سُوْرَةُ الإِسۡرَاءِ
Surah Al-Israa (17) — Ayah 13
وَكُلَّ إِنسَـٰنٍ أَلْزَمْنَـٰهُ طَـٰٓئِرَهُۥ فِى عُنُقِهِۦ ۖ وَنُخْرِجُ لَهُۥ يَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ كِتَـٰبًا يَلْقَىٰهُ مَنشُورًا ﴿13﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And We have fastened every man’s deeds to his neck, and on the Day of Resurrection, We shall bring out for him a book which he will find wide open.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَكُلَّ
wakulla
And (for) every
إِنسَـٰنٍ
insānin
man
أَلْزَمْنَـٰهُ
alzamnāhu
We have fastened to him
طَـٰٓئِرَهُۥ
ṭāirahu
his fate
فِى
fī
in
عُنُقِهِۦ ۖ
ʿunuqihi
his neck
وَنُخْرِجُ
wanukh'riju
and We will bring forth
لَهُۥ
lahu
for him
يَوْمَ
yawma
(on the) Day
ٱلْقِيَـٰمَةِ
l-qiyāmati
(of) the Resurrection
كِتَـٰبًۭا
kitāban
a record
يَلْقَىٰهُ
yalqāhu
which he will find
مَنشُورًا
manshūran
wide open
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan — Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan is a well-known Quran commentary by Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. This tafsir explains the meanings of the Quran in accordance with the methodology of the Salaf (early righteous generations), relying on authentic sources and straightforward language. Due to its reliability and adherence to sound Islamic scholarship, the Saudi government publishes and distributes this tafsir among the Hujjaj (pilgrims) visiting the Haramain. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
13. 1. The meaning of طَائِر is "bird" and the meaning of عُنُق is "neck." Imam Ibn Kathir has taken طائر to mean a person's deeds. فِیْ عُنُقِہِ means that his good or bad deeds, for which he will be given good or bad recompense, will be with him like a necklace around his neck. That is, every deed of his is being recorded, and with Allah, its complete record will be preserved. On the Day of Resurrection, his judgment will be made according to this. And Imam Shawkani has taken طائر to mean a person's destiny, which Allah Almighty has written beforehand according to His knowledge. Whoever was to be fortunate and obedient to Allah, Allah knew that, and whoever was to be disobedient, that too was in His knowledge. This very destiny (fortune or misfortune) will cling to every person like a necklace around his neck. According to this, his deeds will be, and on the Day of Resurrection, judgments will be made accordingly.
