Surah Al-Najm: Difference between revisions

Verse 4: “ It is just a revelation that is revealed [to him].”

It has been narrated from Abdul Rahman ibn Maysarah, from Abu Amamah that he heard the Prophet say: (…) <ref name=":6" />

Verse 11: “The heart did not deny what it saw.”

In Sahih Muslim it has been narrated from Abu Dharr that he said: “I asked the Prophet: ‘Have you ever seen your Lord?’ He replied: ‘There is a light that I see;’ and based on another account: ‘I have seen a light.’” <ref name=":18">Ibid., Page 417</ref>

It has been narrated from Muhammad ibn Kab, who narrates from some of the companions of the Prophet to have said that they said to the Prophet: “O Prophet of Allah, have you seen your Lord?” He said: “I have not seen him with my eyes, but I have seen him twice with my heart; and then he recited: ‘Then he drew nearer and nearer.’” <ref name=":18" />

Verses 13-15: “Certainly he saw it yet another time, by the lote tree of the Ultimate Boundary, near which is the Garden of the Abode.”

Zerr ibn Hubaysh narrates from Ibn Masood about the verse “Certainly he saw it yet another time, by the lote tree of the ultimate boundary” in which he said that: “The Prophet said: ‘I saw Jibrail and he had 600 wings which from every feather, sapphires were spattering.’” This has a good chain of narrators, and Ahmad also said: “Yahya ibn Adam has narrated from Shuraik, from Jami ibn Abu Rashid, from Abu Wail, from Abdullah to have said: ‘The Prophet saw Jibrail’s real form and he had 600 wings and each wing covered the entire horizon,, and precious gems such as sapphires dropped from his wings and Allah knows better.’” <ref name=":19">Ibid., Page 419</ref>

Benefits of Reciting this Surah:

Ubay ibn Kab quotes the Prophet as having said: “Whoever recites it (Surah al-Najm) will be given the reward of ten good deeds for every person believed in or belied the Prophet.” <ref name=":20">Tabrisi, Majma al-Bayan fi Tafsir al-Quran, Volume 9, Page 258</ref>

Yazeed ibn Khalifah narrates from Abu Abdullah to have said that: “Whoever gets used to reciting (Surah) al-Najm every single day or every single night, will live a praised life among the people, and that person will have an abundant life and will become popular among the people.” <ref name=":20" />

Verse 1: “By the star when it sets.”

In Al-Kaafi it has been narrated from al-Qummi, from his dad, from Ibn Abu Umayr, from Muhammad ibn Muslim to have said that: “I said to Abu Jafar:”…? He replied that: “Allah can swear by whichever of His creations that He wants to, but His creations are only allowed to swear by His name. <ref name=":21">Tabatabai, Al-Mizan fi Tafsir al-Quran, Volume 19, Page 33</ref>

Verse 4: “It is just a revelation that is revealed [to him].”

In Al-Kafi it has been narrated from Hisham, Hamad and others that: “We heard Abu Abdullah say: ‘My words are my father’s words, and my father’s words are my grandfather’s words, and my grandfather’s words are Husayn’s words, and Husayn’s words are Hasan’s words, and Hasan’s words are Ali’s words, and Ali’s words are the words of the Prophet, and the words of the Prophet are the words of Allah.’” <ref name=":21" />

Verse 9: “Until he was within two bow lengths or even nearer.”  

Ibn Sinaan says in a narration that Abu Abdullah said: “The Prophet was the closest to Allah among all of the creations. He reached a level that Jibrail told him on the day that he took him for the divine excursion that: ‘Come, O Muhammad you have reached a level which no Archangel or Prophet have ever reached.’ If his soul and spirit was not from that place, then he would not have been able to reach that high. He was from Allah and Allah said: ‘Until he was within two bow lengths or even nearer’ in fact he surely nearer.” <ref name=":21" />

In Al-Ihtijaaj in has been narrated from Ali ibn al-Husayn in a long narration that he said: “I am the son of he who (…) and passed the tree of the ultimate boundary and reached his Lord with the distance within two bow lengths or even nearer.” <ref name=":21" />

Verse 11: “The heart did not deny what it saw.”

Muhammad ibn Fudhail said that he asked Abul Hasan: “Did the Prophet see Allah?” He replied: “Yes, he saw Him with his heart. Do you not know what Allah said:  ‘The heart did not deny what it saw’ meaning that the eyes do not see Him, but the hearts see Him.” <ref name=":22">Ibid., Page 34</ref>

Verse 13: “Certainly he saw it yet another time, by the lote tree of the ultimate boundary.”

Hishaam narrates from Abu Abdullah to have quoted the Prophet as saying: “I reached the tree of the ultimate boundary and saw that each leaf from the tree cast a shadow on a group of people, and I was within two bow lengths or even nearer to Allah.” <ref name=":23">Ibid., Page 35</ref>

Ismail al-Jufi narrates from Abu Jafar in a long narration to have said: “When he (the Prophet) reached the tree of the ultimate boundary, Jibrail was left behind. The Prophet said: ‘O Jibrail, are you betraying me at this point?’ He said: ‘I have reached a place where no one from the creations of Allah has ever reached before you, and I saw a light from my Lord and suddenly a marsh (swamp) (al-sabkhah) separated me from Him.’ ‘What is a marsh (al-sabkhah)?’ He nodded towards the earth and pointed to the sky with his fingers while saying: ‘The glory of my Lord’  three times.” <ref name=":23" />

Verse 39: “That nothing belongs to man except what he strives for.”

In a tradition Abdullah ibn Sinaan narrates from Abu Abdillah who quotes the Prophet to have said: “When a believer becomes ill, Allah tells the angel appointed for him to write for him what you used to write for him when he was healthy; for I am the one who caused him to become sick.” <ref name=":24">Ibid., Page 53</ref>

In Al-Khisaal, Abu Abdullah is narrated to have said: “Man will not be rewarded after death in any way except for three things: 1) A charity which he establised when he was alive and it continued after his death without being interrupted nor inherited until the Day of Judgement; 2) He started a good tradition which people acted upon and continued after his death; and 3) A righteous child who asked for his forgiveness (after his death).” <ref name=":24" />