Surah Tariq ayat 4 Tafsir Quran 86:4

﴿إِن كُلُّ نَفْسٍ لَّمَّا عَلَيْهَا حَافِظٌ﴾
[ الطارق: 4]

86:4 There is no soul but that it has over it a protector.

Over every soul there is a keeper if read la-mā then mā is extra and in is softened in place of the hardened form with its subject omitted that is to say innahu; the lām is a particle for separation; if read lammā then in is for negation and lammā means illā ‘except that’ — the watcher is an angel that keeps a record of its deeds both the good and the evil.

That every soul is but protected by a guardian angel who watches over innocence and folly

Which was revealed in Makkah The Virtues of Surat At-Tariq An-Nasa'i recorded that Jabir said, "Mu`adh lead the Maghrib prayer and he recited Al-Baqarah and An-Nisa'.
So the Prophet said,
«أَفَتَّانٌ أَنْتَ يَا مُعَاذُ، مَا كَانَ يَكْفِيكَ أَنْ تَقْرَأَ بِالسَّمَاءِ وَالطَّارِقِ وَالشَّمْسِ وَضُحَاهَا وَنَحْوِهَا؟»
( Are you putting the people to trial O Mu`adh! Was it not sufficient for you to recite As-Sama'i wat-Tariq, and Ash-Shamsi wa Duhaha, and something like them ) بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَـنِ الرَّحِيمِ In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Swearing by the Existence of Humanity surrounded by the Organized System of Allah Allah swears by the heaven and what He has placed in it of radiant stars.
Thus, He says, وَالسَّمَآءِ وَالطَّارِقِ ( By the heaven, and At-Tariq; ) Then He says, وَمَآ أَدْرَاكَ مَا الطَّارِقُ ( And what will make you to know what At-Tariq is ) Then He explains it by His saying, النَّجْمُ الثَّاقِبُ ( The star of Ath-Thaqib. ) Qatadah and others have said, "The star has been named Tariq because it is only seen at night and it is hidden during the day." His view is supported by what has been mentioned in the authentic Hadith that prohibits a man to come to his family Taruq.
This means that he comes to them unexpectedly at nighttime.
Concerning Allah's statement, الثَّاقِبُ ( Ath-Thaqib. ) Ibn `Abbas said, "The illuminating." `Ikrimah said, "It is illuminating and it burns the Shaytan" Then Allah says, إِن كُلُّ نَفْسٍ لَّمَّا عَلَيْهَا حَافِظٌ ( There is no human being but has a protector over him. ) meaning, every soul has a guardian over it from Allah that protects it from the calamities.
This is as Allah says, لَهُ مُعَقِّبَـتٌ مِّن بَيْنِ يَدَيْهِ وَمِنْ خَلْفِهِ يَحْفَظُونَهُ مِنْ أَمْرِ اللَّهِ ( For Him, there are angels in succession, before and behind him.
They guard him by the command of Allah. ) ( 13:11 ) How Man is created is a Proof of Allah's Ability to Return Him to Him Allah says, فَلْيَنظُرِ الإِنسَـنُ مِمَّ خُلِقَ ( So, let man see from what he is created! ) This is alerting man to the weakness of his origin from which he was created.
The intent of it is to guide man to accept ( the reality of ) the Hereafter, because whoever is able to begin the creation then he is also able to repeat it in the same way.
This is as Allah says, وَهُوَ الَّذِى يَبْدَأُ الْخَلْقَ ثُمَّ يُعِيدُهُ وَهُوَ أَهْوَنُ عَلَيْهِ ( And He it is Who originates the creation, then He will repeat it; and this is easier for Him. ) ( 30:27 ) Then Allah says, خُلِقَ مِن مَّآءٍ دَافِقٍ ( He is created from a water gushing forth. ) meaning, the sexual fluid that comes out bursting forth from the man and the woman.
Thus, the child is produced from both of them by the permission of Allah.
Due to this Allah says, يَخْرُجُ مِن بَيْنِ الصُّلْبِ وَالتَّرَآئِبِ ( Proceeding from between the backbone and the ribs. ) meaning, the backbone ( or loins ) of the man and the ribs of the woman, which is referring to her chest.
Shabib bin Bishr reported from `Ikrimah who narrated from Ibn `Abbas that he said, يَخْرُجُ مِن بَيْنِ الصُّلْبِ وَالتَّرَآئِبِ ( Proceeding from between the backbone and the ribs. ) "The backbone of the man and the ribs of the woman.
It ( the fluid ) is yellow and fine in texture.
The child will not be born except from both of them ( i.e., their sexual fluids )." Concerning Allah's statement, إِنَّهُ عَلَى رَجْعِهِ لَقَادِرٌ ( Verily, He is Able to bring him back (to life )!) This means that He is able to return this man that is created from fluid gushed forth.
In other words, He is able to repeat his creation and resurrect him to the final abode.
This is clearly possible, because whoever is able to begin the creation then he surely is able to repeat it.
Indeed Allah has mentioned this proof in more than one place in the Qur'an. On the Day of Judgement, Man will have no Power or Assistance In this regard Allah says, يَوْمَ تُبْلَى السَّرَآئِرُ ( The Day when all the secrets will be examined. ) meaning, on the Day of Judgement the secrets will be tested.
This means that they will be exposed and made manifest.
Thus, the secret will be made open and that which is concealed will be well known.
It is confirmed in the Two Sahihs on the authority of Ibn `Umar that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said,
«يُرْفَعُ لِكُلِّ غَادِرٍ لِوَاءٌ عِنْدَ اسْتِهِ يُقَالُ: هذِهِ غَدْرَةُ فُلَانِ بْنِ فُلَان»
( Every betrayer will have a flag raised for him behind his back, and it will be said, `This is the betrayal of so-and-so, the son of so-and-so.' ) Concerning Allah's statement, فَمَا لَهُ ( Then he will have no ) meaning, man on the Day of Judgement. مِن قُوَّةٍ ( any power ) meaning, within himself. وَلاَ نَاصِرٍ ( nor any helper. ) meaning, from other than himself.
This statement means that he will not be able to save himself from the torment of Allah, and nor will anyone else be able to save him.

(86:4) There is no living being but there is a protector over it. *1

There is no soul but that it meaning

*1) " A Guardian ": Allah Almighty Himself, Who is looking after and watching over every creature, big or small, in the earth and heavens.
He it is Who has brought everything into existence, Who is maintaining and sustaining everything in its place and position, and Who has taken the responsibility to provide for every creature and to protect it from calamities till an appointed tune.
On this, an oath has been sworn by the heaven and by every star and planet which appears in the darkness of the night.
( Although lexically, an-najm ath-thaqib is singular, it does not imply any one star but the star in the generic sense ).
The oath signifies that the existence of each of the countless stars and planets that shines in the sky at 'night, testifies to the fact that there is a Being Who has created it, illuminated it, suspended it in space, and thus is watching over it in a manner that neither it falls from its place nor collides with any other of the countless stars in their movements, nor does any other star collide with it.

 

Which was revealed in Makkah The Virtues of Surat At-Tariq An-Nasa'i recorded that Jabir said, "Mu`adh lead the Maghrib prayer and he recited Al-Baqarah and An-Nisa'.
So the Prophet said, «أَفَتَّانٌ أَنْتَ يَا مُعَاذُ، مَا كَانَ يَكْفِيكَ أَنْ تَقْرَأَ بِالسَّمَاءِ وَالطَّارِقِ وَالشَّمْسِ وَضُحَاهَا وَنَحْوِهَا؟» ( Are you putting the people to trial O Mu`adh! Was it not sufficient for you to recite As-Sama'i wat-Tariq, and Ash-Shamsi wa Duhaha, and something like them ) بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَـنِ الرَّحِيمِ In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Swearing by the Existence of Humanity surrounded by the Organized System of Allah Allah swears by the heaven and what He has placed in it of radiant stars.
Thus, He says, وَالسَّمَآءِ وَالطَّارِقِ ( By the heaven, and At-Tariq; ) Then He says, وَمَآ أَدْرَاكَ مَا الطَّارِقُ ( And what will make you to know what At-Tariq is ) Then He explains it by His saying, النَّجْمُ الثَّاقِبُ ( The star of Ath-Thaqib. ) Qatadah and others have said, "The star has been named Tariq because it is only seen at night and it is hidden during the day." His view is supported by what has been mentioned in the authentic Hadith that prohibits a man to come to his family Taruq.
This means that he comes to them unexpectedly at nighttime.
Concerning Allah's statement, الثَّاقِبُ ( Ath-Thaqib. ) Ibn `Abbas said, "The illuminating." `Ikrimah said, "It is illuminating and it burns the Shaytan" Then Allah says, إِن كُلُّ نَفْسٍ لَّمَّا عَلَيْهَا حَافِظٌ ( There is no human being but has a protector over him. ) meaning, every soul has a guardian over it from Allah that protects it from the calamities.
This is as Allah says, لَهُ مُعَقِّبَـتٌ مِّن بَيْنِ يَدَيْهِ وَمِنْ خَلْفِهِ يَحْفَظُونَهُ مِنْ أَمْرِ اللَّهِ ( For Him, there are angels in succession, before and behind him.
They guard him by the command of Allah. ) ( 13:11 ) How Man is created is a Proof of Allah's Ability to Return Him to Him Allah says, فَلْيَنظُرِ الإِنسَـنُ مِمَّ خُلِقَ ( So, let man see from what he is created! ) This is alerting man to the weakness of his origin from which he was created.
The intent of it is to guide man to accept ( the reality of ) the Hereafter, because whoever is able to begin the creation then he is also able to repeat it in the same way.
This is as Allah says, وَهُوَ الَّذِى يَبْدَأُ الْخَلْقَ ثُمَّ يُعِيدُهُ وَهُوَ أَهْوَنُ عَلَيْهِ ( And He it is Who originates the creation, then He will repeat it; and this is easier for Him. ) ( 30:27 ) Then Allah says, خُلِقَ مِن مَّآءٍ دَافِقٍ ( He is created from a water gushing forth. ) meaning, the sexual fluid that comes out bursting forth from the man and the woman.
Thus, the child is produced from both of them by the permission of Allah.
Due to this Allah says, يَخْرُجُ مِن بَيْنِ الصُّلْبِ وَالتَّرَآئِبِ ( Proceeding from between the backbone and the ribs. ) meaning, the backbone ( or loins ) of the man and the ribs of the woman, which is referring to her chest.
Shabib bin Bishr reported from `Ikrimah who narrated from Ibn `Abbas that he said, يَخْرُجُ مِن بَيْنِ الصُّلْبِ وَالتَّرَآئِبِ ( Proceeding from between the backbone and the ribs. ) "The backbone of the man and the ribs of the woman.
It ( the fluid ) is yellow and fine in texture.
The child will not be born except from both of them ( i.e., their sexual fluids )." Concerning Allah's statement, إِنَّهُ عَلَى رَجْعِهِ لَقَادِرٌ ( Verily, He is Able to bring him back (to life )!) This means that He is able to return this man that is created from fluid gushed forth.
In other words, He is able to repeat his creation and resurrect him to the final abode.
This is clearly possible, because whoever is able to begin the creation then he surely is able to repeat it.
Indeed Allah has mentioned this proof in more than one place in the Qur'an. On the Day of Judgement, Man will have no Power or Assistance In this regard Allah says, يَوْمَ تُبْلَى السَّرَآئِرُ ( The Day when all the secrets will be examined. ) meaning, on the Day of Judgement the secrets will be tested.
This means that they will be exposed and made manifest.
Thus, the secret will be made open and that which is concealed will be well known.
It is confirmed in the Two Sahihs on the authority of Ibn `Umar that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, «يُرْفَعُ لِكُلِّ غَادِرٍ لِوَاءٌ عِنْدَ اسْتِهِ يُقَالُ: هذِهِ غَدْرَةُ فُلَانِ بْنِ فُلَان» ( Every betrayer will have a flag raised for him behind his back, and it will be said, `This is the betrayal of so-and-so, the son of so-and-so.' ) Concerning Allah's statement, فَمَا لَهُ ( Then he will have no ) meaning, man on the Day of Judgement. مِن قُوَّةٍ ( any power ) meaning, within himself. وَلاَ نَاصِرٍ ( nor any helper. ) meaning, from other than himself.
This statement means that he will not be able to save himself from the torment of Allah, and nor will anyone else be able to save him.

( No human soul ) no believing or disbelieving soul-this is why Allah swore-( but hath a guardian over it ) who record its words and deeds until he drives it into the grave.

There is no human being but has a protector over him (or her) (i.e. angels incharge of each human being guarding him, writing his good and bad deeds, etc.)

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