The Prophet ﷺ used to recite Surah Al-Ghashiyah in the Friday and Eid prayers after the surah “Glorify the name of your Lord, the Most High”, and when Eid fell on a Friday he recited them in both prayers. A surah of the Mufassal, it recalls the state of people on the Day of Resurrection and invites reflection on the signs of Allah’s power in His creation.
The Prophet ﷺ used to recite in the Friday and Eid prayers “Glorify the name of your Lord, the Most High” and “Has there reached you the report of the Overwhelming?”, and when both fell on the same day he recited them in both prayers. In a version from An-Nu’man, he also recited it with Surah Al-Jumu’ah in the Friday prayer.
Authentic (sahih)Muslim (878), Abu Dawud (1122) and At-Tirmidhi (533) Authentic (sahih)Abu Dawud (1125), An-Nasa’i (3/111) and Ahmad (5/13)
It belongs to the Mufassal, given to the Prophet ﷺ as an extra gift by which he was favoured over the other prophets, according to the hadith of Wathilah ibn al-Asqa’: “… and I was favoured with the Mufassal.”
It opens with a question that awakens attention: “Has there reached you the report of the Overwhelming?”, meaning the Day of Resurrection, which overwhelms people with its terrors.
Its aim is to remind of the Hereafter, its reward and punishment, and to draw attention to the signs of Allah’s power in His creation, so that people know they will return to Him to be held to account.
Arabic text, translation, reference and authenticity grade of each hadith.
كان رسول الله ﷺ يقرأ في العيدين وفي الجمعة بـ ﴿سَبِّحِ اسْمَ رَبِّكَ الْأَعْلَى﴾ و ﴿هَلْ أَتَاكَ حَدِيثُ الْغَاشِيَةِ﴾ قال: وإذا اجتمع العيد والجمعة في يوم واحد يقرأ بهما أيضًا في الصلاتين
The Messenger of Allah ﷺ used to recite in the two Eids and on Friday “Glorify the name of your Lord, the Most High” and “Has there reached you the report of the Overwhelming?”. And when Eid and Friday fell on the same day, he recited them in both prayers.
أن النبي ﷺ كان يقرأ في الجمعة بـ ﴿سَبِّحِ اسْمَ رَبِّكَ الْأَعْلَى﴾ و ﴿هَلْ أَتَاكَ حَدِيثُ الْغَاشِيَةِ﴾
The Prophet ﷺ used to recite on Friday “Glorify the name of your Lord, the Most High” and “Has there reached you the report of the Overwhelming?”.
Main purpose: To remind of the Hereafter, its reward and punishment, and to invite reflection on the proofs of Allah’s power.
Al-Ghashiyah is an entirely Meccan surah, also called “Has there reached you the report of the Overwhelming?”; it has twenty-six verses. It is the 88th surah in the order of the Qur’an and the 67th in the order of revelation, revealed after Adh-Dhariyat and before Al-Kahf. “Al-Ghashiyah” (the Overwhelming) is the Day of Resurrection, so called because it overwhelms people with its terrors.
Tafsir of Surah Al-Ghashiyah Listen to Al-Ghashiyah by other reciters
The full Arabic text: introduction, virtues, themes, and a study of the chain and authenticity of each hadith.
