At-Takāthur
التكاثر"The Rivalry in Increase"
- Number
- 102 of 114
- Verses
- 8
- Revealed
- Makkah
Piling up distracts you — until you visit the graves.
24 passages reference this surah
From 17 books in our audiobook library. Each passage is also spoken aloud in the app.
al-Fawāʾid — Points of Benefit, Volume One
Ibn al-Qayyim · Timeless Classics
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"and whatever brings him benefit in the life to come — falls under this rivalry. So rivalry in anything at all: in wealth, or rank, or leadership, or women, or talk, or knowledge — especially knowledge for which there is no need; and rivalry in books and compositions, in multiplying questions, branching them out and generating more of them."
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"And He, exalted is He, said: Know that the life of this world is only play and amusement and adornment and mutual boasting among you and rivalry in the increase of wealth and children — like a rain whose growth pleases the tillers, then it withers and you see it turn yellow, then it becomes broken straw. And in the Hereafter there is severe punishment, and forgiveness from God and good pleasure."
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"A useful point: the words of God Most High, "Rivalry in worldly increase distracts you," to the end of the sura — this sura was devoted wholly to the promise, to threat and admonition — and it is admonition enough for whoever understands it. His words, "distracts you," mean: occupies you in a manner for which you have no excuse. For to be distracted from a thing is to be occupied away from it:"
Book 12: Book of Marriage
Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din
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"The hadith continues, whoever marries a woman for her honor, Allah will increase him only in humiliation, and whoever marries her for her wealth, Allah will increase him only in poverty, and whoever marries her for her lineage, Allah will increase him only in baseness."
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"Requesting more falls under the verse, And do not show favor seeking worldly gain, which means giving to receive more. It also falls under the verse of what you give as usury to increase people's wealth. Usury is a form of increase. This request for increase"
Book 10: The Mysteries of Regular Divisions
Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din
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"It was said to him, "Hasn't Allah forgiven your past and future sins? He replied, "Should I not be a grateful servant? This implies an increase in rank, as gratitude is the cause of increase, as Allah said: "If you are grateful, I will surely increase you.""
Volume One
Ibn al-Qayyim · Madārij al-Sālikīn
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"The work of the repentant is to remove these effects and atone for them, while the work of the obedient is to increase and elevate ranks. This is why the night prayer was a voluntary act specifically for the Prophet, peace be upon him, as he worked to increase his ranks, while others worked to atone for sins."
Book 15: Friendship and Brotherhood
Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din
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"Greet those you meet from my nation, and your good deeds will increase. When you enter your home, greet your family, and the goodness of your home will increase." Anas also shared that the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him, said, "When two believers meet and shake hands,"
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"This command to inform is because it results in an increase of love. If he knows that you love him, he will undoubtedly love you in return. Likewise, if you know that he also loves you, your love will undoubtedly increase."
Book 7: The Mysteries of Pilgrimage
Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din
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"Your abode is the Abode of Peace. Blessed are You, O Possessor of Majesty and Honor. O Allah, this is Your House that You have exalted, honored, and sanctified. Increase its respect, honor, and sanctity, and increase the favor and dignity of those who perform Hajj."
Volume Three
Ibn al-Qayyim · Madārij al-Sālikīn
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"إِمَام أَحْمَد narrated that the Prophet, peace be upon him, said: "Blessed are the strangers." When asked who they are, he replied: "Those who increase when people decrease." If this حَدِيث is preserved with this wording, it means those who increase in goodness,"
Book 24: Evils of the Tongue
Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din
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"If the person is absent or deceased, one should increase praying for their forgiveness and blessings and increase in good deeds. If you ask whether forgiveness is obligatory, I say it is not, for it is a voluntary act and a virtue, not an obligation."
The Story of Adam
Ibn Kathir · Stories of the Prophets
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"Adam asked, O Lord, how much lifespan has he? He said, Sixty years. Adam asked, O Lord, increase his lifespan. Allah said, No, unless you increase it from your age. Adam's lifespan was a thousand years, and he gave an additional forty years."
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"When Allah created him, he wiped his back, extracting his offspring and presenting them to him. Adam saw among them a bright man and said, O Lord, increase his lifespan. Allah said, I will not, unless you increase it from your own lifespan."
Al-Ghunya li-Ṭālibī Ṭarīq al-Ḥaqq — Volume One
Shaykh Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani · Timeless Classics
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"us peace. O Allah, increase this house in honor, nobility, dignity, reverence, and righteousness. Increase those who honor and magnify it among those who perform hajj or umrah with honor, nobility, dignity, reverence, and righteousness."
Book 32: Patience and Gratitude
Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din
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"Allah has promised increase with gratitude without exception, saying, “If you are grateful, I will surely increase you. Yet He made exceptions in five matters: enrichment, answering prayers, provision, forgiveness, and repentance."
Volume One: From Tangier to the Lands of the East
Ibn Battuta · Rihla — The Travels of Ibn Battuta
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"and its decrease begins when other rivers increase and flood. The Indus River shares this characteristic, and its mention will come later. The Nile's increase starts in June. When its rise reaches 16 cubits, the Sultan's revenues"
Volume Two
Ibn al-Qayyim · Madārij al-Sālikīn
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"Your increase with Him is the general increase from the deeds of the limbs. His statement that his dealings are flawed can be understood in two ways: Firstly, they are lacking compared to the dealings of those brought near,"
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"content person, and they never leave him, even if their effects are not always visible. The one who possesses these qualities is in a state of continuous increase. This increase is linked to the continuity of his state."
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"and stand apart from them in comfort." Each level of generosity has its own increase and special effect on the heart and state. God, the Exalted, has guaranteed increase for the generous and loss for the miserly."
Book 35: The Book of Divine Unity and Trust in God
Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya' 'Ulum al-Din
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"Even if the veil were lifted, their certainty would not increase, although clarity might. Just as seeing a person at dawnlight does not increase certainty of their humanity with sunrise, but clarifies their features."
Book 38: The Book of Self-Examination and Self-Reckoning
Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya' 'Ulum al-Din
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"Reflecting on abundance and measure to know increase and decrease is called accounting. Reflecting on what lies before the servant during his day to discern his increase from decrease is considered accountability."
Book 29: Condemnation of Pride and Conceit
Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din
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"Conversely, if someone is fearful despite their ignorance, their increase in knowledge makes them aware that the proof against them has strengthened, so they increase in fear, concern, submission, and humility.""
Book 40: The Book of the Remembrance of Death and the Afterlife
Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya' 'Ulum al-Din
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"Work and rejoice, for there are two creations with you that will increase. increase the numbers of those destroyed, the descendants of Adam and Iblis. They asked who these were, and he replied, Gog and Magog."
Books referenced
al-Fawāʾid
Ibn al-Qayyim · 6h 03m
Etiquette of Marriage
Imam al-Ghazali · 3h 10m
Arrangement of Litanies
Imam al-Ghazali · 2h 40m
Volume One
Ibn al-Qayyim · 18h 43m
Friendship and Brotherhood
Imam al-Ghazali · 5h 8m
The Mysteries of Pilgrimage
Imam al-Ghazali · 2h 50m
Volume Three
Ibn al-Qayyim · 19h 25m
Evils of the Tongue
Imam al-Ghazali · 4h 9m