Today's verse

ﺳﻮﺭﺓ ﺍﻟﻤﺴﺪ.           Arabic

Transliteration:

Suuratul Masad

Chapter 111

English:

The Palm Fibre

Verse 4
وَامْرَأَتُهُ حَمَّالَةَ الْحَطَبِ

Transliteration:

General: Wamra atuhu hama latal hatob

With Tajweed: Wamra atuhuu 'hammaa latal hatobe

Translation:

And his wife too, who carries wood (thorns of Sadan which she used to put on the way of the Prophet (Peace be upon him), or use to slander him).
Tafsir:

(He will enter a Fire full of flames!) meaning, it has flames, evil and severe burning.

The Destiny of Umm Jamil, the Wife of Abu Lahab
﴿ﻭَﺍﻣْﺮَﺃَﺗُﻪُ ﺣَﻤَّﺎﻟَﺔَ ﺍﻟْﺤَﻄَﺐِ ﴾
(And his wife too, who carries wood.) His wife was among the leading women of the Quraysh and she was known as
Umm Jamil. Her name was `Arwah bint Harb bin Umayyah and she was the sister of Abu Sufyan. She was supportive of her husband in his disbelief, rejection and obstinacy.
Therefore, she will be helping to administer his punishment in the fire of Hell on the Day of Judgement. Thus, Allah
says,
﴿ﻭَﺍﻣْﺮَﺃَﺗُﻪُ ﺣَﻤَّﺎﻟَﺔَ ﺍﻟْﺤَﻄَﺐِ - ﻓِﻰ ﺟِﻴﺪِﻫَﺎ
ﺣَﺒْﻞٌ ﻣِّﻦ ﻣَّﺴَﺪٍ ﴾
(Who carries wood. In her neck is a twisted rope of Masad.)

Meaning, she will carry the firewood and throw it upon her husband to increase that which he is in (of torment), and she will be ready and prepared to do so.
﴿ﻓِﻰ ﺟِﻴﺪِﻫَﺎ ﺣَﺒْﻞٌ ﻣِّﻦ ﻣَّﺴَﺪٍ ﴾
(In her neck is a twisted rope of Masad.)

Mujahid and `Urwah both said, "From the palm fiber of the Fire.'' Al-`Awfi
narrated from Ibn `Abbas, `Atiyah Al-Jadali, Ad-Dahhak and Ibn Zayd that she used to place thorns in the path of the
Messenger of Allah . Al-Jawhari said, "Al-Masad refers to fibers, it is also a rope made from fibers or palm leaves. It is also made from the skins of camels or their furs. It is
said (in Arabic) Masadtul-Habla and Amsaduhu Masadan, when you tightly fasten its twine.'' Mujahid said,
﴿ﻓِﻰ ﺟِﻴﺪِﻫَﺎ ﺣَﺒْﻞٌ ﻣِّﻦ ﻣَّﺴَﺪٍ ﴾
(In her neck is a twisted rope of Masad.)

"This means a collar of iron.'' Don't you see that the Arabs call a pulley
cable a Masad.

A Story of Abu Lahab's Wife harming the Messenger of Allah

Ibn Abi Hatim said that his father and Abu Zur`ah both said that `Abdullah bin Az-Zubayr Al-Humaydi told them that Sufyan informed them that Al-Walid bin Kathir related from Ibn Tadrus who reported that Asma' bint Abi Bakr said,
"When
﴿ﺗَﺒَّﺖْ ﻳَﺪَﺁ ﺃَﺑِﻰ ﻟَﻬَﺐٍ﴾
(Perish the two hands of Abu Lahab and perish he)!) was revealed, the one-eyed Umm Jamil bint Harb came out wailing, and she had a stone in her hand. She was saying,
`He criticizes our father, and his religion is our scorn, and his command is to disobey us.' The Messenger of Allah was
sitting in the Masjid (of the Ka`bah) and Abu Bakr was with him. When Abu Bakr saw her he said, `O Messenger of Allah! She is coming and I fear that she will see you.' The
Messenger of Allah replied,
‏« ﺇِﻧَّﻬَﺎ ﻟَﻦْ ﺗَﺮَﺍﻧِﻲ‏»
(Verily, she will not see me.) Then he recited some of the Qur'an as a protection for himself. This is as Allah says,
﴿ﻭَﺇِﺫَﺍ ﻗَﺮَﺃْﺕَ ﺍﻟْﻘُﺮﺀَﺍﻥَ ﺟَﻌَﻠْﻨَﺎ ﺑَﻴْﻨَﻚَ ﻭَﺑَﻴْﻦَ
ﺍﻟَّﺬِﻳﻦَ ﻻَ ﻳُﺆْﻣِﻨُﻮﻥَ ﺑِﺎﻻٌّﺧِﺮَﺓِ ﺣِﺠَﺎﺑًﺎ ﻣَّﺴْﺘُﻮﺭًﺍ
﴾
(And when you recite the Qur'an, We put between you and those who believe not in the Hereafter, an invisible veil.) (17:45) So she advanced until she was standing in front of Abu Bakr and she did not see the Messenger of Allah . She then said, `O Abu Bakr! Verily, I have been informed that your friend is making defamatory poetry about me.' Abu
Bakr replied, `Nay! By the Lord of this House (the Ka`bah) he is not defaming you.' So she turned away saying,
`Indeed the Quraysh know that I am the daughter of their leader.'''

Al-Walid or another person said in a different version of this Hadith, "So Umm Jamil stumbled over her waist gown while she was making circuits (Tawaf) around the House (the Ka`bah) and she said, `Cursed be the reviler.'
Then Umm Hakim bint `Abdul-Muttalib said, `I am a chaste woman so I will not speak abusively and I am refined so I do not know. Both of us are children of the same uncle. And after all the Quraysh know best.'' This is the end of the Tafsir of this Surah, and all praise and blessings are due to
Allah.

Tafsir Ibn Kathir