Tafsir of Surat al-Zalzalah
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The Shaykh:
May Allah greet you and bless you.
The questioner:
This questioner says: I hope the Honorable Shaykh, may Allah preserve you, will explain to us the noble verses in Surat al-Zalzalah.
The Shaykh:
[Al-Fatihah 1:1-2]. May Allah send prayers and peace upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and all his Companions. As for what follows, al-Zalzalah is the movement of the earth after it was settled and stable. It will shake when the Hour occurs, and a great terror will happen at that time, as He, Exalted and Majestic is He, said: [Al-Hajj 22:1] Allah [Al-Hajj 22:1-2]. So at this earthquake, panic will occur and the mountains will crumble.
The mountains will become dust flying in the air, passing like clouds, scattered. At that time, people will be terrified by this great event. This surah mentions what happens at that time, or some of it. So He, Glorified and Exalted is He, said:[Az-Zalzalah 99:4], meaning this earth on which we walk will inform about what we did on its surface of our deeds; it will testify against us on the Day of Resurrection. [Az-Zalzalah 99:4-5], meaning the reason for this is that Allah, Exalted and Majestic is He, inspired it to do so and enabled it to do so. [Az-Zalzalah 99:6], meaning scattered groups: the people of good and the people of evil, the happy and the wretched. [Ar-Rum 30:14], [Ar-Rum 30:15] [Ar-Rum 30:16]. People will come out in groups, meaning in divisions, so that they may see their deeds and be made to stand before their deeds which they did in this world, from deeds of good or deeds of evil. Nothing of it will be lost. [Az-Zalzalah 99:7]. The ant is the dust or the small ant, meaning the weight of an ant of good, he will see it, even if it is small. [An-Nisa 4:40], [Az-Zalzalah 99:7]. He will find it and encounter it with Allah, Mighty and Majestic. If it is good, then Allah will multiply it for him. [Az-Zalzalah 99:8], meaning an evil deed of disbelief, shirk (associating partners with Allah), sins, and violations; he will see his deed and receive its punishment. This is the content of this surah in brief, and Allah the Exalted knows best.
May Allah greet you and bless you.
The questioner:
This questioner says: I hope the Honorable Shaykh, may Allah preserve you, will explain to us the noble verses in Surat al-Zalzalah.
The Shaykh:
(1) In the name of Allah, the Entirely Merciful, the Especially Merciful. (2) [All] praise is [due] to Allah, Lord of the worlds -
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ رَبِّ الْعَالَمِينَO mankind, fear your Lord. Indeed, the convulsion of the [final] Hour is a terrible thing.
يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ اتَّقُواLord. Indeed, the convulsion of the [final] Hour is a terrible thing. (2) On the Day you see it every nursing mother will be distracted from that [child] she was nursing, and every pregnant woman will abort her pregnancy, and you will see the people [appearing] intoxicated while they are not intoxicated; but the punishment of Allah is severe.
رَبَّكُمْ إِنَّ زَلْزَلَةَ السَّاعَةِ شَيْءٌ عَظِيمٌ يَوْمَ تَرَوْنَهَا تَذْهَلُ كُلُّ مُرْضِعَةٍ عَمَّا أَرْضَعَتْ وَتَضَعُ كُلُّ ذَاتِ حَمْلٍ حَمْلَهَا وَتَرَى النَّاسَ سُكَارَىٰ وَمَا هُم بِسُكَارَىٰ وَلَٰكِنَّ عَذَابَ اللَّهِ شَدِيدٌThe mountains will become dust flying in the air, passing like clouds, scattered. At that time, people will be terrified by this great event. This surah mentions what happens at that time, or some of it. So He, Glorified and Exalted is He, said:
That Day, it will report its news
يَوْمَئِذٍ تُحَدِّثُ أَخْبَارَهَا(4) That Day, it will report its news (5) Because your Lord has commanded it.
يَوْمَئِذٍ تُحَدِّثُ أَخْبَارَهَا بِأَنَّ رَبَّكَ أَوْحَىٰ لَهَاThat Day, the people will depart separated
يَوْمَئِذٍ يَصْدُرُ النَّاسُ أَشْتَاتًاAnd the Day the Hour appears - that Day they will become separated.
وَيَوْمَ تَقُومُ السَّاعَةُ يَوْمَئِذٍ يَتَفَرَّقُونَAnd as for those who had believed and done righteous deeds, they will be in a garden [of Paradise], delighted.
فَأَمَّا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ فَهُمْ فِي رَوْضَةٍ يُحْبَرُونَBut as for those who disbelieved and denied Our verses and the meeting of the Hereafter, those will be brought into the punishment [to remain].
وَأَمَّا الَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا وَكَذَّبُوا بِآيَاتِنَا وَلِقَاءِ الْآخِرَةِ فَأُولَٰئِكَ فِي الْعَذَابِ مُحْضَرُونَSo whoever does an atom's weight
فَمَن يَعْمَلْ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍIndeed, Allah does not do injustice, [even] as much as an atom's weight; while if there is a good deed, He multiplies it and gives from Himself a great reward.
إِنَّ اللَّهَ لَا يَظْلِمُ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ وَإِن تَكُ حَسَنَةً يُضَاعِفْهَا وَيُؤْتِ مِن لَّدُنْهُ أَجْرًا عَظِيمًاan atom's weight of good will see it,
مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ خَيْرًا يَرَهُAnd whoever does an atom's weight of evil
وَمَن يَعْمَلْ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ شَرًّا
Source
نور على الدرب - الفوزان - 02/244 — archive.org (0:58)
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