سورة البروج

Imam Baqir and Imam Sadiq (peace be upon them): الشَّاهِدُ [the witness] is the day of Friday, وَ الْمَشْهُودُ [and the one witnessed] is the day of Arafah, and "the promised" is the Day of Resurrection.

Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him): الشَّاهِدُ [the witness] is the day of Friday and الْمَشْهُودُ [the one witnessed] is the day of Arafah.

Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him): الشَّاهِدُ [the witness] is Friday.

The Prophet (peace be upon him and his family): Friday bears witness against every doer for what he has done on it.

The Prophet (peace be upon him and his family): Send salawat upon me abundantly on Friday, for it is a day of الْمشْهُودُ [being witnessed], and the angels witness it. No one sends salawat upon me but that his salawat is presented to me until he finishes it.

Ali ibn Ibrahim (may Allah have mercy on him): الشَّاهِدُ [the witness] is Friday and الْمشْهُودُ [the one witnessed] is the Day of Resurrection.

Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him): الشَّاهِدُ [the witness] is the Day of Arafah.

The Prophet (peace be upon him and his family): The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his family) was asked about the reason for naming the day of Jumu'ah (Friday). He said: "It is a day on which people are gathered, it is a witnessed day (yawm mashhud), it is a witnessing day (yawm shahid) [over the deeds of the people]."

Imam Baqir (peace be upon him): Abrash al-Kalbi asked him about this verse: وَ شَاهِدٍ وَ مَشْهُودٍ [And the bearer of witness and those against whom the witness is borne]. His Eminence (peace be upon him) said: "What has been told to you?" He said: "They have said: al-Shahid is the day of Jumu'ah, and al-Mashhud is the day of Arafah." Imam Baqir (peace be upon him) said: "It is not as has been told to you. Al-Shahid is the day of Arafah, and al-Mashhud is the Day of Resurrection. Do you not read the Qur'an? Allah the Mighty and Majestic says: ذَلِکَ یَوْمٌ مَّجْمُوعٌ لَّهُ النَّاسُ وَ ذَلِکَ یَوْمٌ مَّشْهُودٌ [That is a day on which all people will be gathered together, and that is a witnessed day]."

The Prophet (peace be upon him and his family): In Tafsir al-Wasit there is a raised (marfu') hadith: A man said: I entered Masjid al-Nabi and I saw a man narrating from the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his family) with people gathered around him. I said to him: "What is the meaning of this verse: وَ شاهِدٍ وَ مَشْهُودٍ [And the bearer of witness and those against whom the witness is borne]?" He said: "The meaning of the word al-Shahid is the day of Jumu'ah, and the meaning of al-Mashhud is the day of Arafah." I passed him and reached another man who was narrating a hadith. I asked him: "Inform me of the meaning of: شاهِدٍ وَ مَشْهُودٍ." He said: "Al-Shahid is the day of Jumu'ah and al-Mashhud is the day of Eid al-Qurban (the day of sacrifice)." I passed them and met a boy whose face was luminous and shining. I said to him: "Inform me about شاهِدٍ وَ مَشْهُودٍ." He said: "Yes, the meaning of the word al-Shahid is Muhammad (peace be upon him and his family), and the meaning of al-Mashhud is the Day of Resurrection."

Imam Sajjad (peace be upon him): From the supplication of that Imam in the mornings and evenings: This day is a newly arrived, fresh day, and it is a ready witness over us. If we do well, it will bid us farewell with praise, and if we do ill, it will part from us with censure.

Imam Sajjad (peace be upon him): It has been said that al-Shahid refers to the days and nights, and al-Mashhud refers to the children of Adam. And regarding Imam Husayn (peace be upon him) these verses have been composed: Your yesterday has passed as a just witness, and you have been left in a day that is a witness over you. If yesterday you committed an evil deed, then bind it with a good deed today while you are praised. Do not put off doing good even for a day until tomorrow, for perhaps tomorrow will come while you are gone.

Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him): Abd al-Rahman ibn Kathir narrated from Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him) regarding this verse: وَشَاهِدٍ وَ مَشْهُودٍ [And the bearer of witness and those against whom the witness is borne]: He said, "What is meant by شَاهِدٍ وَ مَشْهُودٍ is the Prophet (peace be upon him and his family) and Amir al-Mu'minin (peace be upon him)."

Imam Baqir (peace be upon him): The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his family) is the witness over us regarding what we have conveyed on behalf of Allah, the Blessed and Exalted, and we are the witnesses over the people.

Imam Hasan (peace be upon him): شَاهِدٍ is Muhammad (peace be upon him and his family) and مَشْهُودٍ is the Day of Resurrection.

Imam Ali (peace be upon him): A sermon of Amir al-Mu'minin (peace be upon him) in which he addressed the day of Eid al-Ghadir and said, "Indeed this, according to the statement of the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his family), is a day of great import and it is the day of الشَّاهِدُ and المَشْهُودُ."