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Surah Al-Kawthar, Verse 3

سورة الكوثر، الآية ٣

108:3 Juz 30 Hizb 60 Page 602 of the mushaf Meccan surah

Text of verse 108:3

إِنَّ شَانِئَكَ هُوَ ٱلْأَبْتَرُ ۝٣

Transliteration

inna shāni-aka huwa l-abtaru

Translation

Indeed, your enemy is the one cut off.2002

Notes

[2002] From all good in this world and the Hereafter.

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Verse 3 of Surah Al-Kawthar (108:3), a Meccan surah, is in juz 30, on page 602 of the mushaf. Read it in Arabic with its transliteration, translations and tafsir, and listen to it recited by 73 reciters.

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Tafsir of verse 3

Al-Mukhtasar

Indeed, your hater is cut off from every goodness, and will be forgotten. If remembered, he will be remembered negatively.

Tafsir of the whole Surah Al-Kawthar

Other translations of verse 3

Indeed, the one who hates you is truly cut off [from all goodness]2.

Notes

[2] Both in this world and in the Hereafter.

For he who hates you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم), he will be cut off (from posterity and every good thing in this world and in the Hereafter).2

Notes

[2] (V.108:3) Narrated Anas رضي الله عنه : The Prophet صلى الله عليه وسلم said, "None of you will have Faith till he loves me more than his father, his children and all mankind. (Sahih Al-Bukhari, Vol.1, Hadith No.14).

Lo! it is thy insulter (and not thou) who is without posterity.

For he who hateth thee, he will be cut off (from Future Hope).

Surely your enemy is the one who shall be without posterity,

Surely your antagonist is he who is without offspring (Literally: curtailed).

Verse 3 word by word

  1. إِنَّ inna Indeed
  2. شَانِئَكَ shāni-aka your enemy ش ن أ
  3. هُوَ huwa he (is)
  4. ٱلْأَبْتَرُ l-abtaru the one cut off ب ت ر

Hadiths that cite this verse

Authentic Sahih Muslim 400a

One day the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was sitting amongst us that he dozed off. He then raised his head smilingly. We said: What makes you smile. Messenger of Allah? He said: A Sura has just been revealed to me, and then recited: In the name of Allah, the Compassionate, the Merciful. Verily We have…

أُنْزِلَتْ عَلَىَّ آنِفًا سُورَةٌ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَقَرَأَ ‏"‏ بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ ‏‏{‏ إِنَّا أَعْطَيْنَاكَ الْكَوْثَرَ * فَصَلِّ لِرَبِّكَ وَانْحَرْ * إِنَّ شَانِئَكَ هُوَ الأَبْتَرُ‏}‏ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ ثُمَّ قَالَ…

Narrated by Anas ibn Mālik + 5 other versions

Authentic Sunan an-Nasa'i 904

"One day when he-the Prophet (ﷺ)- was still among us, he took a nap, then he raised his head, smiling. We said to him: 'Why are you smiling, O Messenger of Allah?' He said: 'Just now this Surah was revealed to me: In the Name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Verily, We have granted…

"‏ نَزَلَتْ عَلَىَّ آنِفًا سُورَةُ بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ ‏‏{‏ إِنَّا أَعْطَيْنَاكَ الْكَوْثَرَ * فَصَلِّ لِرَبِّكَ وَانْحَرْ * إِنَّ شَانِئَكَ هُوَ الأَبْتَرُ ‏}‏ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ ثُمَّ قَالَ ‏"‏ هَلْ تَدْرُونَ…

Narrated by Anas ibn Mālik + 5 other versions

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