يَوْمَ يَبْعَثُهُمُ ٱللَّهُ جَمِيعًا فَيُنَبِّئُهُم بِمَا عَمِلُوٓا۟ ۚ أَحْصَىٰهُ ٱللَّهُ وَنَسُوهُ ۚ وَٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ شَهِيدٌ 6
Translations
On the Day when Allāh will resurrect them all and inform them of what they did. Allāh had enumerated it, while they forgot it; and Allāh is, over all things, Witness.
Transliteration
Yawma yab'athuhum-Allahu jami'an fa-yunabbi'uhum bima 'amilu. Ahsahu-Allah wa nasuuh. Wa-Allahu 'ala kulli shay'in shahid.
Tafsir (Explanation)
This ayah describes the Day of Resurrection when Allah will raise all people from the dead and inform them of their deeds, which Allah has perfectly recorded even though they may have forgotten them. Ibn Kathir and Al-Tabari emphasize that this demonstrates Allah's complete knowledge and justice—nothing escapes His awareness, and every action, no matter how small or forgotten by humans, is meticulously documented and will be brought forth as evidence on the Day of Judgment. The concluding phrase affirms Allah as the ultimate Witness over all things, underscoring His omniscience and the certainty of accountability.
Revelation Context
Surah Al-Mujadila was revealed in Medina and addresses the plea of Khawlah bint Tha'labah regarding her husband's discriminatory treatment (dhihar). This ayah appears in the context of the surah's themes of justice and divine judgment, reminding believers that Allah observes all conduct and will hold everyone accountable regardless of whether their actions are hidden or forgotten.
Related Hadiths
The Prophet (ﷺ) said: 'Every deed will be rewarded according to the intention behind it' (Sahih Bukhari, Book of Revelation). Additionally, 'Allah knows the treachery of the eyes and what the hearts conceal' (Sahih Bukhari 4:54:416) relates directly to Allah's complete knowledge of human actions.
Themes
Key Lesson
No action, word, or intention—however forgotten by us—is lost to Allah; this should motivate believers to conduct themselves with integrity and consciousness of Allah's watchfulness in all circumstances. The ayah serves as a powerful reminder that true accountability lies with our Creator, not with human judgment or memory.
Related Ayahs
فَلَنَقُصَّنَّ عَلَيْهِم بِعِلْمٍ ۖ وَمَا كُنَّا غَآئِبِينَ
Then We will surely relate [their deeds] to them with knowledge, and We were not [at all] absent.
رَبَّنَآ إِنَّكَ تَعْلَمُ مَا نُخْفِى وَمَا نُعْلِنُ ۗ وَمَا يَخْفَىٰ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ مِن شَىْءٍ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ وَلَا فِى ٱلسَّمَآءِ
Our Lord, indeed You know what we conceal and what we declare, and nothing is hidden from Allāh on the earth or in the heaven.
وَحُصِّلَ مَا فِى ٱلصُّدُورِ
And that within the breasts is obtained,
إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ عِندَهُۥ عِلْمُ ٱلسَّاعَةِ وَيُنَزِّلُ ٱلْغَيْثَ وَيَعْلَمُ مَا فِى ٱلْأَرْحَامِ ۖ وَمَا تَدْرِى نَفْسٌ مَّاذَا تَكْسِبُ غَدًا ۖ وَمَا تَدْرِى نَفْسٌۢ بِأَىِّ أَرْضٍ تَمُوتُ ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَلِيمٌ خَبِيرٌۢ
Indeed, Allāh [alone] has knowledge of the Hour and sends down the rain and knows what is in the wombs. And no soul perceives what it will earn tomorrow, and no soul perceives in what land it will die. Indeed, Allāh is Knowing and Aware.