سورة الواقعة

The Prophet (peace be upon him and his family), regarding His saying وَ تَجْعَلُونَ رِزْقَکُمْ أَنَّکُمْ تُکَذِّبُونَ [And to give (it) the lie you make your means of subsistence]: Your thanks is that you deny, and you say, "Our rain came by such-and-such nawʾ (star-setting)."

Ibn Abbas (may Allah have mercy on him): Rain fell upon the people in the time of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his family), and the Prophet (peace be upon him and his family) said: "Some of the people are grateful and some are ungrateful." They said: "This is a mercy which Allah has bestowed." And others said: "It is the nawʾ (star-setting) of such-and-such." Then this verse came, فَلا أُقْسِمُ بِمَواقِعِ النُّجُومِ [So I swear by the setting places of the stars] until it reached وَ تَجْعَلُونَ رِزْقَکُمْ أَنَّکُمْ تُکَذِّبُونَ [And to give (it) the lie you make your means of subsistence].

The Prophet (peace be upon him and his family): People suffered a drought in the time of the Prophet (peace be upon him and his family) and said, "O Prophet of Allah (peace be upon him and his family)! We wish you would ask for rain for us." He said, "It may be that when people receive rain, they say it is from such-and-such a nawʾ (star-setting believed by the Arabs to bring rain)." And the Prophet (peace be upon him and his family) prayed for rain, and rain came. A man said, "It was because such-and-such of the anwaʾ (stars) remained," and Allah sent down: وَ تَجْعَلُونَ رِزْقَکُمْ أَنَّکُمْ تُکَذِّبُون [And to give it the lie you make your means of subsistence].

The Prophet (peace be upon him and his family): This verse was revealed concerning a man of the Ansar during the Expedition of Tabuk. They halted at al-Hijr and the Prophet (peace be upon him and his family) said, "Do not take any of its water." At another halt they had no water and complained to the Prophet (peace be upon him and his family), and he (peace be upon him and his family) prayed two rakʿahs and made supplication, and Allah sent a cloud which rained upon them until they were satisfied. One of the Ansar said to another who was suspected of hypocrisy, "Woe to you! Did you not see that the Prophet (peace be upon him and his family) made supplication and Allah gave us rain?" He answered, "Our rain was on account of such-and-such a nawʾ (star)." And Allah sent down: وَ تَجْعَلُونَ رِزْقَکُمْ أَنَّکُمْ تُکَذِّبُون [And to give it the lie you make your means of subsistence].