إِذۡ
يُغَشِّيكُمُ
ٱلنُّعَاسَ
أَمَنَةٗ
مِّنۡهُ
وَيُنَزِّلُ
عَلَيۡكُم
مِّنَ
ٱلسَّمَآءِ
مَآءٗ
لِّيُطَهِّرَكُم
بِهِۦ
وَيُذۡهِبَ
عَنكُمۡ
رِجۡزَ
ٱلشَّيۡطَٰنِ
وَلِيَرۡبِطَ
عَلَىٰ
قُلُوبِكُمۡ
وَيُثَبِّتَ
بِهِ
ٱلۡأَقۡدَامَ
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When He made the slumber fall upon you as a reassurance from him and sent down water from the sky upon you, that thereby He might purify you, and remove from you the fear of Satan, and make strong your hearts and firm (your) feet thereby.
— M. Pickthall
[Remember] when He overwhelmed you with drowsiness [giving] security from Him and sent down upon you from the sky, rain by which to purify you and remove from you the evil [suggestions] of Satan and to make steadfast your hearts and plant firmly thereby your feet.
— Saheeh International
Remember He covered you with a sort of drowsiness, to give you calm as from Himself, and he caused rain to descend on you from heaven, to clean you therewith, to remove from you the stain of Satan, to strengthen your hearts, and to plant your feet firmly therewith.
— A. Yusuf Ali
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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
Slumber overcomes Muslims
Allah reminds the believers of the slumber that He sent down on them as security from the fear they suffered from, because of the multitude of their enemy and the sparseness of their forces. They were given the same favor during the battle of Uhud, which Allah described,
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…Slumber overcomes Muslims
Allah reminds the believers of the slumber that He sent down on them as security from the fear they suffered from, because of
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