Surah Adh-Dhariyat Ayat 41 & 42 Daily Qur'an & Hadith (25 Aug 2025)

[SubhanAllah]

English Translation of Al-Quran

[51] Surah Adh-Dhariyat [The Winds that Scatter]

Ayat 41. And in 'Ad (there is also a sign) when We sent against them the barren wind;

Ayat 42. It spared nothing that it reached, but blew it into broken spreads of rotten ruins.

Tafseer of Surah Adh-Dhariyat Ayat 41 & 42. And in the ´Ad (people) (was another Sign): Behold, We sent against them the devastating Wind: Cf. 46:21 -26. The point here is that the 'Ad were a gifted people: Allah had given them talents and material wealth: but when they defied Allah, they and all their belongings were destroyed in a night, by a hurricane which they thought was bringing them the rain to which they were looking forward. How marvelously Allah's Providence works, to help the good and destroy the wicked! 42. It left nothing whatever that it came up against, but reduced it to ruin and rottenness.

English Translation of Hadith

Hazrat Abu Dharr (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah ﷺ [SAWW](PBUH) said, "In the morning, charity is due on every joint bone of the body of every one of you. Every utterance of Allah's Glorification (i.e., saying Subhan Allah) is an act of charity, and every utterance of His Praise (i.e., saying Al-hamdu lillah) is an act of charity and every utterance of declaration of His Greatness (i.e., saying La ilaha illAllah) is an act of charity; and enjoining Maruf (good) is an act of charity, and forbidding Munkar (evil) is an act of charity, and two Rak`ah Duha prayers which one performs in the forenoon is equal to all this (in reward).''

[Muslim Hadith # 1557].

Lesson: "Charity is due from every joint bone" means that when a person gets up in the morning, it is obligatory for him to thank Allah for having every joint of his intact. Therefore, one must praise and glorify Allah. Since a single invocation of the words mentioned in this Hadith is equivalent to one Sadaqah, one must say these words 360 times - a number which equals the number of joints in man's body. Moreover, to enjoin someone to do what is good and dissuade somebody from vice constitutes Sadaqah. However, if one performs two Rakat of Ishraq Duha prayer, it will serve for Sadaqah for all the joints of the body. Thus, this Hadith highlights the merits and importance of Ishraq Duha prayer. We also learn from this Hadith that Sadaqah is not restricted to spending money alone but also has a vast meaning and covers all forms of virtues mentioned here.