{"id":19986,"date":"2022-11-01T06:18:16","date_gmt":"2022-11-01T04:18:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ihyaauddeen.co.za\/?p=19986"},"modified":"2025-12-02T07:37:34","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T05:37:34","slug":"tafseer-of-surah-lahab","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ihyaauddeen.co.za\/?p=19986","title":{"rendered":"Tafseer of Surah Lahab"},"content":{"rendered":"

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May the two hands of Abu Lahab perish, and may he perish! Neither his wealth benefitted him, nor what he earned. He will soon enter a fire full of blazing flames, as well as his wife, the wicked carrier of firewood. Around her neck is a (collar of iron like a) twisted rope of palm-leaf fibre.<\/em><\/p>\n

When the verse \u2013 \u0648\u0623\u0646\u0630\u0631 \u0639\u0634\u064a\u0631\u062a\u0643 \u0627\u0644\u0623\u0642\u0631\u0628\u064a\u0646 <\/span>\u2013 (and warn your close relatives \u2013 of the punishment of the Hereafter if they do not believe) was revealed to Rasulullah (sallallahu \u2018alaihi wasallam), Rasulullah (sallallahu \u2018alaihi wasallam) ascended mount Safaa and called out to the various tribes of the Quraish, \u201cO Bani Abd Manaaf! O Bani Abdul Muttalib!\u201d etc.<\/p>\n

When the various tribes of the Quraish heard his call, they all gathered around him to hear what he had to say.<\/p>\n

He then addressed them saying, \u201cIf I were to tell you that there is an army encamped at the foot of this mountain and they are planning to attack you by the morning, will you believe me?\u201d<\/p>\n

They all replied in a single voice, \u201cWe will definitely believe you as we have never found you to be a liar or dishonest.\u201d<\/p>\n

Nabi (sallallahu \u2018alaihi wasallam) then warned them, \u201cIf you fail to accept my message, then I warn you of a blazing fire that awaits you in the Hereafter.\u201d<\/p>\n

When Abu Lahab (one of the uncles of Rasulullah (sallallahu \u2018alaihi wasallam)) heard this message from Rasulullah (sallallahu \u2018alaihi wasallam), he was enraged, and in anger, he addressed Rasulullah (sallallahu \u2018alaihi wasallam) saying, \u062a\u0628\u0627 \u0644\u0643 \u0623\u0644\u0647\u0630\u0627 \u062c\u0645\u0639\u062a\u0646\u0627<\/span>\u201d \u2013 May you perish! Is this the only purpose for which you have gathered us here?\u201d<\/p>\n

It was on this occasion that this surah was revealed.<\/p>\n

In this surah, Allah Ta\u2018ala responds to the curse of Abu Lahab against Rasulullah (sallallahu \u2018alaihi wasallam) with the very same words which Abu Lahab had used to curse Rasulullah (sallallahu \u2018alaihi wasallam).<\/p>\n

Allah Ta\u2018ala says,<\/p>\n

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May the two hands of Abu Lahab perish, and may he perish!<\/em><\/p>\n

In this verse, the word \u201cyad\u201d was mentioned. The word \u201cyad\u201d literally means \u201ca hand\u201d.<\/p>\n

The reason for the hand being mentioned is that the hand plays a very important role in the accomplishment of human works and actions.<\/p>\n

Hence, in this verse, Allah Ta\u2018ala attributes destruction to the hands of Abu Lahab.<\/p>\n

At times, in the Arabic language, the word hand is mentioned, but the person himself is intended.<\/p>\n

In this verse, Abu Lahab\u2019s hands are mentioned, but his entire self is intended, as his entire body will suffer punishment and will burn in the fire of Jahannum.<\/p>\n

In some narrations, it is reported that this surah was revealed at the time when Rasulullah (sallallahu \u2018alaihi wasallam) and the Sahaabah (radhiyallahu \u2018anhum) were being boycotted in the valley of Abu Taalib. It was at that time that Abu Lahab met certain people and said to them, \u201cMuhammad (sallallahu \u2018alaihi wasallam) is warning us of many things that will occur after death (e.g. punishment in the grave, etc.) but I do not see any of these things occurring to those who have died among us (who have not embraced his religion). What punishment will my hands undergo?\u201d He then blew on his hands and said, \u201cMay you perish, but really, I do not see what Muhammad (sallallahu \u2018alaihi wasallam) is saying to be true.\u201d Thereafter, this surah was revealed.<\/p>\n

Abu Lahab continued to hurl abuse at Rasulullah (sallallahu \u2018alaihi wasallam), ridicule and condemn him for propagating deen to the people, but Allah Ta\u2018ala defended the honour and integrity of Rasulullah (sallallahu \u2018alaihi wasallam) and cursed Abu Lahab in the Qur\u2019aan Majeed.<\/p>\n

Hence, we find that even after the revelation of this surah, he did not desist from his evil and continued to cause harm to Rasulullah (sallallahu \u2018alaihi wasallam) and the Muslims, trying his utmost to put an end to the mission of Islam.<\/p>\n

We see that although he had opposed Rasulullah (sallallahu \u2018alaihi wasallam) throughout his mission, his own misery just began to progress, until just a week after the Battle of Badr, he contracted a type of viral illness which resulted in sores breaking out throughout his body.<\/p>\n

His family and children all abandoned and forsook him until no one wanted to even come close to him. Thus, he died in isolation in abject misery and humiliation.<\/p>\n

After dying, his body was left to decay and rot as no one wished to even touch the body due to the fear of them contracting that illness.<\/p>\n

Eventually, the town\u2019s people insisted that the body should be dumped somewhere and disposed of. Thus, some slaves were employed to dig a pit and cast the body inside it. Even the slaves did not dare to touch the body with their bare hands, so they used logs to push his body into the pit after which they covered it with stones.<\/p>\n

This was the misery and disgrace that he suffered in this world, and the humiliation and damnation which he faced after death.<\/p>\n

Furthermore, the torment and punishment that awaits him in the Hereafter will be far worse, as described in this Surah.<\/p>\n

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Neither his wealth benefitted him, nor what he earned.<\/em><\/p>\n

Abu Lahab would always boast about the abundant wealth which he possessed and about his children who stood at his side supporting him. He would say, If what Muhammad (sallallahu \u2018alaihi wasallam) is saying is true in regard to me being punished in the next life, then there is no need for me to worry as my wealth and children will come to my aid in the next life.\u201d<\/p>\n

Allah Ta\u2019ala responds to this saying that his children and wealth will be of no avail to him in the Hereafter and neither will he be able to use these things to save himself from the eternal punishment of the Hereafter.<\/p>\n

Even before leaving this world, Allah Ta\u2018ala showed him a glimpse of what he will face in the Hereafter, as all his wealth and children were not there for him at the time when he needed them the most.<\/p>\n

There was no one present at his side at the time when he lay on his deathbed in illness. They all had abandoned him, leaving him to die alone in isolation.<\/p>\n

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He will soon enter a fire full of blazing flames, as well as his wife, the wicked carrier of firewood.<\/em><\/p>\n

Abu Lahab\u2019s wife, Ummu Jameel, like her husband, was a staunch enemy of Rasulullah (sallallahu \u2018alaihi wasallam). She passionately supported her husband against Rasulullah (sallallahu \u2018alaihi wasallam) and Islam.<\/p>\n

Hence, in this verse, Allah Ta\u2018ala also warns her about the severe punishment of the Hereafter that awaits her.<\/p>\n

Allah Ta\u2019ala refers to her as \u2018a carrier of firewood\u2019.<\/p>\n

According to some reports, she used to collect thorny branches from the jungle and place them in the pathway of Rasulullah (sallallahu \u2018alaihi wasallam) in order to cause him harm. This is one explanation of the phrase \u2018carrier of firewood\u2019.<\/p>\n

According to other mufassireen, \u2018carrier of firewood\u2019 is an expression used by Arabs for a person who sows dissension and ignites the fire of enmity between people by backbiting.<\/p>\n

The reason for Ummu Jameel receiving this title is that she used to narrate unfounded stories about Rasulullah (sallallahu \u2018alaihi wasallam) in order to ignite the fire of hatred against him.<\/p>\n

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Around her neck there is a (collar of iron like a) twisted rope of palm-leaf fibre.<\/em><\/p>\n

This is the position in which she will be resurrected on the Day of Qiyaamah, that around her neck will be a collar of iron like a twisted rope of palm-leaf fibre.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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