Rivalry in World Increase, Competition, Worldly Gain — Verse 4

Again no indeed! You will come to know the evil consequences of your mutual vainglory at the moment of the extraction of the soul then you will come to know in the grave.

But no, you will know. Then but no, you will know. Indeed, you will know. You will see into your own work on the day when knowing and seeing have no profit, when repentance and apology are useless.

But no, you will know. Then but no, you will know. Indeed, you will know. You will see into your own work on the day when knowing and seeing have no profit, when repentance and apology are useless.

But no, you will know. Then but no, you will know. Indeed, you will know. You will see into your own work on the day when knowing and seeing have no profit, when repentance and apology are useless.

But no, you will know. Then but no, you will know. Indeed, you will know. You will see into your own work on the day when knowing and seeing have no profit, when repentance and apology are useless.

ثم احذروا سوف تعلمون سوء عاقبة انشغالكم عنها.

يعني أيها المؤمنون.

وجملة ( ثُمَّ كَلاَّ سَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ ) مؤكدة تأكيدا لفظيا للجملة التى قبلها ، وهذا التأكيد المقصود منه المبالغة فى الردع والزجر والتحذير من التكاثر والتفاخر . .

وقوله: ( ثُمَّ كَلا سَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ ) يقول: ثم ما هكذا ينبغي أن تفعلوا أن يلهيكم التكاثر بالأموال، وكثرة العدد، سوف تعلمون إذا زرتم المقابر، ما تلقون إذا أنتم زرتموها، من مكروه اشتغالكم عن طاعة ربكم بالتكاثر. وكرّر قوله: ( كَلا سَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ ) مرتين، لأن العرب إذا أرادت التغليظ في التخويف والتهديد كرّروا الكلمة مرتين.ورُوي عن الضحاك في ذلك ما حدثنا به ابن حميد، قال: ثنا مهران، عن أبي سنان، عن ثابت، عن الضحاك ( كَلا سَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ ) قال: الكفار ( ثُمَّ كَلا سَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ ) قال: المؤمنون. وكذلك كان يقرأها.

ثم كرره تأكيدا فقال : ( ثم كلا سوف تعلمون ) قال الحسن ، ومقاتل : هو وعيد بعد وعيد ، والمعنى : سوف تعلمون عاقبة تكاثركم وتفاخركم إذا نزل بكم الموت .وقال الضحاك : " كلا سوف تعلمون " ، يعني الكفار ، " ثم كلا سوف تعلمون " يعني المؤمنين ، وكان يقرأ الأولى بالياء والثانية بالتاء .

ثُمَّ كَلَّا سَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ (4)فجملة : { ثم كلا سوف تعلمون } توكيد لفظي لجملة : { كلا سوف تعلمون } وعن ابن عباس : { كلا سوف تعلمون } ما ينزل بكم من عذاب في القبر : { ثم كلا سوف تعلمون } عند البعث أن ما وعدتم به صِدق ، أي تُجعل كلَّ جملة مراداً بها تهديد بشيء خاص . وهذا من مُسْتَتْبَعات التراكيب والتعويل على معونة القرائن بتقدير مفعول خاص لكلِّ من فِعلي { تعلمون } ، وليس تكرير الجملة بمقتض ذلك في أصل الكلام . ومفاد التكرير حاصل على كل حال .

{ كَلَّا سَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ ثُمَّ كَلَّا سَوْفَ تَعْلَمُونَ كَلَّا لَوْ تَعْلَمُونَ عِلْمَ الْيَقِينِ } أي: لو تعلمون ما أمامكم علمًا يصل إلى القلوب، لما ألهاكم التكاثر، ولبادرتم إلى الأعمال الصالحة.

ثم كلا سوف تعلمون وعيد بعد وعيد ; قاله مجاهد . ويحتمل أن يكون تكراره على وجه التأكيد والتغليظ ; وهو قول الفراء . وقال ابن عباس : كلا سوف تعلمون ما ينزل بكم من العذاب في القبر . ثم كلا سوف تعلمون : في الآخرة إذا حل بكم العذاب . فالأول في القبر ، والثاني في الآخرة ; فالتكرار للحالتين . وقيل كلا سوف تعلمون عند المعاينة ، أن ما دعوتكم إليه حق . ثم كلا سوف تعلمون : عند البعث أن ما وعدتكم به صدق . وروى زر بن حبيش عن علي - رضي الله عنه - ، قاله : كنا نشك في عذاب القبر ، حتى نزلت هذه السورة ، فأشار إلى أن قوله : كلا سوف تعلمون يعني في القبور . وقيل : كلا سوف تعلمون ; إذا نزل بكم الموت ، وجاءتكم رسل لتنزع أرواحكم . ثم كلا سوف تعلمون : إذا دخلتم قبوركم ، وجاءكم منكر ونكير ، وحاط بكم هول السؤال ، وانقطع منكم الجواب .قلت : فتضمنت السورة القول في عذاب القبر . وقد ذكرنا في كتاب ( التذكرة ) أن الإيمان به واجب ، والتصديق به لازم ; حسبما أخبر به الصادق ، وأن الله تعالى يحيي العبد المكلف في قبره ، برد الحياة إليه ، ويجعل له من العقل في مثل الوصف الذي عاش عليه ; ليعقل ما يسأل عنه ، وما يجيب به ، ويفهم ما أتاه من ربه ، وما أعد له في قبره ، من كرامة وهوان . وهذا هو مذهب أهل السنة ، والذي عليه الجماعة من أهل الملة . وقد ذكرناه هناك [ ص: 155 ] مستوفى ، والحمد لله ، وقيل : كلا سوف تعلمون عند النشور أنكم مبعوثون ثم كلا سوف تعلمون في القيامة أنكم معذبون . وعلى هذا تضمنت أحوال القيامة من بعث وحشر ، وسؤال وعرض ، إلى غير ذلك من أهوالها وأفزاعها حسب ما ذكرناه في كتاب ( التذكرة ، بأحوال الموتى وأمور الآخرة ) . وقال الضحاك : كلا سوف تعلمون يعني الكفار ، ثم كلا سوف تعلمون : قال المؤمنون . وكذلك كان يقرؤها ، الأولى بالتاء والثانية بالياء .

Man wants to earn more and more so that he may accumulate more and more material assets. He remains immersed in that thought till the day he dies. After his death, man realises that what was worth accumulating was something else. But the realization after death will be of no avail. Any increase in worldly goods increases a man’s accountability. But man, in his foolishness, thinks that he is adding to his success.

حَتَّىٰ زُرْ‌تُمُ الْمَقَابِرَ‌Verse [ 2] (until you reach the graves.) Here the words 'reaching the graves' mean 'to die and be buried in the graves', as the following Prophetic Hadith bears testimony to this interpretation. Referring to verse [ 2] of this Surah, the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: حَتّٰی یِأتیکُم الموت "until death overtakes you" [ Ibn Kathir, from by Ibn Abi Hatim ]. The verse thus implies that many people are engrossed in acquiring worldly goods and racing each other in wealth and children etc. and remain neglectful of the Hereafter till death comes upon them, and then they are seized by the divine punishment. Sayyidna ` Abdullah Ibn Shikhkhir ؓ reports that one day he visited the Holy Prophet ﷺ while the latter was reciting Surah At-Takathur and was saying: یقُول ابن اٰدم مالی مالی و ھل لک من مالک الَّا ما اکلت فافنیت او لبست فابلیت اوتصدّقت فامضیت، وفی روایۃ لمسلم وما سویٰ ذلک فذاھب و تارکہ للناس "The Son of Adam says: 'My wealth, my wealth.' But you do not reap any benefit from your wealth except for that which you ate and you finished it, or that which you clothed yourself with and you wore it out, or that which you gave as charity and you have spent it." And in a narration by Muslim: "Everything else other than that will go away, and he will leave it for other people. (i.e. inheritors) " [ Ibn Kathlr and Qurtubi as transmitted by Muslim, Tirmidhl and Ahmad ]. Imam Bukhari records from Sayyidna Anas ؓ عنہ that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: لو کان لابن آدم وادیاً من ذھب لا حبّ ان یکون لہ وادیان ولن یملاء فاہ اِلَّا التراب و یتوب اللہ علٰی من تاب۔ "If the Son of 'Adam has a valley of gold, he would love to have two valleys, and nothing but the dust of grave will fill his mouth. And Allah accepts the repentance of him who turns to Him in penitence." Sayyidna 'Ubayy Ibn Ka` b ؓ ، referring to the Tradition quoted above, says, "We used to think that this was a part of the Qur'an until the first verse of Surah At-Takathur was revealed." It seems that the Holy Prophet ﷺ recited the verse and interpreted it in his own words. As a result, some of the Companions were under the impression that the Prophetic words were part of the Qur'an. Later on, when the Surah was recited in its entirety, it did not contain the Prophetic words. This made them realize that the Prophetic words were actually of explanatory nature, and not part of the Qur'an.

(Nay, but ye will come to know!) what will be done to you when you die!

Which was revealed in Makkah بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَـنِ الرَّحِيمِ In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. The Result of Loving the World and Heedlessness of the Hereafter Allah says that all are preoccupied by love of the world, its delights and its adornments, and this distracts you from seeking the Hereafter and desiring it. This delays you until death comes to you and you visit the graves, thus becoming its inhabitants. In Sahih Al-Bukhari, it is recorded in the Book of Ar-Riqaq (Narrations that soften the Heart) from Anas bin Malik, who reported that Ubayy bin Ka`b said, "We used to think that this was a part of the Qur'an until the Ayah was revealed which says; أَلْهَـكُمُ التَّكَّاثُرُ (The mutual increase diverts you.)" He was referring to the Hadith in which the Prophet said, «لَوْ كَانَ لِابْنِ آدَمَ وَادٍ مِنْ ذَهَب» (If the Son of Adam had a valley of gold, he would desire another like it...) Imam Ahmad recorded from `Abdullah bin Ash-Shikhkhir that he said, "I came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ while he was saying, أَلْهَـكُمُ التَّكَّاثُرُ يَقُولُ ابْنُ آدَمَ: مَالِي مَالِي، وَهَلْ لَكَ مِنْ مَالِكَ إِلَّا مَا أَكَلْتَ فَأَفْنَـيْتَ، أَوْ لَبِسْتَ فَأَبْلَيْتَ، أَوْ تَصَدَّقْتَ فَأَمْضَيْتَ؟» ((The mutual increase diverts you.)" He was referring to the Hadith in which the Prophet said, «لَوْ كَانَ لِابْنِ آدَمَ وَادٍ مِنْ ذَهَب» (If the Son of Adam had a valley of gold, he would desire another like it...) Imam Ahmad recorded from `Abdullah bin Ash-Shikhkhir that he said, "I came to the Messenger of Allah ﷺ while he was saying, أَلْهَـكُمُ التَّكَّاثُرُ يَقُولُ ابْنُ آدَمَ: مَالِي مَالِي، وَهَلْ لَكَ مِنْ مَالِكَ إِلَّا مَا أَكَلْتَ فَأَفْنَـيْتَ، أَوْ لَبِسْتَ فَأَبْلَيْتَ، أَوْ تَصَدَّقْتَ فَأَمْضَيْتَ؟» ((The mutual increase diverts you.)( The Son of Adam says, "My wealth, my wealth." But do you get anything (of benefit) from your wealth except for that which you ate and you finished it, or that which you clothed yourself with and you wore it out, or that which you gave as charity and you have spent it)" Muslim, At-Tirmidhi and An-Nasa'i also recorded this Hadith. Muslim recorded in his Sahih from Abu Hurayrah that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, «يَقُولُ الْعَبْدُ: مَالِي مَالِي، وَإِنَّمَا لَهُ مِنْ مَالِهِ ثَلَاثٌ: مَا أَكَلَ فَأَفْنَى، أَوْ لَبِسَ فَأَبْلَى، أَوْ تَصَدَّقَ فَأَمْضَى، وَمَا سِوَى ذَلِكَ فَذَاهِبٌ وَتَارِكُهُ لِلنَّاس» (The servant says "My wealth, my wealth." Yet he only gets three (benefits) from his wealth: that which he eats and finishes, that which he eats and finishes, that which he wears until it is worn out, or that which he gives in charity and it is spent. Everything else other than that will go away and leave him for the people.) Muslim was alone in recording this Hadith. Al-Bukhari recorded from Anas bin Malik that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, «يَتْبَعُ الْمَيِّتَ ثَلَاثَةٌ، فَيَرْجِعُ اثْنَانِ وَيَبْقَى مَعَهُ وَاحِدٌ: يَتْبَعُهُ أَهْلُهُ وَمَالُهُ وَعَمَلُهُ، فَيَرْجِعُ أَهْلُهُ وَمَالُهُ، وَيَبْقَى عَمَلُه» (Three things follow the deceased person, and two of them return while one remains behind with him. The things which follow him are his family, his wealth and his deeds. His family and his wealth return while his deeds remain.) This Hadith has also been recorded by Muslim, At-Tirmidhi and An-Nasa'i. Imam Ahmad recorded from Anas that the Prophet said, «يَهْرَمُ ابْنُ آدَمَ وَيَبْقَى مِنْهُ اثْنَتَانِ: الْحِرْصُ وَالْأَمَل» (The Son of Adam becomes old with senility, but yet two things remain with him: greed and hope.) Both of them (Al-Bukhari and Muslim) recorded this Hadith in the Two Sahihs.