Which Surah and Juz is Quran 17:29 from?

This ayah is from Surah Al-Israa (The Night Journey), the 17th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 15.

Are there hadiths related to Quran 17:29?

Yes — there are 5 hadiths related to this ayah from Sahih Muslim, Sunan Abu Dawud, Sunan an-Nasa'i.

What tafsir is available for Quran 17:29?

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

What topics does Quran 17:29 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Ethical Conduct, Divine Bounty.

Ayah 28

وَإِمَّا تُعْرِضَنَّ عَنْهُمُ ٱبْتِغَآءَ رَحْمَةٍۢ...

17:29Al-Israa

Q: What does Quran 17:29 mean?

Quran 17:29 (Surah Al-Israa, Ayah 29) translates to: "And do not make your hand [as] chained to your neck or extend it completely and [thereby] become blamed and insolvent."

Ayah 30

إِنَّ رَبَّكَ يَبْسُطُ ٱلرِّزْقَ لِمَن يَشَآءُ وَي...

وَلَا تَجْعَلْ يَدَكَ مَغْلُولَةً إِلَىٰ عُنُقِكَ وَلَا تَبْسُطْهَا كُلَّ ٱلْبَسْطِ فَتَقْعُدَ مَلُومًۭا مَّحْسُورًا

Wa laa taj'al yadaka maghloolatan il 'unuqika wa laa tabsut haa kullal basti fataq'uda maloomam mahsooraa

And do not make your hand [as] chained to your neck or extend it completely and [thereby] become blamed and insolvent.

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3 ayahs in Al-Israa are strongly about charity. This is one of them.

← Previous on Charity17:26And give the relative his right, and [also] the poor and the traveler, and do not spend wastefully.Next on Charity →17:100Say [to them], "If you possessed the depositories of the mercy of my Lord, then you would withhold out of fear of spending." And ever has man been stingy.

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And do not keep your hand chained to your neck in other words do not withhold it completely from expending nor open it in order to expend completely or you will sit blameworthy — this refers to the first case — and denuded cut off having nothing — this refers to the latter case.

" None of you should stretch out his forearms like the stretching out of a dog."

Sunan Abu Dawud #1650Narrated Malik ibn Nadlah:

The Prophet (ﷺ) said: Hands are of three types: Allah's hand is the upper one; the bestower's hand is the one near it; the beggar's hand is the lower one. So bestow what is surplus, and do not submit yourself to the demand of your soul.

Sunan an-Nasa'i #1030It was narrated from Anas that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:Sahih

"Be moderate in bowing and prostration, and do not rest your forearms along the ground like a dog."

Sunan Ibn Majah #626It was narrated from Anas bin Malik that the Prophet (ﷺ) said:Sahih

“Be balanced in prostration; none of you should prostrate with his arms spread out like a dog.”

Sahih Muslim #5363Jabir. b. Abdullah reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:Sahih

Do not walk in one sandal and do not wrap the lower garment round your knees and do not eat with your left hand and do not wrap yourself completely leaving no room for the arms (to draw out) and do not place one of your feet upon the other while lying on your back.