Surah Al Ghashiyah Tafseer

No food will there be for them but from Dari`,

Ali bin Abi Talhah reported from Ibn Abbas that he said,

"A tree from the Hellfire."

Ibn Abbas, Mujahid, `Ikrimah, Abu Al-Jawza' and Qatadah, all said,

"It is Ash-Shibriq (a type of plant)."

Qatadah said,

"The Quraysh called it Ash-Shabraq in the spring and Ad-Dari` in the summer."

Ikrimah said,

"It is a thorny tree which reaches down to the ground."

Al-Bukhari related that Mujahid said,

"Ad-Dari` is a plant that is called Ash-Shibriq. The people of the Hijaz call it Ad-Dari` when it dries, and it is poisonous."

Ma`mar narrated that Qatadah said,

لَّيْسَ لَهُمْ طَعَامٌ إِلاَّ مِن ضَرِيعٍ

(No food will there be for them but from Dari`,)

"This is Ash-Shibriq. When it dries it is called Ad-Dari`."

Sa`id narrated from Qatadah that he said,

لَّيْسَ لَهُمْ طَعَامٌ إِلاَّ مِن ضَرِيعٍ

(No food will there be for them but from Dari`),

"This is of the worst, most disgusting and loathsome of foods."

Concerning Allah's statement,

لَاا يُسْمِنُ وَلَاا يُغْنِي مِن جُوعٍ