Virtues and benefits of Surah Al-Humazah
No specific hadith is reported about the virtues of Surah Al-Humazah, except that it belongs to the Mufassal by which the Prophet ﷺ was favoured over the other prophets. It severely threatens whoever disparages people, attacks their honour and mocks them, lording it over them because of his wealth and denying the truth, and it describes his punishment.
Its virtues at a glance
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A surah of the Mufassal
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.” Nothing else is reported about its virtue.
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A warning against slander and mockery
It warns against mocking the believers out of pride in wealth. Hamz is attacking people’s honour, and lamz is mocking them with a gesture of the hand, the eye or the like.
What the surah is about
- The severe threat to whoever disparages people, ridicules them and lords it over them
- Pride in abundant wealth and the denial of the truth
- The punishment of the slanderer and mocker
- The meaning of humazah and lumazah: attacking honour and mocking people
- Its revelation about wealthy polytheists who harmed the Prophet ﷺ, and the general scope of its ruling
Main purpose: To warn against mocking the believers out of pride in abundant wealth.
About Surah Al-Humazah
Al-Humazah is a Meccan surah, revealed after Surah Al-Qiyamah and before Surah Al-Mursalat; it has nine verses. It is reported that it was revealed about some wealthy polytheists who harmed the Prophet ﷺ and his companions, among them Al-Walid ibn al-Mughirah, Umayyah ibn Khalaf and Ubayy ibn Khalaf; yet its ruling covers anyone who acts like them, since what counts is the general wording, not the specific cause.
Tafsir of Surah Al-Humazah Listen to Al-Humazah by other reciters
Detailed study in Arabic
The full Arabic text: introduction, virtues, themes, and a study of the chain and authenticity of each hadith.
- التعريف بسورة الهمزة
- فضائل سورة الهمزة
- موضوعات سورة الهمزة
- أغراض سورة الهمزة
- الأحاديث الواردة في الفضل ودرجتها
Virtues of other surahs
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- Virtues of Surah Al-Mulk Intercedes for its reciter and protects from the grave’s punishment
- Virtues of Surah Ya-Sin Whoever recites it at night seeking Allah’s Face is forgiven
- Virtues of Surah Al-Baqarah Satan flees the house where it is recited; it is the peak of the Qur’an
- Virtues of Surah Al-Fatihah The greatest surah of the Qur’an, without which there is no prayer
- Virtues of Surah Al-Ikhlas It equals a third of the Qur’an; loving it earns Allah’s love
- Virtues of Surah Al-Waqi’ah One of the surahs that greyed the Prophet ﷺ; he recited it at Fajr
- Virtues of Surah Ar-Rahman Recited by the Prophet ﷺ to the jinn, who responded better than people
- Ayat al-Kursi The greatest verse in the Book of Allah, a guard against Satan