إِذْ يُغَشِّيكُمُ ٱلنُّعَاسَ أَمَنَةً مِّنْهُ وَيُنَزِّلُ عَلَيْكُم مِّنَ ٱلسَّمَآءِ مَآءً لِّيُطَهِّرَكُم بِهِۦ وَيُذْهِبَ عَنكُمْ رِجْزَ ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنِ وَلِيَرْبِطَ عَلَىٰ قُلُوبِكُمْ وَيُثَبِّتَ بِهِ ٱلْأَقْدَامَ 11
Translations
[Remember] when He overwhelmed you with drowsiness [giving] security from Him and sent down upon you from the sky, rain by which to purify you and remove from you the evil [suggestions] of Satan and to make steadfast your hearts and plant firmly thereby your feet.
Transliteration
Idh yughashsheekum an-nu'aasa amanatan minhu wa yunazzilu alaikum min as-sama'i ma'an liyutahhirakum bihi wa yudhhiba ankum rijza ash-shaytani wa liyarbit 'ala qulubikum wa yuthabbita bihi al-aqdama
Tafsir (Explanation)
This ayah describes divine assistance granted to the believers at the Battle of Badr, where Allah caused drowsiness to fall upon them as a mercy and sign of security from Him. The rain that descended served multiple purposes: physical purification, removal of spiritual corruption (rijz) from Satan, strengthening of hearts, and steadying of feet in combat. Classical scholars like Ibn Kathir and Al-Qurtubi emphasize that these blessings—both physical and spiritual—were concrete signs of Allah's support for the believers during their moment of greatest need.
Revelation Context
This ayah is part of Surah Al-Anfal, revealed in Medina regarding the Battle of Badr (2 AH), Islam's first major military engagement. The ayah specifically references events that occurred during the battle itself, where the Companions experienced drowsiness before combat and rain fell, preparing them psychologically and physically for the confrontation.
Related Hadiths
Sahih Bukhari records that during the Battle of Badr, drowsiness overtook the believers as a sign of security from Allah. Additionally, Muslim traditions document that rain fell before the battle, which helped the Muslims' camp but hindered the Quraysh's movements, fulfilling the promise in this ayah.
Themes
Key Lesson
Allah provides both tangible and intangible support to those who trust in Him—addressing our physical needs, spiritual vulnerabilities, and emotional fortitude. This ayah teaches that true victory comes not merely from military might but from divine assistance that calms fears, purifies intentions, and steadies resolve in the face of adversity.
Related Ayahs
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓا۟ أَطِيعُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُۥ وَلَا تَوَلَّوْا۟ عَنْهُ وَأَنتُمْ تَسْمَعُونَ
O you who have believed, obey Allāh and His Messenger and do not turn from him while you hear [his order].
وَأَعِدُّوا۟ لَهُم مَّا ٱسْتَطَعْتُم مِّن قُوَّةٍ وَمِن رِّبَاطِ ٱلْخَيْلِ تُرْهِبُونَ بِهِۦ عَدُوَّ ٱللَّهِ وَعَدُوَّكُمْ وَءَاخَرِينَ مِن دُونِهِمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَهُمُ ٱللَّهُ يَعْلَمُهُمْ ۚ وَمَا تُنفِقُوا۟ مِن شَىْءٍ فِى سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ يُوَفَّ إِلَيْكُمْ وَأَنتُمْ لَا تُظْلَمُونَ
And prepare against them whatever you are able of power and of steeds of war by which you may terrify the enemy of Allāh and your enemy and others besides them whom you do not know [but] whom Allāh knows. And whatever you spend in the cause of Allāh will be fully repaid to you, and you will not be wronged.
ذَٰلِكَ بِمَا قَدَّمَتْ أَيْدِيكُمْ وَأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَيْسَ بِظَلَّـٰمٍ لِّلْعَبِيدِ
That is for what your hands have put forth [of evil] and because Allāh is not ever unjust to [His] servants."
يَـٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓا۟ إِذَا لَقِيتُمْ فِئَةً فَٱثْبُتُوا۟ وَٱذْكُرُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ كَثِيرًا لَّعَلَّكُمْ تُفْلِحُونَ
O you who have believed, when you encounter a company [from the enemy forces], stand firm and remember Allāh much that you may be successful.