Surah Ash-Shams 91

سُورَةُ الشَّمۡسِ“The Sun”15 Ayat

91:1By the sun and its brightnessوَٱلشَّمْسِ وَضُحَىٰهَا
91:1

وَٱلشَّمْسِ وَضُحَىٰهَا

By the sun and its brightness

91:2And [by] the moon when it follows itوَٱلْقَمَرِ إِذَا تَلَىٰهَا
91:2

وَٱلْقَمَرِ إِذَا تَلَىٰهَا

And [by] the moon when it follows it

91:3And [by] the day when it displays itوَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذَا جَلَّىٰهَا
91:3

وَٱلنَّهَارِ إِذَا جَلَّىٰهَا

And [by] the day when it displays it

91:4And [by] the night when it covers itوَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَىٰهَا
91:4

وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَىٰهَا

And [by] the night when it covers it

91:5And [by] the sky and He who constructed itوَٱلسَّمَآءِ وَمَا بَنَىٰهَا
91:5

وَٱلسَّمَآءِ وَمَا بَنَىٰهَا

And [by] the sky and He who constructed it

91:6And [by] the earth and He who spread itوَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا طَحَىٰهَا
91:6

وَٱلْأَرْضِ وَمَا طَحَىٰهَا

And [by] the earth and He who spread it

91:7And [by] the soul and He who proportioned itوَنَفْسٍ وَمَا سَوَّىٰهَا
91:7

وَنَفْسٍ وَمَا سَوَّىٰهَا

And [by] the soul and He who proportioned it

91:8And inspired it [with discernment of] its wickedness and its righteousness,فَأَلْهَمَهَا فُجُورَهَا وَتَقْوَىٰهَا
91:8

فَأَلْهَمَهَا فُجُورَهَا وَتَقْوَىٰهَا

And inspired it [with discernment of] its wickedness and its righteousness,

91:9He has succeeded who purifies it,قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن زَكَّىٰهَا
91:9

قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَن زَكَّىٰهَا

He has succeeded who purifies it,

91:10And he has failed who instills it [with corruption].وَقَدْ خَابَ مَن دَسَّىٰهَا
91:10

وَقَدْ خَابَ مَن دَسَّىٰهَا

And he has failed who instills it [with corruption].

91:11Thamud denied [their prophet] by reason of their transgression,كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُودُ بِطَغْوَىٰهَآ
91:11

كَذَّبَتْ ثَمُودُ بِطَغْوَىٰهَآ

Thamud denied [their prophet] by reason of their transgression,

91:12When the most wretched of them was sent forth.إِذِ ٱنبَعَثَ أَشْقَىٰهَا
91:12

إِذِ ٱنبَعَثَ أَشْقَىٰهَا

When the most wretched of them was sent forth.

91:13And the messenger of Allah [Salih] said to them, "[Do not harm] the she-camel of Allah or [prevent her from] h…فَقَالَ لَهُمْ رَسُولُ ٱللَّهِ نَاقَةَ ٱللَّهِ…
91:13

فَقَالَ لَهُمْ رَسُولُ ٱللَّهِ نَاقَةَ ٱللَّهِ وَسُقْيَٰهَا

And the messenger of Allah [Salih] said to them, "[Do not harm] the she-camel of Allah or [prevent her from] her drink."

91:14But they denied him and hamstrung her. So their Lord brought down upon them destruction for their sin and made…فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَعَقَرُوهَا فَدَمْدَمَ عَلَيْهِمْ رَبُّهُم بِذَنبِهِمْ…
91:14

فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَعَقَرُوهَا فَدَمْدَمَ عَلَيْهِمْ رَبُّهُم بِذَنبِهِمْ فَسَوَّىٰهَا

But they denied him and hamstrung her. So their Lord brought down upon them destruction for their sin and made it equal [upon all of them].

91:15And He does not fear the consequence thereof.وَلَا يَخَافُ عُقْبَٰهَا
91:15

وَلَا يَخَافُ عُقْبَٰهَا

And He does not fear the consequence thereof.

About this Surah
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Recitation of Surah Ash-Shams wa Duhaha in the 'Isha' Prayer

The Hadith of Jabir which was recorded in the Two Sahihs has already been mentioned. In it the Messenger of Allah ﷺ said to Mu'adh,

هَلَّا صَلَّيْتَ بِــ

سَبِّحِ اسْمَ رَبِّكَ الْأَعْلَى

وَالشَّمْسِ وَضُحَاهَا

وَالَّيْلِ إِذَا يَغْشَىٰ

(Why didn't you pray with (the recitation of)(Glorify the Name of your Lord the Most High)(87), (By the sun and Duhaha)(91), and (By the night as it envelops)(92)?)

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir (abridged) — the surah's virtues, naming and revelation context.