What does Quran 16:122 mean?

Quran 16:122 (Surah An-Nahl, Ayah 122) translates to: "And We gave him good in this world, and indeed, in the Hereafter he will be among the righteous."

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 16:122 from?

This ayah is from Surah An-Nahl (The Bee), the 16th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 14.

Are there hadiths related to Quran 16:122?

Yes — there are 3 hadiths related to this ayah from Jami` at-Tirmidhi, Sahih al-Bukhari, Sunan Abu Dawud.

What tafsir is available for Quran 16:122?

Commentary on this ayah is available from Ibn Kathir, Ibn Kathir, Ibn Abbas, Al-Jalalayn — classical scholars of Quranic exegesis.

What topics does Quran 16:122 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Righteousness, Knowledge, Guidance, Tawhid, Prophet Ibrahim.

Ayah 121

شَاكِرًۭا لِّأَنْعُمِهِ ۚ ٱجْتَبَىٰهُ وَهَدَىٰهُ إ...

16:122An-Nahl

Ayah 123

ثُمَّ أَوْحَيْنَآ إِلَيْكَ أَنِ ٱتَّبِعْ مِلَّةَ إ...

وَءَاتَيْنَٰهُ فِى ٱلدُّنْيَا حَسَنَةًۭ ۖ وَإِنَّهُۥ فِى ٱلْءَاخِرَةِ لَمِنَ ٱلصَّٰلِحِينَ

Wa aatainaahu fid dunyaa hasanah; wa innahoo fil Aakhirati laminas saaliheen

And We gave him good in this world, and indeed, in the Hereafter he will be among the righteous.

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7 ayahs in An-Nahl are strongly about lessons from past peoples. This is one of them.

← Previous on Lessons from past peoples16:121[He was] grateful for His favors. Allah chose him and guided him to a straight path.

Tafsir

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And We gave him herein is a shift to the first person plural from the third person in this world good which is handsome praise of him by members of all three religions and in the Hereafter he will indeed be among the righteous for whom there will be the highest degrees of reward.

concerning the saying of Allah: O our Lord, give us good in this world, and good in the Hereafter. He said: “Knowledge and worship in this world, and Paradise in the Hereafter.”

Sahih al-Bukhari #3822Narrated Abu Musa:Sahih

That the Prophet (ﷺ) said, "The good is what Allah gave us later on (after Uhud), and the reward of truthfulness is what Allah gave us after the day (of the battle) of Badr."

Sunan Abu Dawud #5027Narrated Anas ibn Malik:Sahih

The Prophet (ﷺ) said: One night it seemed to me in a dream that we were in the house of Uqbah ibn Rafi' and were brought some of the fresh dates of Ibn tab. I interpreted it as meaning that to us is granted eminence (rif'ah) in this world, a blessed hereafter ('aqibah), and that our religion has been good (tabah).