Surah 58

Surah 58:1

"God has heard the words of the woman who disputes with you about her husband, and (who) complains to God, and God hears the discussion of the two of you. Surely God is hearing, seeing."
Reason for revealing this Surah Verses 58:1
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Verse 1

قَدۡ سَمِعَ ٱللَّهُ قَوۡلَ ٱلَّتِي تُجَٰدِلُكَ فِي زَوۡجِهَا وَتَشۡتَكِيٓ إِلَى ٱللَّهِ وَٱللَّهُ يَسۡمَعُ تَحَاوُرَكُمَآۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ سَمِيعُۢ بَصِيرٌ

God has heard the words of the woman who disputes with you about her husband, and (who) complains to God, and God hears the discussion of the two of you. Surely God is hearing, seeing.

1. Indeed Allah has heard the statement of her that disputes with you concerning her husband, and complains to Allah. And Allah hears the argument between you both. Verily, Allah is All-Hearer, All-Seer.

Imam Ahmad recorded that 'A'ishah said, "All praise be to Allah, Who hears all voices. 'The woman who disputed' came to the Prophet and argued with him while I was in another part of the room, unable to hear what she said. Allah the Exalted and Most Honored revealed this Ayah, "Indeed Allah has heard the statement of her that disputes with you concerning her husband" till the end of this Ayah.

Al-Bukhari collected this Hadith without a chain of narration in the Book of Tawhid in his Sahih. An-Nasa'i, Ibn Majah, Ibn Abi Hatim and Ibn Jarir also collected this Hadith.

In the narration that Ibn Abi Hatim collected, 'A'ishah said, "Blessed is He, Whose hearing has encompassed all things. I heard what Khawlah bint Tha'labah said while some of it I could not hear. She was complaining to Allah's Messenger about her husband. She said, 'O Allah's Messenger! He spent my wealth, exhausted my youth and my womb bore abundantly for him. When I became old, unable to bear children, he pronounced the Zihar on me! O Allah! I complain to you.' Soon after, Jibril brought down this Ayah, "Indeed Allah has heard the statement of her that disputes with you concerning her husband."

She added, "Her husband was Aws bin As-Samit."

— from Tafsir Ibn Kathir (Vol. 9, Pages 509-510)

About this Source & Scholarly Authority (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

Universal Sunni Consensus: Tafsir al-Qur'an al-Azim by Hafiz Ibn Kathir (701–774 AH / 1301–1373 AD) is universally regarded across all major schools of Sunni Islam (traditional, Salafi, Ash'ari) as the most authoritative classical exegesis. It is prized because it relies on Tafsir bil-Ma'thur—interpreting the Quran using the Quran itself, authentic Hadiths of Prophet Muhammad, and recorded statements of the early Companions (Sahabah).

Standard English Edition: This text is from the standard 10-volume English abridgment published by Dar-us-Salam Publications (supervised by Shaykh Safiur-Rahman Al-Mubarakpuri), which is the official, most widely distributed English Quranic commentary in mosques and Islamic libraries worldwide today.