About the Surah
Surah Title : الحشر
English Title : Al-Hashr
Order in Al-Mushaf : 59
Number of Verses : 24
Type : madinah
Page Number in Al-Mushaf : From Page 545 To Page 548
Al-Hashr
وَٱلَّذِينَ تَبَوَّءُو ٱلدَّارَ وَٱلۡإِيمَٰنَ مِن قَبۡلِهِمۡ يُحِبُّونَ مَنۡ هَاجَرَ إِلَيۡهِمۡ وَلَا يَجِدُونَ فِي صُدُورِهِمۡ حَاجَةٗ مِّمَّآ أُوتُواْ وَيُؤۡثِرُونَ عَلَىٰٓ أَنفُسِهِمۡ وَلَوۡ كَانَ بِهِمۡ خَصَاصَةٞۚ وَمَن يُوقَ شُحَّ نَفۡسِهِۦ فَأُوْلَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلۡمُفۡلِحُونَ
9(And there is more right in this booty i.e. Fai, for) those (believers who are called Ansar) who were residents (of Madinah) and had embraced Islam before the migration of emigrants to them. (Their virtues are) they don’t feel any need (or malice) in their hearts (towards the emigrants) for what has been given to them (from booty of Banu Nadheer). They (the Ansar) give them (the emigrants) preference over themselves even though they were in dire need of that (food etc). And whosoever is saved from miserliness of his innerself, so they will be the successful persons. (Here virtues of Ansar are described).
9The reason for descending the verse
Yazid al-Asamm reported, “The Ansar said, ‘O Messenger of Allah, divide the land into two equal halves between us and the Muhajirun’. He said, ‘No, they will suffice you their livelihood. Instead you will share the fruits of the land with them while keeping the land itself to yourselves’. They said, ‘We accept’, and so Allah(exalted is He) revealed this verse.”(Al-Wahidi,Reasons of Revelation and As-Suyuti in Lubab)
