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
وَمَا جَعَلَهُ ٱللَّهُ إِلَّا بُشْرَىٰ وَلِتَطْمَئِنَّ بِهِۦ قُلُوبُكُمْ ۚ وَمَا ٱلنَّصْرُ إِلَّا مِنْ عِندِ ٱللَّهِ ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَزِيزٌ حَكِيمٌ
And Allāh made it not but good tidings and so that your hearts would be assured thereby. And victory is not but from Allāh. Indeed, Allāh is Exalted in Might and Wise.
إِن تَسْتَفْتِحُوا۟ فَقَدْ جَآءَكُمُ ٱلْفَتْحُ ۖ وَإِن تَنتَهُوا۟ فَهُوَ خَيْرٌ لَّكُمْ ۖ وَإِن تَعُودُوا۟ نَعُدْ وَلَن تُغْنِىَ عَنكُمْ فِئَتُكُمْ شَيْـًٔا وَلَوْ كَثُرَتْ وَأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ مَعَ ٱلْمُؤْمِنِينَ
If you [disbelievers] seek the decision [i.e., victory] - the decision [i.e., defeat] has come to you. And if you desist [from hostilities], it is best for you; but if you return [to war], We will return, and never will you be availed by your [large] company at all, even if it should increase; and [that is] because Allāh is with the believers.
ٱلَّذِينَ يُقِيمُونَ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَمِمَّا رَزَقْنَـٰهُمْ يُنفِقُونَ
The ones who establish prayer, and from what We have provided them, they spend.
۞ إِنَّ شَرَّ ٱلدَّوَآبِّ عِندَ ٱللَّهِ ٱلصُّمُّ ٱلْبُكْمُ ٱلَّذِينَ لَا يَعْقِلُونَ
Indeed, the worst of living creatures in the sight of Allāh are the deaf and dumb who do not use reason [i.e., the disbelievers].