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Surah Al-Waaqia (56) — Ayah 30

The Inevitable · Meccan · Juz 27 · Page 535

وَظِلٍّ مَّمْدُودٍ ﴿30﴾
And in shade long-extended,
وَظِلٍّۢ waẓillin And shade
مَّمْدُودٍۢ mamdūdin extended

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(Ayah 30) {وَ ظِلٍّ مَّمْدُوْدٍ:} Abu Hurairah (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates from the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him) that he (peace be upon him) said: [ إِنَّ فِي الْجَنَّةِ شَجَرَةً يَسِيْرُ الرَّاكِبُ فِيْ ظِلِّهَا مِائَةَ عَامٍ لاَ يَقْطَعُهَا وَاقْرَؤا إِنْ شِئْتُمْ : «وَ ظِلٍّ مَّمْدُوْدٍ » ] [ بخاري، التفسیر، باب قولہ : « و ظل ممدود » : ۴۸۸۱ ] "In Paradise, there is a tree under whose shade a rider could travel for a hundred years." If you wish, recite this verse: « وَ ظِلٍّ مَّمْدُوْدٍ » "And in a shade that is widely spread." {’’ مَمْدُوْدٍ ‘‘} The shade includes both the expanse in terms of place and in terms of time, as He said: «اُكُلُهَا دَآىِٕمٌ وَّ ظِلُّهَا » [ الرعد : ۳۵ ] "Its fruit is everlasting, and so is its shade."

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30-1. As in a hadith: "Under the shade of a tree in Paradise, a horse rider could travel for one hundred years and still not reach the end of its shade." (Sahih Bukhari)

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30. And extended [16] shade,

[16] For the explanation of this, consider the following hadith: Sayyiduna Abu Hurairah ؓ says that the Noble Prophet ﷺ said: In Paradise, there is such a large tree ﴿طوبيٰ﴾ that if a rider were to travel in its shade for a hundred years, its shade would still not end. If you wish, you may recite the verse ﴿وًظِلٍّ مَّمْدُوْدٍ﴾ [بخاری۔ کتاب التفسیر۔ نیز کتاب بدء الخلق باب ماجاء فی صفۃ الجنۃ]