85:3

وَشَاهِدٍۢ وَمَشْهُودٍۢ ٣

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And [by] the witness and what is witnessed,

Tafsir of "Ibn Kathir" (English)

And by the Promised Day. And by the Witness, and by the Witnessed.Ibn Abi Hatim recorded from Abu Hurayrah that the Messenger of Allah said,وَالْيَوْمِ الْمَوْعُود (And by the Promised Day). This refers to يَوْمُ الْقِيَامَةِ the Day of Judgement.And by theوَشَاهِدٍ Witness, this refers to يَوْمُ الْجُمُعَةِ Friday, وَمَا طَلَعَتْ شَمْسٌ وَلَا غَرَبَتْ عَلَى يَوْمٍ أَفْضَلَ مِنْ يَوْمِ الْجُمُعَةِ وَفِيهِ سَاعَةٌ لَا يُوَافِقُهَا عَبْدٌ مُسْلِمٌ يَسْأَلُ اللهَ فِيهَا خَيْرًا إِلاَّ أَعْطَاهُ إِيَّاهُ وَلَا يَسْتَعِيذُ فِيهَا مِنْ شَرَ إِلاَّ أَعَاذَهُ and the sun does not rise or set on a day that is better than Friday.During it there is an hour that no Muslim servant catches while asking Allah from some good except that Allah will give it to him.He does not seek refuge from any evil in it except that Allah will protect him.And by the وَمَشْهُودٍ Witnessed, this refers to the يَوْمُ عَرَفَة day of Arafah (in Hajj).Ibn Khuzaymah also recorded the same Hadith.It has also been recorded as a statement of Abu Hurayrah and it is similar (to this Hadith).The Oppression of the People of the Ditch against the Muslims Concerning Allah's statement,قُتِلَ أَصْحَابُ الاُْخْدُودِ

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