Surah 81:14
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إِذَا ٱلشَّمۡسُ كُوِّرَتۡ
When the sun is shrouded,
وَإِذَا ٱلنُّجُومُ ٱنكَدَرَتۡ
and when the stars become dim,
وَإِذَا ٱلۡجِبَالُ سُيِّرَتۡ
and when the mountains are moved,
وَإِذَا ٱلۡعِشَارُ عُطِّلَتۡ
and when the pregnant camels are abandoned,
وَإِذَا ٱلۡوُحُوشُ حُشِرَتۡ
and when the wild beasts are herded together,
وَإِذَا ٱلۡبِحَارُ سُجِّرَتۡ
and when the seas are made to surge,
وَإِذَا ٱلنُّفُوسُ زُوِّجَتۡ
and when selves are paired,
وَإِذَا ٱلۡمَوۡءُۥدَةُ سُئِلَتۡ
and when the buried baby girl is asked
بِأَيِّ ذَنۢبٖ قُتِلَتۡ
for what sin she was killed,
وَإِذَا ٱلصُّحُفُ نُشِرَتۡ
and when the pages are spread open,
وَإِذَا ٱلسَّمَآءُ كُشِطَتۡ
and when the sky is stripped off,
وَإِذَا ٱلۡجَحِيمُ سُعِّرَتۡ
and when the Furnace is set ablaze,
وَإِذَا ٱلۡجَنَّةُ أُزۡلِفَتۡ
and when the Garden is brought near,
عَلِمَتۡ نَفۡسٞ مَّآ أَحۡضَرَتۡ
(then each) person will know what he has presented.
“This means that she will ask.” Abu Ad-Duha made a similar statement when he said, “She will ask, meaning she will demand restitution for her blood.” The same has been reported from As-Suddi and Qatadah.
Hadiths have been reported concerning the Maw’udah. Imam Ahmad recorded from ‘A’ishah, who reported from Judamah bint Wahb, the sister of ‘Ukkashah, that she said, “I was in the presence of the Messenger of Allah when he was with some people, and he said,
“I was about to prohibit sexual relations with breast feeding women, but then I saw that the Romans and the Persians have sexual relations with their women who breast feed their children and it does not harm the children at all.”
Then they asked him about interruption of sexual intercourse to prevent the male discharge from entering the womb of the woman, and he said,
“That is the minor infanticide and it is the female infant buried alive (Maw'udah) that will be questioned.”
Muslim, Ibn Majah, Abu Dawud, At-Tirmidhi and An-Nasal, all recorded this Hadith as well.
The Atonement for burying Infant Girls Alive
‘Abdur-Razzaq said that Isra'il informed them from Simak bin Harb, from An-Nu‘man bin Bashir, who reported from Umar bin Al-Khattab that he said concerning Allah’s statement,
“Qays bin ‘Asim came to the Messenger of Allah and said, ‘O Messenger of Allah! Verily, I buried some daughters of mine alive in the period of pre-Islamic ignorance.’ The Messenger of Allah said,
“Free a slave for each one of them.”
Then Qays said, ‘O Messenger of Allah! Verily, I am an owner of camels.’ The Prophet said,
“Then sacrifice a camel for each one of them.”
The Distribution of the Pages
Allah says,
{And when the pages are laid open} Ad-Dahhak said, “Every person will be given his paper in his right hand or in his left hand.” Qatadah said, “O Son of Adam! It (your paper) is written in, then it is rolled up, then it will be distributed to you on the Day of Judgement. So let each man look at what he himself dictated to be written in his paper.”
Removing the Heavens, kindling Hellfire, and Paradise being brought near
Allah says,
{And when the heaven is Kushitat;} Mujahid said, “It drawns away.” As-Suddi said, “Stripped off.” Concerning Allah’s statement,
{And when Hell is Su'irat.} As-Suddi said, “It is heated.” In reference to Allah’s statement,
{And when Paradise is brought near} Ad-Dahhak, Abu Malik, Qatadah, and Ar-Rabi‘ bin Khuthaym, all said, “This means it will be brought near to its inhabitants.”
Everyone will know what He has brought on the Day of Judgement
Concerning Allah’s statement,
This is the conclusive response of the previous statements, meaning at the time these matters occur, every soul will know what it has done, and that will be brought forth for it, as Allah says,
Allah also says,
{On that Day man will be informed of what he sent forward, and what he left behind.} (75:13)