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Ayah
Word by Word
وَٱضۡرِبۡ
And present
لَهُم
to them
مَّثَلَ
the example
ٱلۡحَيَوٰةِ
(of) the life
ٱلدُّنۡيَا
(of) the world
كَمَآءٍ
like water
أَنزَلۡنَٰهُ
which We send down
مِنَ
from
ٱلسَّمَآءِ
the sky
فَٱخۡتَلَطَ
then mingles
بِهِۦ
with it
نَبَاتُ
(the) vegetation
ٱلۡأَرۡضِ
(of) the earth
فَأَصۡبَحَ
then becomes
هَشِيمٗا
dry stalks
تَذۡرُوهُ
it (is) scattered
ٱلرِّيَٰحُۗ
(by) the winds
وَكَانَ
And Allah
ٱللَّهُ
And Allah
عَلَىٰ
over
كُلِّ
every
شَيۡءٖ
thing
مُّقۡتَدِرًا
(is) All Able
وَٱضۡرِبۡ
And present
لَهُم
to them
مَّثَلَ
the example
ٱلۡحَيَوٰةِ
(of) the life
ٱلدُّنۡيَا
(of) the world
كَمَآءٍ
like water
أَنزَلۡنَٰهُ
which We send down
مِنَ
from
ٱلسَّمَآءِ
the sky
فَٱخۡتَلَطَ
then mingles
بِهِۦ
with it
نَبَاتُ
(the) vegetation
ٱلۡأَرۡضِ
(of) the earth
فَأَصۡبَحَ
then becomes
هَشِيمٗا
dry stalks
تَذۡرُوهُ
it (is) scattered
ٱلرِّيَٰحُۗ
(by) the winds
وَكَانَ
And Allah
ٱللَّهُ
And Allah
عَلَىٰ
over
كُلِّ
every
شَيۡءٖ
thing
مُّقۡتَدِرًا
(is) All Able
Translation
Set forth to them the similitude of the life of this world: It is like the rain which we send down from the skies: the earth's vegetation absorbs it, but soon it becomes dry stubble, which the winds do scatter: it is (only) Allah who prevails over all things.
Tafsir
And strike, draw, for them, your people, the similitude of the life of this world (mathala'l-hayaati'l-dunyaa constitutes the first direct object) as water (ka-maa'in, the second direct object) which We send down out from the sky, and the vegetation of the earth mingles with it, [the vegetation] multiplies by the sending down of the water; or it is that the water mixes with the vegetation such that it is nourished and flourishes; and it then becomes, the vegetation becomes, chaff, dried up, its [various] parts [broken up] in fragments, scattered, strewn and dispersed, by the winds, which then blow it away. The import is: [the life of] this world is likened to flourishing vegetation which then becomes dry, is broken up and scattered by the winds (a variant reading [for riyaah, 'winds'] has reeh). And God is Omnipotent, Powerful, over all things.
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The Parable of the Worldly Life
Allah says:
وَاضۡرِبۡ لَهُم
And mention,
O Muhammad, to the people,
مَّثَلَ الۡحَيَاةِ الدُّنۡيَا
the parable of the worldly life,
its transient nature and how it will eventually cease and come to an end.
كَمَاء أَنزَلۡنَاهُ مِنَ السَّمَاء فَاخۡتَلَطَ بِهِ نَبَاتُ الاَۡرۡضِ
it is like the water which We send down from the sky, and the vegetation of the earth mingles with it,
It mingles with the seeds that are in the earth, so they grow and become good, producing bright, fresh flowers, then after that,
فَأَصۡبَحَ هَشِيمًا
it becomes dry and broken pieces,
withered up,
تَذۡرُوهُ الرِّيَاحُ
(which the winds scatter.) tossing them about right and left.
وَكَانَ اللَّهُ عَلَى كُلِّ شَيۡءٍ مُّقۡتَدِرًا
And Allah is able to do everything.
He has the power to do this and that.
In the Qur'an Allah often gives parables like this of the life of this world, as He says in Surah Yunus,
إِنَّمَا مَثَلُ الۡحَيَوةِ الدُّنۡيَا كَمَأءٍ أَنزَلۡنَاهُ مِنَ السَّمَأءِ فَاخۡتَلَطَ بِهِ نَبَاتُ الاٌّرۡضِ مِمَّا يَأۡكُلُ النَّاسُ وَالاٌّنۡعَـمُ
The parable of the worldly life is but that of water which We send down from the sky so by it arises the intermingled produce of the earth of which men and cattle eat.... (10:24)
and in Surah Az-Zumar:
أَلَمۡ تَرَ أَنَّ اللَّهَ أَنزَلَ مِنَ السَّمَأءِ مَأءً فَسَلَكَهُ يَنَابِيعَ فِى الاٌّرۡضِ ثُمَّ يُخۡرِجُ بِهِ زَرۡعاً مُّخۡتَلِفاً أَلۡوَانُهُ
See you not that Allah sends down water from the sky, and causes it to penetrate the earth, then out from it comes crops of different colors. (39:21)
and in Surah Al-Hadid:
اعۡلَمُواۡ أَنَّمَا الۡحَيَوةُ الدُّنۡيَا لَعِبٌ وَلَهۡوٌ وَزِينَةٌ وَتَفَاخُرٌ بَيۡنَكُمۡ وَتَكَاثُرٌ فِى الاٌّمۡوَلِ وَالاٌّوۡلۡـدِ كَمَثَلِ غَيۡثٍ أَعۡجَبَ الۡكُفَّارَ نَبَاتُهُ
Know that the life of this world is only play and amusement, pomp and mutual boasting among you, and rivalry in respect of wealth and children. (It is) like the parable of vegetation after rain, thereof the growth is pleasing to the tiller... (57:20)
and in the Sahih Hadith:
الدُّنۡيَا حُلۡوَةٌ خَضِرَة
This world is sweet and green.
Between Wealth and Good Deeds
Allah says
الۡمَالُ وَالۡبَنُونَ زِينَةُ الۡحَيَاةِ الدُّنۡيَا
Wealth and children are the adornment of the life of this world.
This is like the Ayah:
زُيِّنَ لِلنَّاسِ حُبُّ الشَّهَوَتِ مِنَ النِّسَأءِ وَالۡبَنِينَ وَالۡقَنَـطِيرِ الۡمُقَنطَرَةِ مِنَ الذَّهَبِ
Beautified for men is the love of things they covet; women, children, vaulted hoards of gold... (3:14)
Allah says:
إِنَّمَأ أَمۡوَلُكُمۡ وَأَوۡلَـدُكُمۡ فِتۡنَةٌ وَاللَّهُ عِنۡدَهُ أَجۡرٌ عَظِيمٌ
Your wealth and your children are only a trial, whereas Allah! With Him is a great reward (Paradise). (64:15)
turning towards Allah and worshipping Him is better for you than keeping busy with them, and accumulating wealth for them and going to extremes in feeling pity and compassion for them.
Allah says:
وَالۡبَاقِيَاتُ الصَّالِحَاتُ خَيۡرٌ عِندَ رَبِّكَ ثَوَابًا وَخَيۡرٌ أَمَلًا
But the good righteous deeds that last, are better with your Lord for reward and better for hope.
Ibn Abbas, Sa`id bin Jubayr and others among the Salaf said that;
the good righteous deeds that last are the five daily prayers.
Ata' bin Abi Rabah and Sa`id bin Jubayr narrated from Ibn Abbas,
""The good righteous deeds that last are
Subhan Allah (glory be to Allah)',
Al-Hamdu Lillah (praise be to Allah)',
La ilaha illallah (there is none worthy of worship except Allah)', and
Allahu Akbar (Allah is Most Great).'""
The Commander of the faithful, Uthman bin Affan was questioned,
""Which are the good righteous deeds that last""
He replied,
""They are:
La ilaha illallah,
Subhan Allah,
Al-Hamdu Lillah,
Allahu Akbar and
La hawla wa la quwwata illa billah hil-`Aliyil-`Azim (there is no strength and no power except with Allah the Exalted, the Almighty).""'
This was recorded by Imam Ahmad.
Imam Ahmad also recorded from a freed slave of the Messenger of Allah that he said:
بَخٍ بَخٍ لِخَمۡسٍ مَا أَثۡقَلَهُنَّ فِي الۡمِيزَانِ
لَاا إِلَهَ إِلاَّ اللهُ
وَاللهُ أَكۡبَرُ
وَسُبۡحَانَ اللهِ
وَالۡحَمۡدُ للهِ
وَالۡوَلَدُ الصَّالِحُ يُتَوَفَّى فَيَحۡتَسِبُهُ وَالِدُهُ
وَقَالَ بَخٍ بَخٍ لِخَمۡسٍ مَنۡ لَقِيَ اللهَ مُسۡتَيۡقِنًا بِهِنَّ دَخَلَ الۡجَنَّةَ
يُوۡمِنُ بِاللهِ
وَالۡيَوۡمِ الاۡاخِرِ
وَبِالۡجَنَّةِ وَالنَّارِ
وَبِالۡبَعۡثِ بَعۡدَ الۡمَوۡتِ
وَبِالۡحِسَاب
Well done! Well done for five things! (How heavy they will weigh in the balance!
""La ilaha illallah,
Allahu Akbar,
Subhan Allah, and
Al-Hamdu Lillah,"" and
a righteous son who dies and his parents seek the reward of Allah.
And he said:(Well done! Well done for five things! Whoever meets Allah believing in them, he will enter Paradise; if he believes in:
Allah,
the Last Day,
Paradise and Hell,
resurrection after death, and
the Reckoning.
وَالۡبَاقِيَاتُ الصَّالِحَاتُ
the good righteous deeds that last,
Ali bin Abi Talhah reported that Ibn Abbas said,
""This is the celebration of the remembrance of Allah, saying;
La ilaha illallah,
Allahu Akbar,
Subhan Allah,
Al-Hamdu Lillah,
Tabarak Allah,
La hawla wa la quwwata illa billah,
Astaghfirallah,
Sallallahu `ala Rasul-Allah', and
fasting, prayer, Hajj, Sadaqah (charity), freeing slaves, Jihad, maintaining ties of kinship, and all other good deeds.
These are the righteous good deeds that last, which will remain in Paradise for those who do them for as long as heaven and earth remain.""
Al-Awfi reported from Ibn Abbas:
""They are good words.""
Abdur-Rahman bin Zayd bin Aslam said,
""They are all righteous deeds.""
This was also the view chosen by Ibn Jarir, may Allah have mercy on him."
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