يَوْمَ يَبْعَثُهُمُ ٱللَّهُ جَمِيعًا فَيُنَبِّئُهُم بِمَا عَمِلُوٓا۟ ۚ أَحْصَىٰهُ ٱللَّهُ وَنَسُوهُ ۚ وَٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ شَهِيدٌ 6
Translations
On the Day when Allāh will resurrect them all and inform them of what they did. Allāh had enumerated it, while they forgot it; and Allāh is, over all things, Witness.
Transliteration
Yawma yab'athuhum-Allahu jami'an fa-yunabbi'uhum bima 'amilu. Ahsahu-Allah wa nasuuh. Wa-Allahu 'ala kulli shay'in shahid.
Tafsir (Explanation)
This ayah describes the Day of Resurrection when Allah will raise all people from the dead and inform them of their deeds, which Allah has perfectly recorded even though they may have forgotten them. Ibn Kathir and Al-Tabari emphasize that this demonstrates Allah's complete knowledge and justice—nothing escapes His awareness, and every action, no matter how small or forgotten by humans, is meticulously documented and will be brought forth as evidence on the Day of Judgment. The concluding phrase affirms Allah as the ultimate Witness over all things, underscoring His omniscience and the certainty of accountability.
Revelation Context
Surah Al-Mujadila was revealed in Medina and addresses the plea of Khawlah bint Tha'labah regarding her husband's discriminatory treatment (dhihar). This ayah appears in the context of the surah's themes of justice and divine judgment, reminding believers that Allah observes all conduct and will hold everyone accountable regardless of whether their actions are hidden or forgotten.
Related Hadiths
The Prophet (ﷺ) said: 'Every deed will be rewarded according to the intention behind it' (Sahih Bukhari, Book of Revelation). Additionally, 'Allah knows the treachery of the eyes and what the hearts conceal' (Sahih Bukhari 4:54:416) relates directly to Allah's complete knowledge of human actions.
Themes
Key Lesson
No action, word, or intention—however forgotten by us—is lost to Allah; this should motivate believers to conduct themselves with integrity and consciousness of Allah's watchfulness in all circumstances. The ayah serves as a powerful reminder that true accountability lies with our Creator, not with human judgment or memory.
Related Ayahs
وَهُوَ ٱللَّهُ فِى ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ وَفِى ٱلْأَرْضِ ۖ يَعْلَمُ سِرَّكُمْ وَجَهْرَكُمْ وَيَعْلَمُ مَا تَكْسِبُونَ
And He is Allāh, [the only deity] in the heavens and the earth. He knows your secret and what you make public, and He knows that which you earn.
أَلَآ إِنَّهُمْ يَثْنُونَ صُدُورَهُمْ لِيَسْتَخْفُوا۟ مِنْهُ ۚ أَلَا حِينَ يَسْتَغْشُونَ ثِيَابَهُمْ يَعْلَمُ مَا يُسِرُّونَ وَمَا يُعْلِنُونَ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ عَلِيمٌۢ بِذَاتِ ٱلصُّدُورِ
Unquestionably, they [i.e., the disbelievers] turn away their breasts to hide themselves from him. Unquestionably, [even] when they cover themselves in their clothing, He [i.e., Allāh] knows what they conceal and what they declare. Indeed, He is Knowing of that within the breasts.
وَمَن يَعْمَلْ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ شَرًّا يَرَهُۥ
And whoever does an atom's weight of evil will see it.
قُلْ إِن ضَلَلْتُ فَإِنَّمَآ أَضِلُّ عَلَىٰ نَفْسِى ۖ وَإِنِ ٱهْتَدَيْتُ فَبِمَا يُوحِىٓ إِلَىَّ رَبِّىٓ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ سَمِيعٌ قَرِيبٌ
Say, "If I should err, I would only err against myself. But if I am guided, it is by what my Lord reveals to me. Indeed, He is Hearing and near."