Surah Az-Zalzala (99:3)

This Surah talks about the life after death and that all deeds will be exposed on the Day of Judgment. It takes its name after the first Ayat, إِذَا زُلْزِلَتِ الْأَرْضُ زِلْزَالَهَا "When the earth is shaken with its [final] earthquake." [99:1] 

There are 8 Ayat in this Surah.

This Surah talks about the life after death and that all deeds will be exposed on the Day of Judgment. It takes its name after the first Ayat, إِذَا زُلْزِلَتِ الْأَرْضُ زِلْزَالَهَا "When the earth is shaken with its [final] earthquake." [99:1] 

There are 8 Ayat in this Surah.

Its theme is the second life after death and presentation in it, before man, of the full record of the deeds done by him in the world. In the first three sentences it has been told briefly how the second life after death will take place and how confounding it will be for man. In the next two sentences it has been said that this very earth on which man has lived and performed all kinds of deeds thoughtlessly, and about which he never could fancy that this lifeless thing would at some time in the future bear witness to his deeds, will speak out on that Day by God’s command and will state in respect of each individual person what act he had committed at a particular time and place. Then, it has been said that men on that Day, rising from their graves, will come out in their varied groups from all corners of the earth, to be shown their deeds and works, and their presentation of the deeds will be so complete and detailed that not an atom’s weight of any good or evil act will be left unnoticed or hidden from his eyes.

Its theme is the second life after death and presentation in it, before man, of the full record of the deeds done by him in the world. In the first three sentences it has been told briefly how the second life after death will take place and how confounding it will be for man. In the next two sentences it has been said that this very earth on which man has lived and performed all kinds of deeds thoughtlessly, and about which he never could fancy that this lifeless thing would at some time in the future bear witness to his deeds, will speak out on that Day by God’s command and will state in respect of each individual person what act he had committed at a particular time and place. Then, it has been said that men on that Day, rising from their graves, will come out in their varied groups from all corners of the earth, to be shown their deeds and works, and their presentation of the deeds will be so complete and detailed that not an atom’s weight of any good or evil act will be left unnoticed or hidden from his eyes.

• مَنْ قَرَأَ إِذَا زُلْزِلَتْ عُدِلَتْ لَهُ بِنِصْفِ الْقُرْآنِ وَمَنْ قَرَأَْ قُلْ يَا أَيُّهَا الْكَافِرُونَ ‏)‏ عُدِلَتْ لَهُ بِرُبْعِ الْقُرْآنِ وَمَنْ قَرَأَْ قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ ‏)‏ عُدِلَتْ لَهُ بِثُلُثِ الْقُرْآنِ ‏"

  Narrated Anas bin Malik: "That the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "Whoever recites Idha Zulzilat, it equals half of the Qur'an for him. Whoever recites: Qul Ya Ayyuhal-Kafirun it equals a fourth of the Qur'an for him. And whoever recites: Qul Huwa Allahu Ahad it equals a third of the Qur'an for him." Tirmidhee no. 2893

• عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو، قَالَ أَتَى رَجُلٌ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ أَقْرِئْنِي يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ اقْرَأْ ثَلاَثًا مِنْ ذَوَاتِ الرَّاءِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ كَبِرَتْ سِنِّي وَاشْتَدَّ قَلْبِي وَغَلُظَ لِسَانِي ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ فَاقْرَأْ ثَلاَثًا مِنْ ذَوَاتِ حم ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ مِثْلَ مَقَالَتِهِ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ اقْرَأْ ثَلاَثًا مِنَ الْمُسَبِّحَاتِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ مِثْلَ مَقَالَتِهِ فَقَالَ الرَّجُلُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَقْرِئْنِي سُورَةً جَامِعَةً ‏.‏ فَأَقْرَأَهُ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏{‏ إِذَا زُلْزِلَتِ الأَرْضُ ‏}‏ حَتَّى فَرَغَ مِنْهَا ‏.‏ فَقَالَ الرَّجُلُ وَالَّذِي بَعَثَكَ بِالْحَقِّ لاَ أَزِيدُ عَلَيْهَا أَبَدًا ثُمَّ أَدْبَرَ الرَّجُلُ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏ أَفْلَحَ الرُّوَيْجِلُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ مَرَّتَيْنِ
  
  Narrated Abdullah ibn Amr: "A man came to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and said: "Teach me to read the Qur'an, Messenger of Allah." He said: "Read three surahs which begin with A.L.R." He said: "My age is advanced, my mind has become dull (i.e. memory has grown weak), and my tongue has grown heavy)." So he said: "Then read three surahs which begin with H.M." He repeated the same words. So he said: "Read three surahs which begin with the "Glorification of Allah"." But he repeated the same excuse. The man then said: "Teach me a comprehensive surah, Messenger of Allah." The Prophet (ﷺ) taught him Surah (99). "When the Earth is shaken with her earthquake". When he finished it, the man said: "By Him Who sent you with truth, I shall never add anything to it." Then man then went away. The Prophet (ﷺ) said twice: "The man received salvation."" Sunan Abu Dawud no. 1399

• عَنْ مُعَاذِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْجُهَنِيِّ، أَنَّ رَجُلاً، مِنْ جُهَيْنَةَ أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقْرَأُ فِي الصُّبْحِ ‏{‏ إِذَا زُلْزِلَتِ الأَرْضُ ‏}‏ فِي الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ كِلْتَيْهِمَا فَلاَ أَدْرِي أَنَسِيَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَمْ قَرَأَ ذَلِكَ عَمْدًا

  Narrated Mu'adh ibn Abdullah al-Juhani: "A man of Juhaynah told him that he had heard the Prophet (ﷺ) reciting "When the earth is shaken" (Surah 99) in both rak'ahs of the morning prayer. But I do not know whether he had forgotten, or whether he recited it on purpose." Sunan Abu Dawud no. 816

• مَنْ قَرَأَ إِذَا زُلْزِلَتْ عُدِلَتْ لَهُ بِنِصْفِ الْقُرْآنِ وَمَنْ قَرَأَْ قُلْ يَا أَيُّهَا الْكَافِرُونَ ‏)‏ عُدِلَتْ لَهُ بِرُبْعِ الْقُرْآنِ وَمَنْ قَرَأَْ قُلْ هُوَ اللَّهُ أَحَدٌ ‏)‏ عُدِلَتْ لَهُ بِثُلُثِ الْقُرْآنِ ‏"

  Narrated Anas bin Malik: "That the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "Whoever recites Idha Zulzilat, it equals half of the Qur'an for him. Whoever recites: Qul Ya Ayyuhal-Kafirun it equals a fourth of the Qur'an for him. And whoever recites: Qul Huwa Allahu Ahad it equals a third of the Qur'an for him." Tirmidhee no. 2893

• عَنْ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ بْنِ عَمْرٍو، قَالَ أَتَى رَجُلٌ رَسُولَ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم فَقَالَ أَقْرِئْنِي يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ اقْرَأْ ثَلاَثًا مِنْ ذَوَاتِ الرَّاءِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ كَبِرَتْ سِنِّي وَاشْتَدَّ قَلْبِي وَغَلُظَ لِسَانِي ‏.‏ قَالَ ‏"‏ فَاقْرَأْ ثَلاَثًا مِنْ ذَوَاتِ حم ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ مِثْلَ مَقَالَتِهِ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ ‏"‏ اقْرَأْ ثَلاَثًا مِنَ الْمُسَبِّحَاتِ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ فَقَالَ مِثْلَ مَقَالَتِهِ فَقَالَ الرَّجُلُ يَا رَسُولَ اللَّهِ أَقْرِئْنِي سُورَةً جَامِعَةً ‏.‏ فَأَقْرَأَهُ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏{‏ إِذَا زُلْزِلَتِ الأَرْضُ ‏}‏ حَتَّى فَرَغَ مِنْهَا ‏.‏ فَقَالَ الرَّجُلُ وَالَّذِي بَعَثَكَ بِالْحَقِّ لاَ أَزِيدُ عَلَيْهَا أَبَدًا ثُمَّ أَدْبَرَ الرَّجُلُ فَقَالَ النَّبِيُّ صلى الله عليه وسلم ‏"‏ أَفْلَحَ الرُّوَيْجِلُ ‏"‏ ‏.‏ مَرَّتَيْنِ
  
  Narrated Abdullah ibn Amr: "A man came to the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and said: "Teach me to read the Qur'an, Messenger of Allah." He said: "Read three surahs which begin with A.L.R." He said: "My age is advanced, my mind has become dull (i.e. memory has grown weak), and my tongue has grown heavy)." So he said: "Then read three surahs which begin with H.M." He repeated the same words. So he said: "Read three surahs which begin with the "Glorification of Allah"." But he repeated the same excuse. The man then said: "Teach me a comprehensive surah, Messenger of Allah." The Prophet (ﷺ) taught him Surah (99). "When the Earth is shaken with her earthquake". When he finished it, the man said: "By Him Who sent you with truth, I shall never add anything to it." Then man then went away. The Prophet (ﷺ) said twice: "The man received salvation."" Sunan Abu Dawud no. 1399

• عَنْ مُعَاذِ بْنِ عَبْدِ اللَّهِ الْجُهَنِيِّ، أَنَّ رَجُلاً، مِنْ جُهَيْنَةَ أَخْبَرَهُ أَنَّهُ سَمِعَ النَّبِيَّ صلى الله عليه وسلم يَقْرَأُ فِي الصُّبْحِ ‏{‏ إِذَا زُلْزِلَتِ الأَرْضُ ‏}‏ فِي الرَّكْعَتَيْنِ كِلْتَيْهِمَا فَلاَ أَدْرِي أَنَسِيَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ صلى الله عليه وسلم أَمْ قَرَأَ ذَلِكَ عَمْدًا

  Narrated Mu'adh ibn Abdullah al-Juhani: "A man of Juhaynah told him that he had heard the Prophet (ﷺ) reciting "When the earth is shaken" (Surah 99) in both rak'ahs of the morning prayer. But I do not know whether he had forgotten, or whether he recited it on purpose." Sunan Abu Dawud no. 816

On the Day of Judgement, the earth will report whatever happened on her and human beings shall be shown their Books of Deeds.

On the Day of Judgement, the earth will report whatever happened on her and human beings shall be shown their Books of Deeds.

• Surah 99. Az-Zalzalah - Saad al Ghamidi   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EqLGDD68vF0&list=PLhM2xiAUdw2cAqW_o3zZkbhJNw0bnaBZN&index=99
• Surah 99. Az-Zalzalah Mahmoud Khalil Al Hussary  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ft9TGHB-tUo&list=PLxpAkjlGauHfMFWX22VZWOKpzjr-vH_BM&index=99
• Surah 99. Az-Zalzalah Muhammad Al Luhaydan  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vdW185QqatE&list=PLxpAkjlGauHfKAYuQLRNAZomoezhfhRZe&index=99​
• Surah 99. Az-Zalzalah Idris Akbar  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEdoHGsW-k8&index=69&list=PLZH6sOiOuaDZFls6OaNna68fGgDtm-tOO​
• Surah 99. Az-Zalzalah  Muhammad Minshawi  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AN3Kewjdn9s&index=99&list=PLxpAkjlGauHdUcO_uc-8F8J2NUQRDZjPG