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Surah Al-Masad, verse 4: meaning and tafsir
وَٱمْرَأَتُهُۥ حَمَّالَةَ ٱلْحَطَبِ ٤
and so will his wife[2], the carrier of firewood,
Translation of the meanings: Rowwad Translation Center — version 1.0.19 · QuranEnc.com
[2] i.e., ’Um Jamīl, who used to throw thorny branches in the Prophet's way and she used to slander him (ﷺ). The word hatab (firewood) was used by the Arabs to allude to slander and backbiting.
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4. And his wife Umm Jamīl who would also harm the Prophet (peace be upon him) by throwing thorns into his path, will also enter it.
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