Tafsir of the beginning of Surat al-Nazi'at
Machine translationRead the Arabic original
The questioner:
Another questioner says: I would like Your Excellency the Shaykh to explain the first verse of Surat al-Nazi'at:[An-Nazi'at 79:1-2]
The Shaykh:
"Nāzi'āt" refers to the extraction of souls when the soul is taken. If it is a believer, his soul is extracted quickly. "Al-Nāshidāt" likewise means that the soul of the believer is extracted quickly, unlike the non-believer, whose soul scatters throughout his body when the angels intend to take it; it scatters in his body, may Allah protect us from that. They gather it from all parts of his body, and he suffers severe pain because of that. Then, once they have gathered it, the Angel of Death, who is in charge of taking souls, takes it from them. Yes.
The questioner:
"Wa al-Sābiḥāt" — what is the meaning of "Sābiḥāt," Shaykh?
The Shaykh:
"Sābiḥāt" refers to the stars, and Allah knows best, which move through the space. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Another questioner says: I would like Your Excellency the Shaykh to explain the first verse of Surat al-Nazi'at:
(1) By those [angels] who extract with violence (2) And [by] those who remove with ease
وَالنَّازِعَاتِ غَرْقًا وَالنَّاشِطَاتِ نَشْطًاThe Shaykh:
"Nāzi'āt" refers to the extraction of souls when the soul is taken. If it is a believer, his soul is extracted quickly. "Al-Nāshidāt" likewise means that the soul of the believer is extracted quickly, unlike the non-believer, whose soul scatters throughout his body when the angels intend to take it; it scatters in his body, may Allah protect us from that. They gather it from all parts of his body, and he suffers severe pain because of that. Then, once they have gathered it, the Angel of Death, who is in charge of taking souls, takes it from them. Yes.
The questioner:
"Wa al-Sābiḥāt" — what is the meaning of "Sābiḥāt," Shaykh?
The Shaykh:
"Sābiḥāt" refers to the stars, and Allah knows best, which move through the space. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، برنامج (فتاوى) (204) لمعالي الشيخ صالح الفوزان بتاريخ [1441-04-29] - كبار العلماء — youtube.com (4:19)
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