Surah 80

Surah 80:41

"(and) darkness will cover them."
The Faces of the People of Paradise and the People of the Fire on the Day of Judgement Verses 80:33-42
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Verse 33

فَإِذَا جَآءَتِ ٱلصَّآخَّةُ

When the blast comes,

Verse 34

يَوۡمَ يَفِرُّ ٱلۡمَرۡءُ مِنۡ أَخِيهِ

on the Day when a person will flee from his brother,

Verse 35

وَأُمِّهِۦ وَأَبِيهِ

and his mother and his father,

Verse 36

وَصَٰحِبَتِهِۦ وَبَنِيهِ

and his consort and his sons,

Verse 37

لِكُلِّ ٱمۡرِيٕٖ مِّنۡهُمۡ يَوۡمَئِذٖ شَأۡنٞ يُغۡنِيهِ

each of them that Day will have some matter to keep him busy.

Verse 38

وُجُوهٞ يَوۡمَئِذٖ مُّسۡفِرَةٞ

(Some) faces that Day will be shining,

Verse 39

ضَاحِكَةٞ مُّسۡتَبۡشِرَةٞ

laughing, rejoicing at the good news.

Verse 40

وَوُجُوهٞ يَوۡمَئِذٍ عَلَيۡهَا غَبَرَةٞ

But (other) faces that Day – dust will be upon them,

Verse 41

تَرۡهَقُهَا قَتَرَةٌ

(and) darkness will cover them.

Verse 42

أُوْلَـٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلۡكَفَرَةُ ٱلۡفَجَرَةُ

Those – they are the disbelievers, the depraved.

to get away from them because horror will be so great and the matter will be so weighty. There is an authentic Hadith related concerning the intercession that states that every one of the great Messengers of firm resolve will be requested to intercede with Allah on behalf of the creation, but each of them will say, “O myself! O myself! Today I will not ask You (O Allah) concerning anyone but myself.” Even 'Isa bin Maryam will say, “I will not ask Him (Allah) concerning anyone but myself today. I will not even ask Maryam, the woman who gave birth to me.” Thus, Allah says,
{That Day shall a man flee from his brother, and from his mother and his father, and from his wife and his children.}

Qatadah said, “The most beloved and then the next most beloved, and the closest of kin and then the next closest of kin - due to the terror of that Day.”
Allah said,
{Every man that Day will have enough to make him careless of others.}

meaning, he will be preoccupied in his business and distracted from the affairs of others. Ibn Abi Hatim recorded from Ibn ‘Abbas that the Messenger of Allah said,
“You will all be gathered barefoot, naked, walking and uncircumcised.”
So his wife said, “O Messenger of Allah! Will we look at or see each other’s nakedness?” The Prophet replied,
“Every man among them on that Day will have enough (worries) to make him careless of others - or he said: he will be too busy to look.”
Ibn ‘Abbas narrated that the Prophet said,
“You will all be gathered barefoot, naked and uncircumcised.”
So a woman said, “Will we see or look at each others nakedness?” He replied,
“O so-and-so woman! Every man among them on that Day will have enough (worries) to make him careless of others.”
At-Tirmidhi said, “This Hadith is Hasan Sahih.”
The Faces of the People of Paradise and the People of the Fire on the Day of Judgement
Allah says;
{Some faces that Day will be bright (Musfirah), laughing, rejoicing at good news}

meaning, the people will be divided into two parties. There will be faces that are Musfirah, which means bright.
{Laughing, rejoicing at good news.} meaning, happy and pleased due to the joy that will be in their hearts. The good news will be apparent on their faces. These will be the people of Paradise.
{And other faces that Day will be dust-stained. Darkness (Qatarah) will cover them.}

meaning, they will be overcome and covered with Qatarah, which is darkness. Ibn ‘Abbas said,
{Darkness (Qatarah) will cover them.}

“This means that they (the faces) will be overcome with darkness.”
Allah said,
{Such will be the disbelieving, the wicked evildoers.}

meaning, they are disbelievers in their hearts, evildoers in their actions. This is as Allah says,
{And they will beget none but wicked disbelievers.}

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).

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