Which Surah and Juz is Quran 16:31 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 16:31?

Yes — there are 5 hadiths related to this ayah from Sunan an-Nasa'i, Jami` at-Tirmidhi, Sahih Muslim.

What tafsir is available for Quran 16:31?

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

What topics does Quran 16:31 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Allah, Paradise, Divine Reward, Righteousness, Day of Judgment.

Ayah 30

۞ وَقِيلَ لِلَّذِينَ ٱتَّقَوْا۟ مَاذَآ أَنزَلَ رَب...

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Q: What does Quran 16:31 mean?

Quran 16:31 (Surah An-Nahl, Ayah 31) translates to: "Gardens of perpetual residence, which they will enter, beneath which rivers flow. They will have therein whatever they wish. Thus does Allah reward the righteous -"

Ayah 32

ٱلَّذِينَ تَتَوَفَّىٰهُمُ ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ طَيِّبِي...

جَنَّٰتُ عَدْنٍۢ يَدْخُلُونَهَا تَجْرِى مِن تَحْتِهَا ٱلْأَنْهَٰرُ ۖ لَهُمْ فِيهَا مَا يَشَآءُونَ ۚ كَذَٰلِكَ يَجْزِى ٱللَّهُ ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ

Jannaatu 'Adniny yadkhuloonahaa tajree min tahtihal anhaaru lahum feehaa maa yashaaa'oon; kazaalika yajzil laahul muttaqeen

Gardens of perpetual residence, which they will enter, beneath which rivers flow. They will have therein whatever they wish. Thus does Allah reward the righteous -

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8 ayahs in An-Nahl are strongly about Paradise and Hell. This is one of them.

← Previous on Paradise & Hell16:30And it will be said to those who feared Allah, "What did your Lord send down?" They will say,Next on Paradise & Hell →16:32The ones whom the angels take in death, [being] good and pure; [the angels] will say, "Peace be upon you. Enter Paradise for what you used to do."

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Gardens of Eden as a place of residence jannātu ‘Adnin is a subject the predicate of which is what follows which they will enter Gardens underneath which rivers flow wherein they shall have whatever they wish. So with such a reward God rewards the God-fearing

"For those who fast there is a gate in Paradise called Ar-Rayyan, through which no one but they will enter. When the last of them has entered it, it will be closed. Whoever enters through it will drink, and whoever drinks will never thirst again."

Jami` at-Tirmidhi #3594Anas bin Malik narrated that the Messenger of Allah said:Sahih

“When you pass by the gardens of Paradise, them feast.” They said: “And what are the gardens of Paradise?” He said: “The circles of remembrance.”

Sunan an-Nasa'i #2242Sahi narrated that:Sahih

in Paradise there is a gate called Ar'Rayyan, it will be said on the Day of Resurrection: "Where are those who used to fast? Would you like to enter through Ar-Rayyan?" whoever enters through it will never thirst again. Then when they have entered it will be closed behind them, and no one but they will enter through it.

Sahih Muslim #6978Abu Sa'id al-Khudri and Abu Huraira both reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:Sahih

There would be an announcer (in Paradise) who would make this announcement: Verily I there is in store for you (everlasting) health and that you should never fall ill and that you live (for ever) and do not die at all. And that you would remain young and never grow old. And that you would always live in affluent circumstances and never become destitute, as words of Allah, the Exalted and Glorious, are:" And it would be announced to them: This is the Paradise. You have been made to inherit it for what you used to do". (VII; 43)

Jami` at-Tirmidhi #2601'Ubadah bin As-Samit narrated that the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said:Da'if

"In Paradise, there are a hundred levels, what is between every two levels is like what is between the heavens and the earth. Al-Firdaus is ts highest level, and from it the four rivers of Paradise are made to flow forth. So when you ask Allah, ask Him for Al-Firdaus." Another chain reports a similar narration.