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Surah Ash-Shams (91) — Ayah 12

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إِذِ ٱنۢبَعَثَ أَشْقَىٰهَا ﴿12﴾
When the most wicked man among them went forth (to kill the she-camel).
إِذِ idhi When
ٱنۢبَعَثَ inbaʿatha (was) sent forth
أَشْقَىٰهَا ashqāhā (the) most wicked of them

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Those people who had more livestock found this restriction very hard, and they agreed to slaughter the she-camel. However, the responsibility for this act was taken up by their greatest wretch. In Arab history and poetry, his name is mentioned as Qidar bin Salif.

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12. 1. Whose name the commentators mention as Qidar bin Salif, the greatest wretched and unfortunate one.

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12. When their most wretched one [11] rose up in rage.

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Who Was the Most Wretched Person of the Nation?

For clarification, consider the following hadith. Abdullah bin Zam'ah narrates that the Messenger of Allah ﷺ mentioned in his sermon the she-camel of the Prophet Salih and the person who wounded that she-camel. He ﷺ said: The wretched one who undertook this task was a bold, wicked, and strong man (Qidar bin Salif), who among his people was like Abu Zam'ah [بخاري۔ كتاب التفسير].