“And when the sky is stripped away,” meaning: it is folded up. Mujahid said: It means it is pulled away. Muhammad said: It is said “I stripped (kashtu) the roof,” meaning: I removed it, so it is as if the meaning is: it is removed and then folded up.
﴿وَإِذا السَّمَاء كشطت﴾ أَيْ: طُوِيَتْ وَقَالَ مُجَاهِدٌ: يَعْنِي: اجتبذت. قَالَ مُحَمَّدٌ: يُقَالُ كَشَطْتُ السَّقْفَ أَيْ: قَلَعْتُهُ، فَكَأَنَّ الْمَعْنَى: قُلِعَت فطُويت.