Ṣād
ص"Sad"
- Number
- 38 of 114
- Verses
- 88
- Revealed
- Makkah
Dāwūd and Sulaymān — two kings given trust.
24 passages reference this surah
From 15 books in our audiobook library. Each passage is also spoken aloud in the app.
Abu Bakr al-Siddiq
Ibn Kathir · Timeless Classics
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"He emigrated, settled at Waddan, and died during the caliphate of al-Siddiq. Abu Marthad al-Ghanawi His name was Muadh ibn al-Husayn, and it is also said Ibn Husayn ibn Yarbu ibn Amr ibn Yarbu ibn Kharasha ibn Sad ibn Tarif ibn Khaylan ibn Ghanm ibn Ghani ibn Asar ibn Sad ibn Qays ibn Ghaylan ibn Mudar ibn Nizar, Abu Marthad al-Ghanawi."
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"But the well-known account is the one we have given. Bashir ibn Sad ibn Thalaba al-Khazraji He was the father of al-Numan ibn Bashir. He was present at the Second Aqaba, at Badr, and at the battles that followed. It is said that he was the first of the Ansar to embrace Islam, and he was the first of the Ansar to pledge allegiance to al-Siddiq on the day of the Saqifa."
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"So Abu Bakr set guards at the approaches to Medina, who passed the nights with troops around it. Among the commanders of the watch were Ali ibn Abi Talib, al-Zubayr ibn al-Awwam, Talha ibn Abd Allah, Sad ibn Abi Waqqas, Abd al-Rahman ibn Awf, and Abd Allah ibn Masud."
The Garden of the Gnostics
Imam al-Nawawī · Timeless Classics
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"with a broken mim and a doubled sad, though some say it with an opened mim and a softened sad. The former is more widely recognized, referring to the town Masisa near Tarsus in the Armenian lands."
The Destroyed Nations & Yunus
Ibn Kathir · Stories of the Prophets
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"God destroyed the People of the Well, and Ad's descendants spread throughout the whole of Yemen, and thereafter multiplied across the whole earth. So it was that Jayrun, son of Sad, son of Ad, son of Aws, son of Iram, son of Sam, son of Nuh, settled in Damascus and built its city, naming it Jayrun; and it is Iram of the Pillars."
Book 8: The Mysteries of Qur'an Recitation
Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din
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"There are fourteen prostrations in the Qur’an, and two in Al-Hajj, but none in Surah Sad. At the very least, prostrate by placing your forehead on the ground. The most complete manner is to say Takbir before prostrating and to make a supplication that suits the verse recited."
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"as deliberate and letter by letter, is narrated by Abu Dawood, An-Nasa'i, and At-Tirmidhi, who graded it Hasan Sahih. The hadith: "Recite the Qur’an and weep; if you do not weep, then make yourself weep," is narrated by Ibn Majah from Sad Ibn Abi Waqqas with a good chain."
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"on Saturday night with Al-An'am to Hud, on Sunday night with Yusuf to Maryam, on Monday night with Taha to Al-Naml, on Tuesday night with Al-Ankabut to Sad, and on Wednesday night with Al-Zumar to Al-Rahman, concluding on Thursday night."
Futūḥ al-Ghayb — Revelations of the Unseen
Shaykh Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani · Timeless Classics
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"This fulfills the saying of God the Exalted: "And remember Our servant Ayyub, when he called to his Lord, 'Indeed, Satan has touched me with hardship and torment.' So he was told, 'Strike with your foot; here is a cool spring for washing and drinking.'" Surah Sad 38:42."
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"Thus, all worship lies in opposing your self and desires. God, the Exalted, said: "And do not follow desire, for it will lead you astray from the path of God." ." Surah Sad 38/26 And God, the Exalted, said to David, peace be upon him:"
Al-Ghunya li-Ṭālibī Ṭarīq al-Ḥaqq — Volume One
Shaykh Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani · Timeless Classics
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"wife for his need, let her come to him even if she is at the oven. Abu Hurairah also narrated that the Prophet said, If one of you calls his wife to his bed and she does not come and he spends the night angry with her, the angels curse her until morning. Qais ibn Sad"
Volume 2 — From the Israelite Prophets to Pre-Islamic Arabia
Ibn Kathir · Al-Bidāya wal-Nihāya
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"By Allah, he did not sleep nor rise until he became gloomy and sad, not speaking to us nor us to him. Then he said, Will you not depart? I said, Is there any departure? torture for you?" He said, yes. So we departed and traveled for two nights. Then on the third"
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"but he returned after a quiet part of the night. He threw off his garments and threw himself onto his bed. By Allah, he neither slept nor stood up and he awoke feeling sad and gloomy, not speaking to us nor us to him. Then he said, are you not going to leave?"
al-Fawāʾid — Points of Benefit, Volume One
Ibn al-Qayyim · Timeless Classics
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"of people before Him in the chapter of the Throngs, and He has told of the disputing of the people of the Fire within it in the chapter of the Poets and the chapter of Sad. Then He informed us, glory be to Him, that the word is not changed with Him."
Volume One: From Tangier to the Lands of the East
Ibn Battuta · Rihla — The Travels of Ibn Battuta
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"dama on the b and a shada on the h. This city produces most of Egypt's linen, which is exported to various Egyptian territories and to Africa. I then travelled to the city of Dallas, pronounced with a fatha on the d and ending with a sad."
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"a silent zay, a bunched dal, a dot-tinged ka, a long alif, and a dotless sad. A small town with well-constructed buildings, a fine market, and an astonishing mosque made of stone. The town is surrounded by a fortified ditch"
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"In Persian, Ansaleh with an open Sad and Lam meaning year. They claim he lived for 350 years, and they hold a good belief in him. People visit him from different regions and villages, including sultans and royals."
Book 18: The Book of Listening and Ecstasy
Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya' 'Ulum al-Din
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"Someone else said: "Whoever is sad, let him listen to melodies, for sorrow extinguishes the light of the soul, and when it is gladdened, its light ignites and its joy manifests, with the yearning displayed according to the receptiveness,"
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"It is narrated that Abu al-Husayn al-Nuri was with a group engaged in a debate on knowledge, while he remained silent. Eventually, he recited a poem about a sad dove cooing at noon, expressing sorrow and longing."
Al-Shamā'il al-Muhammadiyya — The Sublime Beauty of the Prophet ﷺ
Imam al-Tirmidhi · Timeless Classics
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"The Prophet, peace be upon him, asked him about the bird because it had died, causing the boy to be sad, so he joked with him to lift his spirits. Abu Hurairah, may Allah be pleased with him, narrated that people said to the Messenger"
Volume 1
Imam al-Dhahabī · Siyar Aʿlām al-Nubalā
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"There, he said to Salman, "Go out and seek knowledge, for the scholars of the world gather at the mosque." Salman went out to listen to them. One day, he returned feeling sad. The mentor asked him, "What troubles you?" Salman replied,"
Book 4: The Book of Prayer
Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya’ ‘Ulum al-Din
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"The Quran refers to this in the verse: "Constrained in chains" from Surah Sad, and the act of swift horses in "and the good swift horses" from the same Surah. This guidance pertains to the position of the feet during standing."
Book 36: The Book of Love, Longing, Intimacy, and Contentment
Imam al-Ghazali · Ihya' 'Ulum al-Din
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"A believer is not heedless unless he forgets, and when he thinks, he becomes sad. Abu Sulayman al-Darani added: "Among the creation of Allah, there are those who are not distracted by Paradise and its pleasures from Him."
Volume Two: From India to the Lands of the West
Ibn Battuta · Rihla — The Travels of Ibn Battuta
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"the sad and shelters the outcast. My companion became weary when he saw its snowy landscapes turn cold again. It is the frontier, may God protect its inhabitants, and what good is a frontier that does not remain cool?"
Books referenced
Abu Bakr al-Siddiq
Ibn Kathir · 6h 10m
The Garden of the Gnostics
Imam al-Nawawī · 2h 17m
The Story of Yunus & the Destroyed
Ibn Kathir · 30m
Qur'an Recitation
Imam al-Ghazali · 1h 48m
Futūḥ al-Ghayb
Shaykh Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani · 6h 47m
Al-Ghunya, Vol. 1
Shaykh Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani · 4h 58m
Israelite Prophets to Pre-Islamic Arabia
Ibn Kathir · 18h 22m
al-Fawāʾid
Ibn al-Qayyim · 6h 03m