير
(as regards the explanation of Hadith 454). 'Indeed, it (Hell) throws about sparks (huge) as Forts.' We
used to collect wood in the form of logs, three cubits long or shorter. for heating purposes in winter.,
and we used to call such wood, the Qasr.
(regarding) the explanation of "... It throws
sparks as Al-Qasr ..." (V. 77:32):
We used to collect logs of wood, three
cubits long or longer, to store for heating
purposes in winter, and we used to call it Al-
Qasr, it also means a castle or a fort.
"As if they were Jimalatun Sufr (yellow
camels or bundles of ropes)" (V.77:33):
means the ropes of a ship which are made in
bundles till it become as wide as men's waists.
USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 1, Book 60, Hadith 455
Hadith 4934
Chapter 4: The Statement of Allah the Most High: "That will be a Day when they shall not speak (during some part of it) ." (V.77:35) - كتاب التفسير
Narrated `Abdullah:
حَدَّثَنَا عُمَرُ بْنُ حَفْصٍ، حَدَّثَنَا أَبِي، حَدَّثَنَا الأَعْمَشُ، حَدَّثَنِي إِبْرَاهِيمُ، عَنِ الأَسْوَدِ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ، قَالَ بَيْنَمَا نَحْنُ مَعَ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي غَارٍ إِذْ نَزَلَتْ عَلَيْهِ وَالْمُرْسَلاَتِ، فَإِنَّهُ لَيَتْلُوهَا وَإِنِّي لأَتَلَقَّاهَا مِنْ فِيهِ وَإِنَّ فَاهُ لَرَطْبٌ بِهَا، إِذْ وَثَبَتْ عَلَيْنَا حَيَّةٌ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم " اقْتُلُوهَا ". فَابْتَدَرْنَاهَا فَذَهَبَتْ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم " وُقِيَتْ شَرَّكُمْ، كَمَا وُقِيتُمْ شَرَّهَا ". قَالَ عُمَرُ حَفِظْتُهُ مِنْ أَبِي فِي غَارٍ بِمِنًى.
While we were with the Prophet (ﷺ) in a cave, Surat wal-Mursalat was revealed to him and he recited it,
and I heard it directly from his mouth as soon as he recited its revelation. Suddenly a snake sprang at
us, and the Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Kill it!" We ran to kill it but it escaped quickly. The Prophet (ﷺ) said. "It has
escaped your evil, and you too have escaped its evil."
USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 6, Book 60, Hadith 456
Hadith 4935
Chapter 1: "The Day when the Trumpet will be blown, and you shall come forth in crowds (groups after groups) ." (V.78:18) - كتاب التفسير
Narrated Al--A`mash:
حَدَّثَنِي مُحَمَّدٌ، أَخْبَرَنَا أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ أَبِي صَالِحٍ، عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " مَا بَيْنَ النَّفْخَتَيْنِ أَرْبَعُونَ ". قَالَ أَرْبَعُونَ يَوْمًا قَالَ أَبَيْتُ. قَالَ أَرْبَعُونَ شَهْرًا قَالَ أَبَيْتُ. قَالَ أَرْبَعُونَ سَنَةً قَالَ أَبَيْتُ. قَالَ " ثُمَّ يُنْزِلُ اللَّهُ مِنَ السَّمَاءِ مَاءً. فَيَنْبُتُونَ كَمَا يَنْبُتُ الْبَقْلُ لَيْسَ مِنَ الإِنْسَانِ شَىْءٌ إِلاَّ يَبْلَى إِلاَّ عَظْمًا وَاحِدًا وَهْوَ عَجْبُ الذَّنَبِ، وَمِنْهُ يُرَكَّبُ الْخَلْقُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ ".
Abu Huraira said, "Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, 'Between the two sounds of the trumpet, there will be forty."
Somebody asked Abu Huraira, "Forty days?" But he refused to reply. Then he asked, "Forty months?"
He refused to reply. Then he asked, "Forty years?" Again, he refused to reply. Abu Huraira added.
"Then (after this period) Allah will send water from the sky and then the dead bodies will grow like
vegetation grows, There is nothing of the human body that does not decay except one bone; that is the
little bone at the end of the coccyx of which the human body will be recreated on the Day of
Resurrection." (See Hadith No. 338)
The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Such a person as recites the Qur'an and masters it by heart, will be with the noble
righteous scribes (in Heaven). And such a person exerts himself to learn the Qur'an by heart, and
recites it with great difficulty, will have a double reward."
USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 6, Book 60, Hadith 459
Hadith 4938
Chapter 1: "The Day when (all) mankind will stand before the Lord of the 'Alamīn (mankind, jinn and all that exists)" (V.83:6) - كتاب التفسير
Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar:
حَدَّثَنَا إِبْرَاهِيمُ بْنُ الْمُنْذِرِ، حَدَّثَنَا مَعْنٌ، قَالَ حَدَّثَنِي مَالِكٌ، عَنْ نَافِعٍ، عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عُمَرَ ـ رضى الله عنهما ـ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم قَالَ " {يَوْمَ يَقُومُ النَّاسُ لِرَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَ} حَتَّى يَغِيبَ أَحَدُهُمْ فِي رَشْحِهِ إِلَى أَنْصَافِ أُذُنَيْهِ ".
The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "On the Day when all mankind will stand before the Lord of the Worlds, some of
them will be enveloped in their sweat up to the middle of their ears."
USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 6, Book 60, Hadith 460
Hadith 4939
Chapter 1: "He surely will receive an easy reckoning." (V.84:8) - كتاب التفسير
Narrated Aisha:
حَدَّثَنَا عَمْرُو بْنُ عَلِيٍّ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى، عَنْ عُثْمَانَ بْنِ الأَسْوَدِ، قَالَ سَمِعْتُ ابْنَ أَبِي مُلَيْكَةَ، سَمِعْتُ عَائِشَةَ ـ رضى الله عنها ـ قَالَتْ سَمِعْتُ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم. حَدَّثَنَا سُلَيْمَانُ بْنُ حَرْبٍ، حَدَّثَنَا حَمَّادُ بْنُ زَيْدٍ، عَنْ أَيُّوبَ، عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي مُلَيْكَةَ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ، عَنِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم. حَدَّثَنَا مُسَدَّدٌ، عَنْ يَحْيَى، عَنْ أَبِي يُونُسَ، حَاتِمِ بْنِ أَبِي صَغِيرَةَ عَنِ ابْنِ أَبِي مُلَيْكَةَ، عَنِ الْقَاسِمِ، عَنْ عَائِشَةَ ـ رضى الله عنها ـ قَالَتْ قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " لَيْسَ أَحَدٌ يُحَاسَبُ إِلاَّ هَلَكَ ". قَالَتْ قُلْتُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ جَعَلَنِي اللَّهُ فِدَاءَكَ، أَلَيْسَ يَقُولُ اللَّهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ {فَأَمَّا مَنْ أُوتِيَ كِتَابَهُ بِيَمِينِهِ * فَسَوْفَ يُحَاسَبُ حِسَابًا يَسِيرًا}. قَالَ " ذَاكَ الْعَرْضُ يُعْرَضُونَ، وَمَنْ نُوقِشَ الْحِسَابَ هَلَكَ ".
Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said," (On the Day of Resurrection) any one whose account will be taken will be
ruined (i.e. go to Hell)." I said, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! May Allah make me be sacrificed for you. Doesn't
Allah say:
"Then as for him who will be given his record in his right hand, he surely will receive an easy
reckoning.?" (84.7-8) He replied, "That is only the presentation of the accounts; but he whose record
is questioned, will be ruined."
(This hadith is also narrated through two other chains)
(as regards the Verse):--'You shall surely travel from stage to stage (in this life and in the Hereafter).'
(It means) from one state to another. That concerns your Prophet.
USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 6, Book 60, Hadith 464
Hadith 4941
Chapter 2: "You shall certainly travel from stage to stage (in this life and in the Hereafter)" (V.84:19) - كتاب التفسير
Narrated Al-Bara:
حَدَّثَنَا عَبْدَانُ، قَالَ أَخْبَرَنِي أَبِي، عَنْ شُعْبَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي إِسْحَاقَ، عَنِ الْبَرَاءِ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ أَوَّلُ مَنْ قَدِمَ عَلَيْنَا مِنْ أَصْحَابِ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم مُصْعَبُ بْنُ عُمَيْرٍ وَابْنُ أُمِّ مَكْتُومٍ فَجَعَلاَ يُقْرِئَانِنَا الْقُرْآنَ، ثُمَّ جَاءَ عَمَّارٌ وَبِلاَلٌ وَسَعْدٌ ثُمَّ جَاءَ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ فِي عِشْرِينَ ثُمَّ جَاءَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَمَا رَأَيْتُ أَهْلَ الْمَدِينَةِ فَرِحُوا بِشَىْءٍ فَرَحَهُمْ بِهِ، حَتَّى رَأَيْتُ الْوَلاَئِدَ وَالصِّبْيَانَ يَقُولُونَ هَذَا رَسُولُ اللَّهِ قَدْ جَاءَ. فَمَا جَاءَ حَتَّى قَرَأْتُ {سَبِّحِ اسْمَ رَبِّكَ الأَعْلَى} فِي سُوَرٍ مِثْلِهَا.
The first of the companions of the Prophet (ﷺ) who came to us (in Medina), were Mus`ab bin `Umar and
Ibn Um Maktum, and they started teaching us the Qur'an. Then came `Ammar, Bilal and Sa`d.
Afterwards `Umar bin Al-Kkattab came along with a batch of twenty (men): and after that the Prophet (ﷺ)
came. I never saw the people of Medina so pleased with anything as they were with his arrival, so that
even the little boys and girls were saying, "This is Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) who has come." He (the Prophet (ﷺ) )
did not come (to Medina) till I had learnt Surat Al-Ala and also other similar Suras.
USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 6, Book 60, Hadith 465
Hadith 4942
Chapter 2: "You shall certainly travel from stage to stage (in this life and in the Hereafter)" (V.84:19) - كتاب التفسير
Narrated `Abdullah bin Zama:
حَدَّثَنَا مُوسَى بْنُ إِسْمَاعِيلَ، حَدَّثَنَا وُهَيْبٌ، حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامٌ، عَنْ أَبِيهِ، أَنَّهُ أَخْبَرَهُ عَبْدُ اللَّهِ بْنُ زَمْعَةَ، أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَخْطُبُ وَذَكَرَ النَّاقَةَ وَالَّذِي عَقَرَ فَقَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم " {إِذِ انْبَعَثَ أَشْقَاهَا} انْبَعَثَ لَهَا رَجُلٌ عَزِيزٌ عَارِمٌ، مَنِيعٌ فِي رَهْطِهِ، مِثْلُ أَبِي زَمْعَةَ ". وَذَكَرَ النِّسَاءَ فَقَالَ " يَعْمِدُ أَحَدُكُمْ يَجْلِدُ امْرَأَتَهُ جَلْدَ الْعَبْدِ، فَلَعَلَّهُ يُضَاجِعُهَا مِنْ آخِرِ يَوْمِهِ ". ثُمَّ وَعَظَهُمْ فِي ضَحِكِهِمْ مِنَ الضَّرْطَةِ وَقَالَ " لِمَ يَضْحَكُ أَحَدُكُمْ مِمَّا يَفْعَلُ ". وَقَالَ أَبُو مُعَاوِيَةَ حَدَّثَنَا هِشَامٌ عَنْ أَبِيهِ عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ زَمْعَةَ قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم " مِثْلُ أَبِي زَمْعَةَ عَمِّ الزُّبَيْرِ بْنِ الْعَوَّامِ ".
That he heard the Prophet (ﷺ) delivering a sermon, and he mentioned the shecamel and the one who
hamstrung it. Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) recited:--
'When, the most wicked man among them went forth (to hamstrung the she-camel).' (91.12.) Then he
said, "A tough man whose equal was rare and who enjoyed the protection of his people, like Abi
Zama went forth to (hamstrung) it." The Prophet (ﷺ) then mentioned about the women (in his sermon). "It
is not wise for anyone of you to lash his wife like a slave, for he might sleep with her the same
evening." Then he advised them not to laugh when somebody breaks wind and said, "Why should
anybody laugh at what he himself does?"
I went to Sham with a group of the companions of `Abdullah (bin Mas`ud). Abu Ad-Darda' heard of
our arrival so he came to us and said, "Is there anybody among you who can recite (Qur'an)" We
replied in the affirmative. Then he asked, "Who is the best reciter?" They pointed at me. Then he told
me to recite, so I recited the verse:--
'By the night as it envelops 'By the day as it appears in brightness; By (Him Who created) male and
the female.' (92.1-3) Abu Ad-Darda' then said to me, "Did you hear it (like this) from the mouth of
your friend (`Abdullah bin Mas`ud)?" I said, "Yes." He said, "I too, heard it (like this) from the mouth
of the Prophet, but these people do not consider this recitation as the correct one."
The companions of `Abdullah (bin Mas`ud) came to Abu Darda', (and before they arrived at his
home), he looked for them and found them. Then he asked them,: 'Who among you can recite (Qur'an)
as `Abdullah recites it?" They replied, "All of us." He asked, "Who among you knows it by heart?"
They pointed at 'Alqama. Then he asked Alqama. "How did you hear `Abdullah bin Mas`ud reciting
Surat Al-Lail (The Night)?" Alqama recited:
'By the male and the female.' Abu Ad-Darda said, "I testify that I heard me Prophet reciting it
likewise, but these people want me to recite it:--
'And by Him Who created male and female.' but by Allah, I will not follow them."
USC-MSA web (English) reference : Vol. 6, Book 60, Hadith 468
Hadith 4945
Chapter 3: The Statement of Allah the Exalted: "As for him who gives (in charity) and keeps his duty to Allah and fears Him." (V.92:5) - كتاب التفسير
Narrated `Ali:
حَدَّثَنَا أَبُو نُعَيْمٍ، حَدَّثَنَا سُفْيَانُ، عَنِ الأَعْمَشِ، عَنْ سَعْدِ بْنِ عُبَيْدَةَ، عَنْ أَبِي عَبْدِ الرَّحْمَنِ السُّلَمِيِّ، عَنْ عَلِيٍّ ـ رضى الله عنه ـ قَالَ كُنَّا مَعَ النَّبِيِّ صلى الله عليه وسلم فِي بَقِيعِ الْغَرْقَدِ فِي جَنَازَةٍ فَقَالَ " مَا مِنْكُمْ مِنْ أَحَدٍ إِلاَّ وَقَدْ كُتِبَ مَقْعَدُهُ مِنَ الْجَنَّةِ وَمَقْعَدُهُ مِنَ النَّارِ ". فَقَالُوا يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَفَلاَ نَتَّكِلُ فَقَالَ " اعْمَلُوا فَكُلٌّ مُيَسَّرٌ ". ثُمَّ قَرَأَ {فَأَمَّا مَنْ أَعْطَى وَاتَّقَى * وَصَدَّقَ بِالْحُسْنَى} إِلَى قَوْلِهِ {لِلْعُسْرَى}
We were in the company of the Prophet (ﷺ) in a funeral procession at Baqi Al-Gharqad. He said, "There is
none of you but has his place written for him in Paradise or in the Hell- Fire." They said, "O Allah's
Apostle! Shall we depend (on this fact and give up work)?" He said, "Carry on doing (good deeds), for
every body will find it easy to do (what will lead him to his destined place)." Then he recited:
'As for him who gives (in charity) and keeps his duty to Allah, and believes in the Best reward from
Allah (i.e. Allah will compensate him for what he will spend in Allah's way). So, We will make
smooth for him the path of ease. But he who is a greedy miser....for him, the path for evil.' (92.5-10)
While the Prophet (ﷺ) was in a funeral procession, he took a small stick and started scraping the earth
with it and said, "There is none among you but has his place written for him, either in the Hell Fire or
in Paradise." They (the people) said, "Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! Shall we depend on this (and leave work)?" He
replied. "Carry on doing (good deeds), for everybody will find easy (to do) such deeds as will lead
him to his destined place." The Prophet (ﷺ) then recited:--
'As for him who gives (in charity) and keeps his duty to Allah, and believes in the Best
Reward.'.....(92.5-10)
We were in the company of the Prophet (ﷺ) and he said, "There is none among you but has his place
written for him, either in Paradise or in the Hell-Fire." We said, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! Shall we depend
(on this fact and give up work)?" He replied, "No! Carry on doing good deeds, for everybody will find
easy (to do) such deeds as will lead him to his destined place." Then the Prophet (ﷺ) recited: 'As for him
who gives (in charity) and keeps his duty to Allah, and believes in the Best reward. We will make
smooth for him the path of ease....the path for evil.' (92.5-10)
While we were in a funeral procession in Baqi Al-Gharqad, Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) came and sat down, and
we sat around him. He had a small stick in his hand and he bent his head and started scraping the
ground with it. He then said, "There is none among you, and no created soul but has his place written
for him either in Paradise or in the Hell-Fire, and also has his happy or miserable fate (in the
Hereafter) written for him." A man said, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! Shall we depend upon what is written for
us and give up doing (good) deeds? For whoever among us is destined to be fortunate (in the
Hereafter), will join the fortunate peoples and whoever among us is destined to be miserable will do
such deeds as are characteristic of the people who are destined to misery." The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Those
who are destined to be happy (in the Hereafter) will find it easy and pleasant to do the deeds
characteristic of those destined to happiness, while those who are to be among the miserable (in the
Hereafter), will find it easy to do the deeds characteristic of those destined to misery." Then he recited: 'As for him who gives (in charity) and keeps his duty to Allah and believes in the Best reward from Allah,' (92.5-6)
While the Prophet (ﷺ) was in a funeral procession. he picked up something and started scraping the
ground with it, and said, "There is none among you but has his place written for him either in the Hell
Fire or in Paradise." They said, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! Shall we not depend upon what has been written
for us and give up deeds? He said, "Carry on doing (good) deeds, for everybody will find easy to do
such deeds as will lead him to his destined place for which he has been created. So he who is destined
to be among the happy (in the Hereafter), will find it easy to do the deeds characteristic of such
people, while he who is destined to be among the miserable ones, will find it easy to do the deeds
characteristic of such people." Then he recited:
'As for him who gives (in charity) and fears Allah, and believes in the best....' (92.5-10)