What does Quran 19:55 mean?

Quran 19:55 (Surah Maryam, Ayah 55) translates to: "And he used to enjoin on his people prayer and zakah and was to his Lord pleasing."

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 19:55 from?

This ayah is from Surah Maryam (Mary), the 19th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 16.

Are there hadiths related to Quran 19:55?

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

What tafsir is available for Quran 19:55?

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

What topics does Quran 19:55 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Prayer, Charity, Prophethood, Community Responsibility, Taqwa.

Ayah 54

وَٱذْكُرْ فِى ٱلْكِتَٰبِ إِسْمَٰعِيلَ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ ك...

19:55Maryam

Ayah 56

وَٱذْكُرْ فِى ٱلْكِتَٰبِ إِدْرِيسَ ۚ إِنَّهُۥ كَان...

وَكَانَ يَأْمُرُ أَهْلَهُۥ بِٱلصَّلَوٰةِ وَٱلزَّكَوٰةِ وَكَانَ عِندَ رَبِّهِۦ مَرْضِيًّۭا

Wa kaana yaamuru ahlahoo bis Salaati waz zakaati wa kaana 'inda Rabbihee mardiyyaa

And he used to enjoin on his people prayer and zakah and was to his Lord pleasing.

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2 ayahs in Maryam are strongly about charity. This is one of them.

← Previous on Charity19:31And He has made me blessed wherever I am and has enjoined upon me prayer and zakah as long as I remain alive

Tafsir

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He used to enjoin upon his kinsfolk that is his people prayer and the payment of alms and he was pleasing to his Lord mardiyyan ‘pleasing’ is actually marduwwun but both wāw letters have been changed to two yā’ letters while the kasra vowel has also been changed to a damma vowel.

"The Messenger of Allah enjoined giving Sadaqah;"and he narrated something similar.

Sunan Ibn Majah #422It was narrated from Salamah bin Akwa' that:Hasan

He used to pray the Maghrib with the Messenger of Allah when the sun set.

Sunan Abu Dawud #1563Narrated Samurah ibn Jundub:Sahih

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to order us to pay the sadaqah (zakat) on what we prepared for trade.

Sunan an-Nasa'i #2464It was narrated that 'Abdullah bin Abi Awfa said:Sahih

"When people brought their Zakah to him, the Messenger of Allah would say: 'O Allah, send salah upon the family of so-and-so,' My father brought his Sadaqah to him and he said: 'O Allah, send Salah upon the family of Abu Awfa."'

Sunan an-Nasa'i #580It was narrated from Abu Salamah that he asked 'Aishah about the two prostrations (Rak'ahs) that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to pray after 'Asr. She said:Sahih

"He used to pray them before 'Asr, but if he got distracted or forgot them, he would pray them after 'Asr, and if he did a prayer he would be constant in it."