سُوْرَةُ الزِّلْزَالِ
Surah Az-Zalzala (99) — Ayah 8
وَمَن يَعْمَلْ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ شَرًّا يَرَهُۥ ﴿8﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And whosoever does evil equal to the weight of an atom (or a small ant) shall see it.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَمَن
waman
And whoever
يَعْمَلْ
yaʿmal
does
مِثْقَالَ
mith'qāla
(equal to the) weight
ذَرَّةٍۢ
dharratin
(of) an atom
شَرًّۭا
sharran
evil
يَرَهُۥ
yarahu
will see it
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.
8. 1. He will be extremely regretful and distressed over it. ذرۃ, according to some, is something even smaller than an ant. Some linguists say that when a person strikes his hand on the ground, the dust that sticks to his hand is called ذرہ. According to others, the particles of dust visible in the rays of sunlight coming through a hole are called ذرہ. However, Imam Shawkani has preferred the first meaning. Imam Muqatil says that this surah was revealed regarding those two men, one of whom hesitated to give even a small amount of charity to a beggar, and the other felt no fear in committing a minor sin. (Fath al-Qadeer)
