The Tafsīr of Sūrat Al-Layl (Chapter - 92)

Which was revealed in Makkah

The Recitation of Sūrat Al-Layl in the ‘Ishā’ Prayer The statement of the Prophet ﷺ to Mu‘ādh has already preceded, where he said,

«فَهَلَّا صَلَّيْتَ بِ

Qur’an 87:1سَبِّحِ ٱسْمَ رَبِّكَ ٱلْأَعْلَى

Qur’an 91:1وَٱلشَّمْسِ وَضُحَىٰهَا

Qur’an 92:1وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَىٰ

»

«Why did you not pray with (the recitation of) ❴Glorify the Name of your Lord the Most High❵ (87), and ❴By the sun and Ḍuḥāhā❵ (91), and ❴By the night as it envelops?❵ (92)»^{1Fatḥ Al-Bāri 2:234, and Muslim 1:340.}

Qur’anبِسْمِ ٱللَّهِ ٱلرَّحْمَٰنِ ٱلرَّحِيمِ

In the Name of Allāh, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

Qur’an 92:1–11وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَىٰ وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذَا تَجَلَّىٰ وَمَا خَلَقَ ٱلذَّكَرَ وَٱلْأُنثَىٰٓ إِنَّ سَعْيَكُمْ لَشَتَّىٰ فَأَمَّا مَنْ أَعْطَىٰ وَٱتَّقَىٰ وَصَدَّقَ بِٱلْحُسْنَىٰ فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ وَأَمَّا مَنۢ بَخِلَ وَٱسْتَغْنَىٰ وَكَذَّبَ بِٱلْحُسْنَىٰ فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ لِلْعُسْرَىٰ وَمَا يُغْنِى عَنْهُ مَالُهُۥٓ إِذَا تَرَدَّىٰٓ

«1. By the night as it envelops.» «2. By the day as it appears.» «3. By Him Who created male and female.» «4. Certainly, your efforts and deeds are diverse.» «5. As for him who gives and has Taqwā,» «6. And believes in Al-Ḥusnā.» «7. We will make smooth for him the path of ease.» «8. But he who is greedy and thinks himself self-sufficient,» «9. And denies Al-Ḥusnā.» «10. We will make smooth for him the path to evil.» «11. And what will his wealth avail him when he goes down (in destruction)?»

Swearing by the Diversity of Mankind in Their Efforts and informing of the Different Results of that Allāh swears by saying:

Qur’an 92:1وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَىٰ

«By the night as it envelops.» meaning, when it covers the creation with its darkness.

Qur’an 92:2وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذَا تَجَلَّىٰ

«By the day as it appears.» meaning, with its light and its radiance.

Qur’an 92:3وَمَا خَلَقَ ٱلذَّكَرَ وَٱلْأُنثَىٰٓ

«By Him Who created male and female.» This is similar to Allāh's saying,

Qur’an 78:8وَخَلَقْنَٰكُمْ أَزْوَٰجًا

«And We have created you in pairs.» (78:8) It is also similar to His saying,

Qur’an 51:49وَمِن كُلِّ شَىْءٍ خَلَقْنَا زَوْجَيْنِ

«And of everything We have created pairs.» (51:49) And just as these things that are being sworn by are opposites, likewise that which this swearing is about are opposing things. This is why Allāh says,

Qur’an 92:4إِنَّ سَعْيَكُمْ لَشَتَّىٰ

«Certainly, your efforts and deeds are diverse.» meaning, the actions of the servants that they have performed are also opposites and diverse. Therefore, there are those who do good and there are those who do evil. Allāh then says,

Qur’an 92:5فَأَمَّا مَنْ أَعْطَىٰ وَٱتَّقَىٰ

«As for him who gives and has Taqwā.» meaning, he gives what he has been commanded to give and he fears Allāh in his affairs.

Qur’an 92:6وَصَدَّقَ بِٱلْحُسْنَىٰ

«And believes in Al-Ḥusnā.» meaning, in the compensation for that. This was said by Qatādah.^{1Aṭ-Ṭabari 24:470.} Khuṣayf said, “In the reward.” Then Allāh says,

Qur’an 92:7فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ

«We will make smooth for him the path of ease.» Ibn ‘Abbās said, “Meaning for goodness.”^{2Ad-Durr Al-Manthūr 8:535.} Thus, Allāh says,

Qur’an 92:8وَأَمَّا مَنۢ بَخِلَ

«But he who is greedy» meaning, with that which he has.

Qur’an 92:8وَٱسْتَغْنَىٰ

«and thinks himself self-sufficient,» ‘Ikrimah reported that Ibn ‘Abbās said, “This means he is stingy with his wealth and considers himself to be in no need of his Lord, the Mighty and Majestic.”^{3Aṭ-Ṭabari 24:472.} This was recorded by Ibn Abi Ḥātim.

Qur’an 92:9وَكَذَّبَ بِٱلْحُسْنَىٰ

«And denies Al-Ḥusnā.» meaning, the recompense in the abode of the Hereafter.

Qur’an 92:10فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ لِلْعُسْرَىٰ

«We will make smooth for him the path to evil.» meaning, the path of evil. This is as Allāh says,

Qur’an 6:110وَنُقَلِّبُ أَفْـِٔدَتَهُمْ وَأَبْصَٰرَهُمْ كَمَا لَمْ يُؤْمِنُوا۟ بِهِۦٓ أَوَّلَ مَرَّةٍ وَنَذَرُهُمْ فِى طُغْيَٰنِهِمْ يَعْمَهُونَ

«And We shall turn their hearts and their eyes away, as they refused to believe therein for the first time, and We shall leave them in their trespass to wander blindly.» (6:110) And there are many Āyāt with this meaning, proving that Allāh rewards those who intend good with success, while whoever intends evil is abandoned, and all of this is in accordance with a preordained decree. There are also many Ḥadīths that prove this.

The Narration of Abu Bakr Aṣ-Ṣiddīq

Imām Aḥmad recorded from Abu Bakr that he said to the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ, “O Messenger of Allāh! Do we act according to what has already been decided, or is the matter just beginning (i.e., still undecided)?” He replied,

Ḥadīthبَلْ عَلَى أَمْرٍ قَدْ فُرِغَ مِنْهُ

‹Indeed it is according to what has already been decided.»

Then Abu Bakr said, “Then what (good) are deeds, O Messenger of Allāh?” He replied,

Ḥadīthكُلٌّ مُيَسَّرٌ لِمَا خُلِقَ لَهُ

«Everyone will find it easy to do such deeds that will lead him to what he was created for.»^{4Aḥmad 1:5. Similar with Muslim, no. 17 in the Book of Faith.}

The Narration of ‘Ali

Al-Bukhāri recorded from ‘Ali bin Abi Ṭālib that they (the Companions) were with the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ at the cemetery of Baqi' Al-Gharqad for a funeral, when the Prophet ﷺ said,

Ḥadīthمَا مِنْكُمْ مِنْ أَحَدٍ إِلَّا وَقَدْ كُتِبَ مَقْعَدُهُ مِنَ الْجَنَّةِ وَمَقْعَدُهُ مِنَ النَّارِ

«There is none among you except that his place has already been written, a seat in Paradise and a seat in the Hellfire.»

They said, “O Messenger of Allāh! Should we depend on this?” He replied,

Ḥadīthاعْمَلُوا، فَكُلٌّ مُيَسَّرٌ لِمَا خُلِقَ لَهُ

«Perform deeds for everyone will have the deeds of what he was created for (Paradise or Hell) made easy for him.» Then he recited the Āyah

Qur’an 92:5–7فَأَمَّا مَنْ أَعْطَىٰ وَٱتَّقَىٰ وَصَدَّقَ بِٱلْحُسْنَىٰ فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ

«As for him who gives and has Taqwā, and believes in Al-Ḥusnā. We will make smooth for him the path of ease.»”^{5Fatḥ Al-Bāri 8:578, 579.} until the Āyah:

Qur’an 92:10لِلْعُسْرَىٰ

«the path to evil» He (Imām Al-Bukhāri) also recorded another similar narration from 'Ali bin Abi Ṭālib in which he said, “We were at a funeral in the cemetery of Baqī‘ Al-Gharqad when the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ came and sat down. So we came and sat around him and he had a stick with him. Then he bowed his head and he began to scratch the ground with his stick. He then said,

Ḥadīthمَا مِنْكُمْ مِنْ أَحَدٍ - أَوْ مَا مِنْ نَفْسٍ مَنْفُوسَةٍ - إِلَّا كُتِبَ مَكَانُهَا مِنَ الْجَنَّةِ وَالنَّارِ، وَإِلَّا قَدْ كُتِبَتْ شَقِيَّةً أَوْ سَعِيدَةً

«There is not anyone among you - or is not a single soul (that has been created) - except that his place has been written in Paradise or in the Fire, and it has been written that he will be miserable or happy.» A man said, “O Messenger of Allāh! Should we just depend on what has been written for us and give up performing deeds? For whoever of us is of the people of happiness then he will be of the people of happiness, and whoever among us is of the people of misery then he will be of the people of misery.” The Prophet ﷺ replied,

Ḥadīthأَمَّا أَهْلُ السَّعَادَةِ فَيُيَسَّرُونَ لِعَمَلِ أَهْلِ السَّعَادَةِ، وَأَمَّا أَهْلُ الشَّقَاءِ فَيُيَسَّرُونَ إِلَى عَمَلِ أَهْلِ الشَّقَاءِ، ثُمَّ قَرَأَ:

«Those people who are the people of happiness, they will have the deeds of the people of happiness made easy for them. And those people who are the people of misery, they will have the deeds of the people of misery made easy for them.» Then he recited the Āyah:

Qur’an 92:5–10فَأَمَّا مَنْ أَعْطَىٰ وَٱتَّقَىٰ وَصَدَّقَ بِٱلْحُسْنَىٰ فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ وَأَمَّا مَنۢ بَخِلَ وَٱسْتَغْنَىٰ وَكَذَّبَ بِٱلْحُسْنَىٰ فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ لِلْعُسْرَىٰ

«As for him who gives and has Taqwā, and believes in Al-Ḥusnā. We will make smooth for him the path of ease (goodness). But he who is greedy and thinks himself self-sufficient, and belies Al-Ḥusnā. We will make smooth for him the path to evil.»»^{6Fatḥ Al-Bāri 8:579.} The other compilers of the Group have also recorded this Ḥadīth.^{7Muslim no. 2039, 2040, Abu Dāwud 5:68, Tuḥfat Al-Aḥwadhi 6:340, and 9:270, An-Nasā’ī in Al-Kubrā 6:516, 517, and Ibn Mājah 1:30.}

The Narration of ‘Abdullāh bin ‘Umar

Imām Aḥmad recorded from Ibn ‘Umar that ‘Umar said, “O Messenger of Allāh! Do you think that the deeds that we do are a matter that is already predetermined or are they something just beginning or new?” The Prophet ﷺ replied,

Ḥadīthفِيمَا قَدْ فُرِغَ مِنْهُ، فَاعْمَلْ يَا ابْنَ الْخَطَّابِ، فَإِنَّ كُلًّا مُيَسَّرٌ، أَمَّا مَنْ كَانَ مِنْ أَهْلِ السَّعَادَةِ فَإِنَّهُ يَعْمَلُ لِلسَّعَادَةِ، وَأَمَّا مَنْ كَانَ مِنْ أَهْلِ الشَّقَاءِ فَإِنَّهُ يَعْمَلُ لِلشَّقَاءِ

«It is something that has already been predetermined. Therefore, work deeds, O son of Al-Khaṭṭāb! For verily, each person will have things made easy for him. So whoever is from the people of happiness, then he will work deeds for happiness, and whoever is from the people of misery, then he will work deeds for misery.»”^{8Aḥmad 2:52.}

This Ḥadīth has been recorded by At-Tirmidhi in the Book of Al-Qadar and he said “Ḥasan Ṣaḥīḥ.”^{9Tuḥfat Al-Aḥwadhi 6:933.}

Another Ḥadīth Narrated by Jābir

Ibn Jarīr recorded from Jābir bin ‘Abdullāh that he said, “O Messenger of Allāh! Are we performing deeds for something that has already been predetermined or is the matter based upon what we are just doing (now)?” The Prophet ﷺ replied,

Ḥadīthلِأَمْرٍ قَدْ فُرِغَ مِنْهُ

«It is a matter that has been predetermined.» Then Surāqah said, "Then what is the purpose of deeds?" The Messenger of Allāh ﷺ then said,

Ḥadīthكُلٌّ عَامِلٍ مُيَسَّرٌ لِعَمَلِهِ

«Everyone who does deeds will have his deeds made easy for him.»^{10Aṭ-Ṭabari 24:475.}

Muslim also recorded this Ḥadīth.^{11Muslim 4:2041.} Ibn Jarīr recorded from 'Āmir bin 'Abdullāh bin Az-Zubayr that he said, "Abu Bakr used to free servants upon their acceptance of Islām in Makkah. He used to free the elderly and the women when they accepted Islām. So his father said to him, 'O my son! I see that you are freeing people who are weak. But if you freed strong men they could stand with you, defend you and protect you.' Abu Bakr replied, 'O my father! I only want - and I think he said - what is with Allāh.' Some people of my family have told me this Āyah was revealed about him:

Qur’an 92:5–7فَأَمَّا مَنْ أَعْطَىٰ وَٱتَّقَىٰ وَصَدَّقَ بِٱلْحُسْنَىٰ فَسَنُيَسِّرُهُۥ لِلْيُسْرَىٰ

«As for him who gives and has Taqwā, and believes in Al-Ḥusnā. We will make smooth for him the path of ease.»"^{12Aṭ-Ṭabari 24:473. There are some deficiencies in these narrations.} Then Allāh says,

Qur’an 92:11وَمَا يُغْنِى عَنْهُ مَالُهُۥٓ إِذَا تَرَدَّىٰٓ

«And what will his wealth avail him when he goes down?» Mujāhid said, "This means when he dies."^{13Aṭ-Ṭabari 24:476.} Abu Ṣāliḥ and Mālik said - narrating from Zayd bin Aslam, "When he goes down into the Fire."^{14Aṭ-Ṭabari 24:476, and Al-Qurṭubi 20:85.}

Qur’an 92:12–21إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا لَلْهُدَىٰ وَإِنَّ لَنَا لَلْـَٔاخِرَةَ وَٱلْأُولَىٰ فَأَنذَرْتُكُمْ نَارًا تَلَظَّىٰ لَا يَصْلَىٰهَآ إِلَّا ٱلْأَشْقَى ٱلَّذِى كَذَّبَ وَتَوَلَّىٰ وَسَيُجَنَّبُهَا ٱلْأَتْقَى ٱلَّذِى يُؤْتِى مَالَهُۥ يَتَزَكَّىٰ وَمَا لِأَحَدٍ عِندَهُۥ مِن نِّعْمَةٍ تُجْزَىٰٓ إِلَّا ٱبْتِغَآءَ وَجْهِ رَبِّهِ ٱلْأَعْلَىٰ وَلَسَوْفَ يَرْضَىٰ

«12. Truly, on Us is (to give) guidance.» «13. And truly, unto Us (belong) the last (Hereafter) and the first (this world).» «14. Therefore I have warned you of a Fire Talazzā.» «15. None shall enter it save the most wretched.» «16. Who denies and turns away.» «17. And those with Taqwā will be far removed from it.» «18. He who gives of his wealth for self-purification.» «19. And who has (in mind) no favor from anyone to be paid back.» «20. Except to seek the Face of his Lord, the Most High.» «21. He, surely, will be pleased.»

The Matter of Guidance and other than it is in the Hand of Allāh, and Allāh's Warning about the Hellfire Qatādah said,

Qur’an 92:12إِنَّ عَلَيْنَا لَلْهُدَىٰ

«Truly, on Us is (to give) guidance.» “This means, We will explain what is lawful and what is prohibited.”^{1Aṭ-Ṭabari 24:477.} Others have said that it means, “Whoever traverses upon the path of guidance, then he will reach Allāh (i.e., in the Hereafter).” They consider this Āyah like Allāh's saying,

Qur’an 16:9وَعَلَى ٱللَّهِ قَصْدُ ٱلسَّبِيلِ

«And upon Allāh is the responsibility to explain the Straight path.» (16:9) This has been mentioned by Ibn Jarīr.^{2Aṭ-Ṭabari 24:477.} Allāh said;

Qur’an 92:13وَإِنَّ لَنَا لَلْـَٔاخِرَةَ وَٱلْأُولَىٰ

«And truly, unto Us (belong) the last (Hereafter) and the first (this world).» This means, ‘they both belong to Us and I (Allāh) am in complete control of them.’ Then Allāh says,

Qur’an 92:14فَأَنذَرْتُكُمْ نَارًا تَلَظَّىٰ

«Therefore I have warned you of a Fire Talazzā.»

Mujāhid said, “Blazing.”^{3Aṭ-Ṭabari 24:477.} Imām Aḥmad recorded from Simāk bin Ḥarb that he heard An-Nu‘mān bin Bashīr giving a sermon, in which he said, “I heard the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ giving a sermon, in which he said:

«أَنْذَرْتُكُمُ النَّارَ»

«I have warned you of the Fire.»

And he said it in such a voice that if a man was in the marketplace he could hear it from where I am standing now. And he said it (with such force) that the garment that was on his shoulder fell down to his feet.”^{4Aḥmad 4:272.}

Imām Aḥmad recorded from Abu Isḥāq that he heard An-Nu‘mān bin Bashīr giving a sermon, in which he said, “I heard the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ saying,

Ḥadīthإِنَّ أَهْوَنَ أَهْلِ النَّارِ عَذَابًا يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ رَجُلٌ تُوضَعُ فِي أَخْمَصِ قَدَمَيْهِ جَمْرَتَانِ يَغْلِي مِنْهُمَا دِمَاغُهُ

«Verily, the person to be punished lightest of the people of the Fire on the Day of Judgement will be a man who will have placed on the soles of his feet two coals that will cause his brain to boil.»”^{5Aḥmad 4:274.} Imām Al-Bukhāri also recorded this narration.^{6Fatḥ Al-Bāri 11:424.}

Muslim recorded that Abu Isḥāq narrated from An-Nu‘mān bin Bashīr that the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said,

Ḥadīthإِنَّ أَهْوَنَ أَهْلِ النَّارِ عَذَابًا مَنْ لَهُ نَعْلَانِ وَشِرَاكَانِ مِنْ نَارٍ يَغْلِي مِنْهُمَا دِمَاغُهُ كَمَا يَغْلِي الْمِرْجَلُ، مَا يَرَى أَنَّ أَحَدًا أَشَدُّ مِنْهُ عَذَابًا، وَإِنَّهُ لَأَهْوَنُهُمْ عَذَابًا

«Verily, the lightest punishment received by the people of the Hellfire will be a man who will have two sandals whose straps will be made of fire that will cause his brain to boil just as a cauldron boils. Yet he will not think that anyone is receiving a torment more severe than him, even though he will be receiving the lightest punishment of them.»^{7Muslim 1:196.} Allāh says,

Qur’an 92:15لَا يَصْلَىٰهَآ إِلَّا ٱلْأَشْقَى

«None shall enter it save the most wretched.» meaning, none will enter surrounded by it on all sides except the most wretched. Then Allāh explains who this (the most wretched) is by His saying,

Qur’an 92:16ٱلَّذِى كَذَّبَ

«Who denies» meaning, in his heart.

Qur’an 92:16وَتَوَلَّىٰ

«and turns away.» meaning, from acting with his limbs and performing deeds according to their pillars. Imām Aḥmad recorded from Abu Hurayrah that the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said,

Ḥadīthكُلُّ أُمَّتِي يَدْخُلُ الْجَنَّةَ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ إِلَّا مَنْ أَبَى

«All of my followers will enter Paradise on the Day of Judgement except for whoever refuses.» They (the Companions) said, “Who would refuse, O Messenger of Allāh?” He replied,

Ḥadīthمَنْ أَطَاعَنِي دَخَلَ الْجَنَّةَ، وَمَنْ عَصَانِي فَقَدْ أَبَى

«Whoever obeys me, he will enter Paradise, and whoever disobeys me, then he has refused.»^{8Aḥmad 2:361.} Al-Bukhāri also recorded this Ḥadīth.^{9Fatḥ Al-Bāri 13:263.} Allāh then says,

Qur’an 92:17وَسَيُجَنَّبُهَا ٱلْأَتْقَى

«And those with Taqwā will be far removed from it.» meaning, the righteous, pure, most pious person will be saved from the Fire. Then He explains who he is by His saying,

Qur’an 92:18ٱلَّذِى يُؤْتِى مَالَهُۥ يَتَزَكَّىٰ

«He who gives of his wealth for self-purification.» meaning, he spends his wealth in obedience of his Lord in order to purify himself, his wealth and whatever Allāh has bestowed upon him of religion and worldly things.

Qur’an 92:19وَمَا لِأَحَدٍ عِندَهُۥ مِن نِّعْمَةٍ تُجْزَىٰٓ

«And who has (in mind) no favor from anyone to be paid back.» meaning, giving his wealth is not done so that he may gain some favor from someone wherein they return some good to him, and therefore he gives to get something in return. He only spends his wealth

Qur’an 92:20ٱبْتِغَآءَ وَجْهِ رَبِّهِ ٱلْأَعْلَىٰ

«to seek the Face of his Lord, the Most High» meaning, hoping to attain the blessing of seeing Him in the final abode in the Gardens of Paradise. Allāh then says,

Qur’an 92:21وَلَسَوْفَ يَرْضَىٰ

«He, surely, will be pleased.» meaning, indeed those with these characteristics will be pleased.

The Cause of this Revelation and the Virtue of Abu Bakr Many of the scholars of Tafsīr have mentioned that these Āyāt were revealed about Abu Bakr Aṣ-Ṣiddīq. Some of them even mentioned that there is a consensus among the Qur'ānic commentators concerning this. There is no doubt that he is included in the meaning of these Āyāt, and that he is the most deserving of the Ummah to be described with these characteristics in general, for indeed, the wording of these Āyāt is general. As in Allāh's saying,

Qur’an 92:17–19وَسَيُجَنَّبُهَا ٱلْأَتْقَى ٱلَّذِى يُؤْتِى مَالَهُۥ يَتَزَكَّىٰ وَمَا لِأَحَدٍ عِندَهُۥ مِن نِّعْمَةٍ تُجْزَىٰٓ

«And those with Taqwā will be far removed from it. He who gives of his wealth for self-purification. And who has (in mind) no favor from anyone to be paid back.»

However, he (Abu Bakr) was the first and foremost of this Ummah to have all of these characteristics and other praiseworthy characteristics as well. For verily, he was truthful, pious, generous, charitable, and he always spent his wealth in obedience of His Master (Allāh) and in aiding the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ. How many Dirhams and Dinārs did he spend seeking the Face of His Most Noble Lord. And did not consider any of the people as owning him some favor that he needed to get compensation for. Rather, his virtue and kindness was even shown towards leaders and chiefs from all the other tribes as well. This is why ‘Urwah bin Mas‘ūd, who was the chief of the Thaqīf tribe, said to him on the day of the Treaty of Ḥudaybiyyah, “By Allāh, if I did not owe you a debt, which I have not paid you back for, I would have responded to you (i.e., your call to Islām).” Abu Bakr Aṣ-Ṣiddīq became angry with him for saying such a thing (i.e., I owe you something). So if this was his position with the chiefs of the Arabs and the heads of the tribes, then what about those other than them. Thus, Allāh says,

Qur’an 92:19–21وَمَا لِأَحَدٍ عِندَهُۥ مِن نِّعْمَةٍ تُجْزَىٰٓ إِلَّا ٱبْتِغَآءَ وَجْهِ رَبِّهِ ٱلْأَعْلَىٰ وَلَسَوْفَ يَرْضَىٰ

«And who has (in mind) no favor from anyone to be paid back. Except to seek the Face of his Lord, the Most High. He, surely, will be pleased.»

And in the Two Ṣaḥīḥs it is recorded that the Messenger of Allāh ﷺ said,

Ḥadīthمَنْ أَنْفَقَ زَوْجَيْنِ فِي سَبِيلِ اللَّهِ دَعَتْهُ خَزَنَةُ الْجَنَّةِ يَا عَبْدَ اللَّهِ، هَذَا خَيْرٌ

«Whoever equipped two riding animals in the way of Allāh, the Gatekeepers of Paradise will call to him saying, “O servant of Allāh! This is good.”»

So Abu Bakr said, “O Messenger of Allāh! The one who is called from them will not have any need. Will there be anyone who will be called from all of them?” The Prophet ﷺ replied,

Ḥadīthنَعَمْ، وَأَرْجُو أَنْ تَكُونَ مِنْهُمْ

«Yes, and I hope that you will be one of them.»^{10Fatḥ Al-Bāri 7:23, and Muslim 2:712.}

This is the end of the Tafsīr of Sūrat Al-Layl, and all praise and thanks are due to Allāh.