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Surah Al-Masad: Tajweed Rules, Verse by Verse

المسد

17 tajweed rule occurrences marked across 5 verses, each with its reason and the word’s audio

Al-Masad (المسد) has 17 tajweed rule occurrences across its 5 verses, according to the text of the Madani Mushaf (Hafs reading). The most frequent: Qalqalah (6), Idgham with Ghunnah (3) and Madd Tabee'ee (2). The list below gives, verse by verse, each word, its letters, the rule, its reason and the word’s audio in its verse.

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Each colour marks a rule of Surah Al-Masad. Pick a rule: only that one stays lit.

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تَبَّتْ يَدَآ أَبِى لَهَبٍ وَتَبَّ ﴿١﴾ مَآ أَغْنَىٰ عَنْهُ مَالُهُۥ وَمَا كَسَبَ ﴿٢﴾ سَيَصْلَىٰ نَارًا ذَاتَ لَهَبٍ ﴿٣﴾ وَٱمْرَأَتُهُۥ حَمَّالَةَ ٱلْحَطَبِ ﴿٤﴾ فِى جِيدِهَا حَبْلٌ مِّن مَّسَدٍۭ ﴿٥﴾

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Surah Al-Masad, verse by verse

For each of the 5 verses of Surah Al-Masad: every word that carries a rule, its letters, the rule and its reason. Tap ▶ to hear the word in its verse of Surah Al-Masad, recited by al-Husary.

Verses 1 to 5

17 rules

Verse 1 3 rules

  1. يَدَآ

    • آMadd MunfasilWhen a word ends with a long vowel and the next one begins with a hamzah.

  2. لَهَبٍ وَتَبَّ

    • بٍ وَIdgham with GhunnahBetween two words: a nūn with no vowel or a tanwīn (final “n”), then yā, nūn, mīm or wāw.

  3. وَتَبَّ

    • بQalqalahWhen qāf, ṭā, bā, jīm or dāl (ق ط ب ج د) has no vowel, or when you stop on it at the end of a word.

Verse 2 3 rules

  1. مَآ

    • آMadd MunfasilWhen a word ends with a long vowel and the next one begins with a hamzah.

  2. مَالُهُۥ

    • هُۥMadd Tabee'eeAn alif, wāw or yā extending the vowel before it, and no hamzah or vowelless letter after.

  3. كَسَبَ

    • بQalqalahWhen qāf, ṭā, bā, jīm or dāl (ق ط ب ج د) has no vowel, or when you stop on it at the end of a word.

Verse 3 2 rules

  1. نَارًا ذَاتَ

    • رًا ذَIkhfaA nūn with no vowel, or a tanwīn (final “n”), before: ت ث ج د ذ ز س ش ص ض ط ظ ف ق ك.

  2. لَهَبٍ

    • بQalqalahWhen qāf, ṭā, bā, jīm or dāl (ق ط ب ج د) has no vowel, or when you stop on it at the end of a word.

Verse 4 5 rules

  1. وَٱمْرَأَتُهُۥ

    • ٱHamzat al-WaslAt the start of a word, on the alif topped with a small sign (ٱ), as in “al”.
    • هُۥMadd Tabee'eeAn alif, wāw or yā extending the vowel before it, and no hamzah or vowelless letter after.

  2. حَمَّالَةَ

    • مَّGhunnahWhen a nūn or a mīm carries the shaddah, the small sign that doubles a letter.

  3. ٱلْحَطَبِ

    • ٱHamzat al-WaslAt the start of a word, on the alif topped with a small sign (ٱ), as in “al”.
    • بQalqalahWhen qāf, ṭā, bā, jīm or dāl (ق ط ب ج د) has no vowel, or when you stop on it at the end of a word.

Verse 5 4 rules

  1. حَبْلٌ مِّن

    • بْQalqalahWhen qāf, ṭā, bā, jīm or dāl (ق ط ب ج د) has no vowel, or when you stop on it at the end of a word.
    • لٌ مِّIdgham with GhunnahBetween two words: a nūn with no vowel or a tanwīn (final “n”), then yā, nūn, mīm or wāw.

  2. مِّن مَّسَدٍۭ

    • ن مَّIdgham with GhunnahBetween two words: a nūn with no vowel or a tanwīn (final “n”), then yā, nūn, mīm or wāw.

  3. مَّسَدٍۭ

    • دQalqalahWhen qāf, ṭā, bā, jīm or dāl (ق ط ب ج د) has no vowel, or when you stop on it at the end of a word.

The rules of Surah Al-Masad, one by one

Each table gives every occurrence of a rule in Surah Al-Masad: the word and its verse.

Qalqalah

6 times in Surah Al-Masad, in 5 of its 5 verses.

All 6 occurrences
Qalqalah in Al-Masad: 6 times
WordVerse
وَتَبَّ1
كَسَبَ2
لَهَبٍ3
ٱلْحَطَبِ4
حَبْلٌ مِّن5
مَّسَدٍۭ5
The rule: Qalqalah

Idgham with Ghunnah

3 times in Surah Al-Masad, in 2 of its 5 verses.

All 3 occurrences
Idgham with Ghunnah in Al-Masad: 3 times
WordVerse
لَهَبٍ وَتَبَّ1
حَبْلٌ مِّن5
مِّن مَّسَدٍۭ5
The rule: Idgham with Ghunnah

Madd Tabee'ee

2 times in Surah Al-Masad, in 2 of its 5 verses.

All 2 occurrences
Madd Tabee'ee in Al-Masad: 2 times
WordVerse
مَالُهُۥ2
وَٱمْرَأَتُهُۥ4
The rule: Madd Tabee'ee

Madd Munfasil

2 times in Surah Al-Masad, in 2 of its 5 verses.

All 2 occurrences
Madd Munfasil in Al-Masad: 2 times
WordVerse
يَدَآ1
مَآ2
The rule: Madd Munfasil

Hamzat al-Wasl

2 times in Surah Al-Masad, in 1 of its 5 verses.

All 2 occurrences
Hamzat al-Wasl in Al-Masad: 2 times
WordVerse
وَٱمْرَأَتُهُۥ4
ٱلْحَطَبِ4
The rule: Hamzat al-Wasl

Ghunnah

1 time in Surah Al-Masad, in 1 of its 5 verses.

The occurrence
Ghunnah in Al-Masad: 1 times
WordVerse
حَمَّالَةَ4
The rule: Ghunnah

Ikhfa

1 time in Surah Al-Masad, in 1 of its 5 verses.

The occurrence
Ikhfa in Al-Masad: 1 times
WordVerse
نَارًا ذَاتَ3
The rule: Ikhfa

Rules added after checking

This list does not yet include izhar (halqi and shafawi), lam qamariyyah, hamzat al-qat’, the heavy or light raa, or the lam of the name of Allah. It does not mark madd ‘iwad. It marks madd leen only at a stop at the end of a verse, silah with natural madd or madd munfasil, and madd badal only where the Mushaf writes it with a small alif. Natural madd counts only the small signs of the Mushaf (small alif, small waw, small yaa), not the ordinary alif, waw or yaa. The rest will be added after checking.

By verse range

The ranges used in homework, ten verses at a time: each one leads to the list for its verses of Surah Al-Masad.

Your turn: which rule in Al-Masad?

The highlighted letters carry a rule of Surah Al-Masad. Pick it: the answer and its reason show at once.

  1. Al-Masad 111:5

    حَبْلٌ

    ḥablum

  2. Al-Masad 111:2

    مَآ أَغْنَىٰ

    mā 'aghnā

  3. Al-Masad 111:1

    لَهَبٍ وَتَبَّ

    lahabiw̃watabb

  4. Al-Masad 111:3

    نَارًا ذَاتَ

    nāran dhāta

  5. Al-Masad 111:4

    حَمَّالَةَ

    ḥammālata

Frequently asked questions

How many tajweed rules are in Surah Al-Masad?

17 tajweed rule occurrences across 5 verses, according to the text of the Madani Mushaf (Hafs reading): Qalqalah (6), Idgham with Ghunnah (3), Madd Tabee'ee (2), Madd Munfasil (2), Hamzat al-Wasl (2), Ghunnah (1) and Ikhfa (1).

How many noon sakinah and tanween rules are in Surah Al-Masad?

4: Idgham with Ghunnah (3) and Ikhfa (1).

Which types of madd are in Surah Al-Masad?

4: Madd Tabee'ee (2) and Madd Munfasil (2).

How many hamza rules are in Surah Al-Masad?

2: Hamzat al-Wasl (2).

Which verse of Surah Al-Masad has the most rules?

Verse 4, with 5 rule occurrences marked.

How do I know I apply these rules when I recite Surah Al-Masad?

Reading the colors is not enough, you need to hear yourself: recite Surah Al-Masad out loud in the Tilawa app, which follows your recitation word by word and flags the tajweed rules you missed in Al-Masad, with the word to replay in its verse.

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