About the Surah

The reason for descending the verse

Abu Ayyub (r.a) said that the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) stated, “The first to dispute against each other on the Judgment Day will be a man and his wife. By Allah, it is not her tongue that will speak but her hands and legs will bear witness against her in matters involving the rights on her, and his hands and legs will bear witness against him in matters involving the rights on him. Next it will be between a man and his servant. They will dispute in a similar manner. Then will be people in business. And, there will be neither coins nor any currency except that the wronging man’s good deeds will be given away to the man he wronged. Thereafter tyrants will be brought up, fully chained, and it will be said, ‘Take them all to the Fire’. By Allah, I do not know whether they alone will enter it, or, as Allah said, ‘And there is none among you but will arrive at it [the Fire].’” [Maryam, 19:71] (Jalaludin as-Suyuti, Ad-Durr Al-Mansur fit Ta’wili bi’l Ma’sur)