Which was revealed in Al-Madīnah and They also say in Makkah

{بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَـنِ الرَّحِيمِ }

In the Name of Allāh, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.

{إِنَّآ أَعْطَيْنَـكَ الْكَوْثَرَ * فَصَلِّ لِرَبِّكَ وَانْحَرْ * إِنَّ شَانِئَكَ هُوَ الاٌّبْتَرُ }

(1. Verily, We have granted you Al-Kawthar.)
(2. Therefore turn in prayer to your Lord and sacrifice.)
(3. For he who hates you, he will be cut off.)
Muslim, Abu Dāwud and An-Nasā'ī, all recorded from Anas that he said, ``While we were with the Messenger of Allāh in the Masjid, he dozed off into a slumber. Then he lifted his head smiling. We said, `O Messenger of Allāh! What has caused you to laugh' He said,

«أَتَدْرُونَ مَا الْكَوْثَرُ؟»

(Do you all know what is Al-Kawthar) We said, `Allāh and His Messenger know best.' He said,

«فَإِنَّهُ نَهَرٌ وَعَدَنِيهِ رَبِّي عَزَّ وَجَلَّ،

The Enemy of the Prophet is Cut Off Allāh says,

{إِنَّ شَانِئَكَ هُوَ الاٌّبْتَرُ }

(For he who hates you, he will be cut off.) meaning, `indeed he who hates you, O Muhammad, and he hates what you have come with of guidance, truth, clear proof and manifest light, he is the most cut off, meanest, lowliest person who will not be remembered. Ibn `Abbās, Mujāhid, Sa`īd bin Jubayr and Qatādah all said, ``This Āyah was revealed about Al-`Ās bin Wā'il. Whenever the Messenger of Allāh would be mentioned (in his presence) he would say, `Leave him, for indeed he is a man who is cut off having no descendants. So when he dies he will not be remembered.' Therefore, Allāh revealed this Sūrah.'' Shamir bin `Atiyah said, ``This Sūrah was revealed concerning `Uqbah bin Abi Mu`ayt.''

Ibn `Abbās and `Ikrimah have both said, ``This Sūrah was revealed about Ka`b bin Al-Ashraf and a group of the disbelievers of the Quraysh.''

Al-Bazzār recorded that Ibn `Abbās said, ``Ka`b bin Al-Ashraf came to Makkah and the Quraysh said to him, `You are the leader of them (the people). What do you think about this worthless man who is cut off from his people He claims that he is better than us while we are the people of the place of pilgrimage, the people of custodianship (of the Ka`bah), and the people who supply water to the pilgrims.' He replied, `You all are better than him.' So Allāh revealed,

{إِنَّ شَانِئَكَ هُوَ الاٌّبْتَرُ }

(For he who hates you,