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,
«ÃóÝóÊøóÇäñ ÃóäúÊó íóÇ ãõÚóÇÐõ¿ Ãóíúäó ßõäúÊó Úóäú
﴿ÓóÈøöÍö ÇÓúãó ÑóÈøößó ÇáÇøÚúáóì ﴾
﴿æóÇáÖøõÍóì ﴾
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﴿ÅöÐóÇ ÇáÓøóãóÂÁõ ÇäÝóØóÑóÊú ﴾»
(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
﴿ÅöÐóÇ ÇáÓøóãóÂÁõ ÇäÝóØóÑóÊú ﴾
(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,
«ãóäú ÓóÑøóåõ Ãóäú íóäúÙõÑó Åöáóì ÇáúÞöíóÇãóÉö ÑóÃúíó Úóíúäò ÝóáúíóÞúÑóÃú:
﴿ÅöÐóÇ ÇáÔøóãúÓõ ßõæøöÑóÊú ﴾
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﴿ÅöÐóÇ ÇáÓøóãóÂÁõ ÇäÝóØóÑóÊú ﴾
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﴿ÅöÐóÇ ÇáÓøóãóÂÁõ ÇäÔóÞøóÊú ﴾»
(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).)
﴿ÈöÓúãö Çááøóåö ÇáÑøóÍúãóÜäö ÇáÑøóÍöíãö
(In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
﴿ÅöÐóÇ ÇáÓøóãóÂÁ ÇäÝóØóÑóÊú- æóÅöÐóÇ ÇáúßóæóÇßöÈõ ÇäÊóËóÑóÊú- æóÅöÐóÇ ÇáúÈöÍóÇÑõ ÝõÌøÑóÊú- æóÅöÐóÇ ÇáúÞõÈõæÑõ ÈõÚúËöÑóÊú- ÚóáöãóÊú äóÝúÓñ ãøóÇ ÞóÏøóãóÊú æóÃóÎøóÑóÊú- íÃóíøõåóÇ ÇáÅöäÓóÜäõ ãóÇ ÛóÑøóßó ÈöÑóÈøßó ÇáúßóÑöíãö- ÇáøóÐöì ÎóáóÞóßó ÝóÓóæøóÇßó ÝóÚóÏóáóßó- Ýöì Ãóìø ÕõæÑóÉò ãøóÇ ÔóÂÁ ÑóßøóÈóßó-﴾
ßóáÇøó Èóáú ÊõßóÐøÈõæäó ÈöÇáÏøíäö- æóÅöäøó Úóáóíúßõãú áóÍóÜÝöÙöíäó- ßöÑóÇãÇð ßóÜÊöÈöíäó- íóÚúáóãõæäó ãóÇ ÊóÝúÚóáõæäó-﴾
(1. When the heaven is cleft asunder (Infatarat).) (2. And when the stars Intatharat.) (3. And when the seas Fujjirat.) (4. And when the graves Bu`thirat.) (5. A person will know what he has sent forward and left behind.) (6. O man! What has made you careless about your Lord, the Most Generous) (7. Who created you, fashioned you perfectly, and gave you due proportion.) (8. In whatever form He willed, He put you together.) (9. Nay! But you deny (the Day of) Ad-Din.) (10. But verily, over you to watch you) (11. Kiraman Katibin,) (12. They know all that you do.) What will happen on the Day of Judgement Allah says,
﴿ÅöÐóÇ ÇáÓøóãóÂÁõ ÇäÝóØóÑóÊú ﴾
(When the heaven is cleft asunder (Infatarat).) meaning, it splits. This is as Allah says,
﴿ÇáÓøóãóÂÁõ ãõäÝóØöÑñ Èöåö﴾
(Whereon the heaven will be cleft asunder (Munfatir)) (73:18) Then Allah says,
﴿æóÅöÐóÇ ÇáúßóæóÇßöÈõ ÇäÊóËóÑóÊú ﴾
(And when the stars Intatharat.) meaning, fallen.
﴿æóÅöÐóÇ ÇáúÈöÍóÇÑõ ÝõÌøöÑóÊú ﴾
(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.''
﴿æóÅöÐóÇ ÇáúÞõÈõæÑõ ÈõÚúËöÑóÊú ﴾
(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.''
﴿ÚóáöãóÊú äóÝúÓñ ãøóÇ ÞóÏøóãóÊú æóÃóÎøóÑóÊú ﴾
(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,
﴿íÃóíøõåóÇ ÇáÅöäÓóÜäõ ãóÇ ÛóÑøóßó ÈöÑóÈøößó ÇáúßóÑöíãö ﴾
(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,
«íóÞõæáõ Çááåõ ÊóÚóÇáóì íóæúãó ÇáúÞöíóÇãóÉö: íóÇ ÇÈúäó ÂÏóãó ãóÇ ÛóÑøóßó Èöí¿ íóÇ ÇÈúäó ÂÏóãó ãóÇÐóÇ ÃóÌóÈúÊó ÇáúãõÑúÓóáöíäó¿»
(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,
﴿ãóÇ ÛóÑøóßó ÈöÑóÈøößó ÇáúßóÑöíãö﴾
(What has made you careless about your Lord, the Most Generous)'' Then Allah said,
﴿ÇáøóÐöì ÎóáóÞóßó ÝóÓóæøóÇßó ÝóÚóÏóáóßó ﴾
(Who created you, fashioned you perfectly, and gave you due proportion.) meaning, `what has deceived you concerning the Most Generous Lord'
﴿ÇáøóÐöì ÎóáóÞóßó ÝóÓóæøóÇßó ÝóÚóÏóáóßó ﴾
(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 spat in his palm and placed his finger on it. Then he said,
«ÞóÇáó Çááåõ ÚóÒøó æóÌóáøó: íóÇ ÇÈúäó ÂÏóãó Ãóäúì ÊõÚúÌöÒõäöí æóÞóÏú ÎóáóÞúÊõßó ãöäú ãöËúáö åÐöåö¿ ÍóÊúì ÅöÐóÇ ÓóæøóíúÊõßó æóÚóÏóáúÊõßó ãóÔóíúÊó Èóíúäó ÈõÑúÏóíúäö¡ æóáöáúÃóÑúÖö ãöäúßó æóÆöíÏñ¡ ÝóÌóãóÚúÊó æóãóäóÚúÊó ÍóÊúì ÅöÐóÇ ÈóáóÛóÊö ÇáÊøóÑóÇÞöíó ÞõáúÊó: ÃóÊóÕóÏøóÞõ æóÃóäøóì ÃóæóÇäõ ÇáÕøóÏóÞóÉö¿»
(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,
﴿Ýöì Ãóìøö ÕõæÑóÉò ãøóÇ ÔóÂÁó ÑóßøóÈóßó ﴾
(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,
«åóáú áóßó ãöäú ÅöÈöáò¿»
(Do you have any camels) The man said, "Yes.'' The Prophet then said,
«ÝóãóÇ ÃóáúæóÇäõåóÇ»
(What color are they) The man said, "Red.'' The Prophet said,
«Ýóåóáú ÝöíåóÇ ãöäú ÃóæúÑóÞ»
(Do any of them have patches of gray) The man said, "Yes.'' The Prophet asked him,
«ÝóÃóäúì ÃóÊóÇåóÇ Ðáöß»
(How did this happen to them) The man replied, "It is probably an inherited genetical strain.'' The Prophet then said,
«æóåóÐóÇ ÚóÓóì Ãóäú íóßõæäó äóÒóÚóåõ ÚöÑúÞ»
(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,
﴿ßóáÇøó Èóáú ÊõßóÐøöÈõæäó ÈöÇáÏøöíäö ﴾
(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,
﴿æóÅöäøó Úóáóíúßõãú áóÍóÜÝöÙöíäó - ßöÑóÇãÇð ßóÜÊöÈöíäó - íóÚúáóãõæäó ãóÇ ÊóÝúÚóáõæäó ﴾
(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.'
﴿Åöäøó ÇáÇøñÈúÑóÇÑó áóÝöì äóÚöíãò - æóÅöäøó ÇáúÝõÌøóÇÑó áóÝöì ÌóÍöíãò - íóÕúáóæúäóåóÇ íóæúãó ÇáÏøöíäö - æóãóÇ åõãó ÚóäúåóÇ ÈöÛóÂÆöÈöíäó - æóãó ÃóÏúÑóÇßó ãóÇ íóæúãõ ÇáÏøöíäö - Ëõãøó ãó ÃóÏúÑóÇßó ãóÇ íóæúãõ ÇáÏøöíäö - íóæúãó áÇó Êóãúáößõ äóÝúÓñ áöäóÝúÓò ÔóíúÆÇð æóÇáÇøñãúÑõ íóæúãóÆöÐò áöáøóåö ﴾
(13. Verily, the Abrar (the righteous believers) will be in Delight;) (14. And verily, the wicked will be in the blazing Fire (Hell),) (15. Therein they will enter, and taste its burning flame on the Day of Recompense,) (16. And they will not be absent therefrom.) (17.And what will make you know what the Day of Recompense is) (18. Again, what will make you know what the Day of Recompense is) (19. (It will be) the Day when no person shall have power for another, and the Decision, that Day, will be with Allah.)