سُورَةُ الانفِطَارِ
82 : 5830
بِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ إِذَا ٱلسَّمَآءُ ٱنفَطَرَتْ
WHEN THE SKY is cleft asunder,
82 : 5831
وَإِذَا ٱلْكَوَاكِبُ ٱنتَثَرَتْ
and when the stars are scattered,
82 : 5832
وَإِذَا ٱلْبِحَارُ فُجِّرَتْ
and when the seas burst beyond their bounds,
82 : 5833
وَإِذَا ٱلْقُبُورُ بُعْثِرَتْ
and when the graves are overturned –
82 : 5834
عَلِمَتْ نَفْسٌۭ مَّا قَدَّمَتْ وَأَخَّرَتْ
every human being will [at last] comprehend, what he has sent ahead and what he has held back [in this world].
82 : 5835
يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ مَا غَرَّكَ بِرَبِّكَ ٱلْكَرِيمِ
O MAN! What is it that lures thee away from thy bountiful Sustainer,
82 : 5836
ٱلَّذِى خَلَقَكَ فَسَوَّىٰكَ فَعَدَلَكَ
who has created thee, and formed thee in accordance with what thou art meant’ to be, and shaped thy nature in just proportions,
82 : 5837
فِىٓ أَىِّ صُورَةٍۢ مَّا شَآءَ رَكَّبَكَ
having put thee together in whatever form He willed [thee to have]?
82 : 5838
كَلَّا بَلْ تُكَذِّبُونَ بِٱلدِّينِ
Nay, [O men,] but you [are lured away from God whenever you are tempted to] give the lie to [God’s] Judgment!
82 : 5839
وَإِنَّ عَلَيْكُمْ لَحَٰفِظِينَ
And yet, verily, there are ever-watchful forces over you,
82 : 5840
كِرَامًۭا كَٰتِبِينَ
noble, recording,
82 : 5841
يَعْلَمُونَ مَا تَفْعَلُونَ
aware of whatever you do!
82 : 5842
إِنَّ ٱلْأَبْرَارَ لَفِى نَعِيمٍۢ
Behold, [in the life to come] the truly virtuous: will indeed be in bliss,
82 : 5843
وَإِنَّ ٱلْفُجَّارَ لَفِى جَحِيمٍۢ
whereas, behold, the wicked will indeed be in a blazing fire –
82 : 5844
يَصْلَوْنَهَا يَوْمَ ٱلدِّينِ
[a fire] which they shall enter on Judgment Day,
82 : 5845
وَمَا هُمْ عَنْهَا بِغَآئِبِينَ
and which they shall not [be able to] evade.
82 : 5846
وَمَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا يَوْمُ ٱلدِّينِ
And what could make thee conceive what that Judgment Day will be?
82 : 5847
ثُمَّ مَآ أَدْرَىٰكَ مَا يَوْمُ ٱلدِّينِ
And once again: What could make thee conceive what that Judgment Day will be?
82 : 5848
يَوْمَ لَا تَمْلِكُ نَفْسٌۭ لِّنَفْسٍۢ شَيْـًۭٔا ۖ وَٱلْأَمْرُ يَوْمَئِذٍۢ لِّلَّهِ
[It will be] a Day when no human being shall be of the least avail to another human being: for on that Day [it will become manifest that] all sovereignty is God’s alone.
Tafsir Surah Al-Infitar (the Cleaving) Tafsir Ibn Kathir
The Virtues of Surah Al-Infitar
An-Nasa’i recorded from Jabir that Muadh stood and lead the people in the Night prayer, and he made the recitation of his prayer long. So the Prophet said, أَفَتَّانٌ أَنْتَ يَا مُعَاذُ؟ أَيْنَ كُنْتَ عَنْ (Are you putting the people to trial O Muadh Why don’t you recite
– سَبِّحِ اسْمَ رَبِّكَ الاّعْلَى (Glorify the Name of your Lord the Most High) (Surah 87),
– وَالضُّحَى (By the forenoon) (Surah 93), and
– إِذَا السَّمَآءُ انفَطَرَتْ (When the heaven is cleft asunder) (Surah 82)”
and The basis of this Hadith is found in the Two Sahihs, however the mentioning of إِذَا السَّمَآءُ انفَطَرَتْ (When the heaven is cleft asunder.) has only been mentioned by An-Nasa’i.
It has been previously mentioned in a narration from Abdullah binUmar that the Prophet said,
مَنْ سَرَّهُ أَنْ يَنْظُرَ إِلَى الْقِيَامَةِ رَأْيَ عَيْنٍ فَلْيَقْرَأْ:
Whoever would be pleased to look at the Day of Resurrection with his own eyes, then let him recite,
– إِذَا الشَّمْسُ كُوِّرَتْ (When the sun is Kuwwirat.) (Surah 81)
– إِذَا السَّمَآءُ انفَطَرَتْ (When the heaven is cleft asunder) (Surah 82) and
– إِذَا السَّمَآءُ انشَقَّتْ (When the heaven is split asunder) (Surah 84).”
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Surah Infitar
(The Cleaving Asunder)
بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ
In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
1.
إِذَا السَّمَاءُ انْفَطَرَتْ
When the heaven is cleft asunder (Infatarat).
2.
وَإِذَا الْكَوَاكِبُ انْتَثَرَتْ
And when the stars Intatharat.
3.
وَإِذَا الْبِحَارُ فُجِّرَتْ
And when the seas Fujjirat.
4.
وَإِذَا الْقُبُورُ بُعْثِرَتْ
And when the graves Bu`thirat.
5.
عَلِمَتْ نَفْسٌ مَا قَدَّمَتْ وَأَخَّرَتْ
A person will know what he has sent forward and left behind.
6.
يَا أَيُّهَا الْإِنْسَانُ مَا غَرَّكَ بِرَبِّكَ الْكَرِيمِ
O man! What has made you careless about your Lord, the Most Generous
7.
الَّذِي خَلَقَكَ فَسَوَّاكَ فَعَدَلَكَ
Who created you, fashioned you perfectly, and gave you due proportion.
8.
فِي أَيِّ صُورَةٍ مَا شَاءَ رَكَّبَكَ
In whatever form He willed, He put you together.
9.
كَلَّا بَلْ تُكَذِّبُونَ بِالدِّينِ
Nay! But you deny (the Day of) Ad-Din.
10.
وَإِنَّ عَلَيْكُمْ لَحَافِظِينَ
But verily, over you to watch you
11.
كِرَامًا كَاتِبِينَ
Kiraman Katibin,
12.
يَعْلَمُونَ مَا تَفْعَلُونَ
They know all that you do.
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What will happen on the Day of Judgement
Allah says,
إِذَا السَّمَاء انفَطَرَتْ ﴿١﴾
When the heaven is cleft asunder (Infatarat).
meaning, it splits.
This is as Allah says,
السَّمَآءُ مُنفَطِرٌ بِهِ
Whereon the heaven will be cleft asunder (Munfatir) (73:18)
Then Allah says,
وَإِذَا الْكَوَاكِبُ انتَثَرَتْ ﴿٢﴾
And when the stars Intatharat.
meaning, fallen.
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وَإِذَا الْبِحَارُ فُجِّرَتْ ﴿٣﴾
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.”
وَإِذَا الْقُبُورُ بُعْثِرَتْ ﴿٤﴾
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.”
عَلِمَتْ نَفْسٌ مَّا قَدَّمَتْ وَأَخَّرَتْ ﴿٥﴾
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,
يَا أَيُّهَا الْإِنسَانُ مَا غَرَّكَ بِرَبِّكَ الْكَرِيمِ ﴿٦﴾
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,
يَقُولُ اللهُ تَعَالَى يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ:
يَا ابْنَ آدَمَ مَا غَرَّكَ بِي؟
يَا ابْنَ آدَمَ مَاذَا أَجَبْتَ الْمُرْسَلِينَ؟
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, مَا غَرَّكَ بِرَبِّكَ الْكَرِيمِ ِ (What has made you careless about your Lord, the Most Generous?)”
Then Allah said,
الَّذِي خَلَقَكَ فَسَوَّاكَ فَعَدَلَكَ ﴿٧﴾
Who created you, fashioned you perfectly, and gave you due proportion.
meaning,
`what has deceived you concerning the Most Generous Lord’
الَّذِى خَلَقَكَ فَسَوَّاكَ فَعَدَلَكَ
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,
قَالَ اللهُ عَزَّ وَجَلَّ: يَا ابْنَ آدَمَ أَنْى تُعْجِزُنِي وَقَدْ خَلَقْتُكَ مِنْ مِثْلِ هذِهِ؟ حَتْى إِذَا سَوَّيْتُكَ وَعَدَلْتُكَ مَشَيْتَ بَيْنَ بُرْدَيْنِ، وَلِلْأَرْضِ مِنْكَ وَئِيدٌ،
فَجَمَعْتَ وَمَنَعْتَ حَتْى إِذَا بَلَغَتِ التَّرَاقِيَ قُلْتَ:
أَتَصَدَّقُ وَأَنَّى أَوَانُ الصَّدَقَةِ؟
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 .
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Concerning Allah’s statement,
فِي أَيِّ صُورَةٍ مَّا شَاء رَكَّبَكَ ﴿٨﴾
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, هَلْ لَكَ مِنْ إِبِلٍ Do you have any camels?
The man said, “Yes.”
The Prophet then said, فَمَا أَلْوَانُهَ What color are they?
The man said, “Red.”
The Prophet said, فَهَلْ فِيهَا مِنْ أَوْرَق Do any of them have patches of gray?
The man said, “Yes.”
The Prophet asked him, فَأَنْى أَتَاهَا ذلِك How did this happen to them?
The man replied, “It is probably an inherited genetical strain.”
The Prophet then said, وَهَذَا عَسَى أَنْ يَكُونَ نَزَعَهُ عِرْق Likewise, this (with your son) is probably an inherited genetical strain.
Concerning Allah’s statement,
كَلَّا بَلْ تُكَذِّبُونَ بِالدِّينِ ﴿٩﴾
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,
وَإِنَّ عَلَيْكُمْ لَحَافِظِينَ ﴿١٠﴾
كِرَامًا كَاتِبِينَ ﴿١١﴾
يَعْلَمُونَ مَا تَفْعَلُونَ ﴿١٢﴾
But verily, over you to watch you (are) Kiraman Katibin, they know all that you do.
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.’
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إِنَّ الْأَبْرَارَ لَفِي نَعِيمٍ
Verily, the Abrar (the righteous believers) will be in Delight;
14.
وَإِنَّ الْفُجَّارَ لَفِي جَحِيمٍ
And verily, the wicked will be in the blazing Fire (Hell),
15.
يَصْلَوْنَهَا يَوْمَ الدِّينِ
Therein they will enter, and taste its burning flame on the Day of Recompense,
16.
وَمَا هُمْ عَنْهَا بِغَائِبِينَ
And they will not be absent therefrom.
17.
وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا يَوْمُ الدِّينِ
And what will make you know what the Day of Recompense is?
18.
ثُمَّ مَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا يَوْمُ الدِّينِ
Again, what will make you know what the Day of Recompense is?
19.
يَوْمَ لَا تَمْلِكُ نَفْسٌ لِنَفْسٍ شَيْئًا ۖ
(It will be) the Day when no person shall have power for another,
وَالْأَمْرُ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِلَّهِ
and the Decision, that Day, will be with Allah.
The Reward of the Righteous and the Sinners Allah informs of what the righteous will receive of delight.
إِنَّ الْأَبْرَارَ لَفِي نَعِيمٍ ﴿١٣﴾
وَإِنَّ الْفُجَّارَ لَفِي جَحِيمٍ ﴿١٤﴾
Verily, the Abrar (the righteous believers) will be in Delight;
And verily, the wicked will be in the blazing Fire (Hell),
They are those who obeyed Allah and did not meet Him with disobedience (sins). Then He mentions that the evildoers will be in Hell and eternal torment.
Due to this He says,
يَصْلَوْنَهَا يَوْمَ الدِّينِ ﴿١٥﴾
Therein they will enter, and taste its burning flame on the Day of Recompense,
meaning, the Day of Reckoning, Recompense, and Judgement.
وَمَا هُمْ عَنْهَا بِغَائِبِينَ ﴿١٦﴾
And they will not be absent therefrom.
meaning, they will not be absent for even one hour from the torment. The torment will not be lightened from them, nor will they be granted the death that they will be requesting, or any rest — not even for a single day.
Allah then says,
وَمَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا يَوْمُ الدِّينِ ﴿١٧﴾
And what will make you know what the Day of Recompense is?
This is a magnification of the affair of the Day of Judgement.
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Then Allah affirms it by saying,
ثُمَّ مَا أَدْرَاكَ مَا يَوْمُ الدِّينِ ﴿١٨﴾
Again, what will make you know what the Day of Recompense is?
Then He explains this by saying,
يَوْمَ لَا تَمْلِكُ نَفْسٌ لِّنَفْسٍ شَيْئًا …
(It will be) the Day when no person shall have power for another,
meaning, no one will be able to benefit anyone else, or help him out of that which he will be in, unless Allah gives permission to whomever He wishes and is pleased with.
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We will mention here a Hadith where the Prophet said,
يَا بَنِي هَاشِم، أَنْقِذُوا أَنْفُسَكُمْ مِنَ النَّارِ لَا أَمْلِكُ لَكُمْ مِنَ اللهِ شَيْئًا
O children of Hashim!
Save yourselves from the Fire, for I have no power to cause you any benefit from Allah.
This has been mentioned previously at the end of the Tafsir of Surah Ash-Shu`ara’ (see 26:214).
Thus, Allah says,
وَالْأَمْرُ يَوْمَئِذٍ لِلَّهِ ﴿١٩﴾
and the Decision, that Day, will be with Allah.
“By Allah, the Decision is for Allah today (now), but on that Day no one will try to dispute with Him about it.”
This is the end of the Tafsir of Surah Al-Infitar. All praise and blessings are due to Allah, and He is the Giver of success and freedom from error.
