Virtue of [ Studying ] Surah al-` Asr Sayyidna ` Ubaidullah Ibn Hisn ؓ reports that whenever two Companions of the Holy Prophet ﷺ met, they would not part company until one of them had recited Surah Al-` Asr in its entirety to the other. [ Transmitted by At-Tabarni ]. Imam Shafi` i (رح) says […]
And from his narration on the authority of Ibn ‘Abbas that he said about the interpretation of Allah’s saying (By the declining day): (By the declining day) Allah swears by the ‘Asr prayer; and it is also said by the hardships of time,
(Lo! Man) i.e. the disbelieving man (is in a state of loss) and torment because of losing his family and position in Paradise; it is also said this means: he is in a state of loss because of decrease in his works in old age and its cessation after death,
(Save those who believe) in Muhammad (pbuh) and the Qur’an (and do good works) and do acts of obedience privately between them and their Lord, (and exhort one another to truth) to belief in Allah’s divine Oneness; and it is said to the Qur’an (and exhort one another to endurance) in performing the obligations imposed […]
By Time! (wa�l-ʿaṣr) That is: �By the Lord of time (Rabb al-dahr).� It has also been said [that He meant] �By the afternoon ⸢prayer⸣.�
Verily man is in [a state of] loss,This means: all the days of Abū Lahab were wasted.
except those who believe and perform righteous deeds�That is, they perform their religious obligations (farāʾiḍ) as prescribed for them; and enjoin one another to the truth, that is, to God, Mighty and Majestic is He; and enjoin one another to patience [in carrying out] His commandments. He was asked, �What is patience (ṣabr)?� He replied:⸢It […]
Which was revealed in Makkah How `Amr bin Al-`As was aware of the Qur’an’s Miracle due to this Surah They have mentioned that `Amr bin Al-`As went to visit Musaylimah Al-Kadhdhab after the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was commissioned (as a Prophet) and before `Amr had accepted Islam. Upon his arrival, Musaylimah said to him, […]
Which was revealed in Makkah How `Amr bin Al-`As was aware of the Qur’an’s Miracle due to this Surah They have mentioned that `Amr bin Al-`As went to visit Musaylimah Al-Kadhdhab after the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was commissioned (as a Prophet) and before `Amr had accepted Islam. Upon his arrival, Musaylimah said to him, […]
Which was revealed in Makkah How `Amr bin Al-`As was aware of the Qur’an’s Miracle due to this Surah They have mentioned that `Amr bin Al-`As went to visit Musaylimah Al-Kadhdhab after the Messenger of Allah ﷺ was commissioned (as a Prophet) and before `Amr had accepted Islam. Upon his arrival, Musaylimah said to him, […]