Which Surah and Juz is Quran 19:76 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 19:76?

Yes — there are 4 hadiths related to this ayah from Sunan an-Nasa'i, Jami` at-Tirmidhi, Sunan Abu Dawud.

What tafsir is available for Quran 19:76?

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

What topics does Quran 19:76 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Guidance, Allah, Good Deeds, Divine Reward, Intention and Deeds.

Ayah 75

قُلْ مَن كَانَ فِى ٱلضَّلَٰلَةِ فَلْيَمْدُدْ لَهُ ...

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Q: What does Quran 19:76 mean?

Quran 19:76 (Surah Maryam, Ayah 76) translates to: "And Allah increases those who were guided, in guidance, and the enduring good deeds are better to your Lord for reward and better for recourse."

Ayah 77

أَفَرَءَيْتَ ٱلَّذِى كَفَرَ بِـَٔايَٰتِنَا وَقَالَ...

وَيَزِيدُ ٱللَّهُ ٱلَّذِينَ ٱهْتَدَوْا۟ هُدًۭى ۗ وَٱلْبَٰقِيَٰتُ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتُ خَيْرٌ عِندَ رَبِّكَ ثَوَابًۭا وَخَيْرٌۭ مَّرَدًّا

Wa yazeedul laahul lazeenah tadaw hudaa; wal baaqiyaatus saalihaatu khairun 'inda Rabbika sawaabanw wa khairum maraddaa

And Allah increases those who were guided, in guidance, and the enduring good deeds are better to your Lord for reward and better for recourse.

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2 ayahs in Maryam are strongly about the qualities of the believers.

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Tafsir

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And God increases in guidance those who found right guidance through faith increasing them by way of the signs He reveals to them; and the enduring things the righteous deeds — namely obedience the reward of which endures for that person — are better in your Lord’s sight in terms of reward and better in terms of the return that is as something which will be repaid and returned to him the believer in contrast to the deeds of the disbelievers. The use of the qualification khayr ‘better’ here is meant to counter the use of the same in their statement ‘Which of the two parties is better in station?’ above Q. 1973.

"May Allah increase you in keenness, but do not do this again."

Jami` at-Tirmidhi #2210'Anas narrated that the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said:Da'if

"When Allah wants good for a slave, He puts him in action." It was said: "How does he put him in action O Messenger Of Allah?" He said: "By making him meet up with the righteous deeds before death."

Sunan Abu Dawud #1369Narrated 'Aishah:Sahih

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as saying: Choose such actions as you are capable of performing, for Allah does not grow weary till you do. The acts most pleasing to Allah are those which are done most continuously, even if they amount to little. Whenever he began an action, he would do it continuously.

Jami` at-Tirmidhi #216Abu Hurairah narrated that :Sahih

Allah's Messenger said: "Indeed a man's Salat in the congregation is increased by twenty five rewards over his Salat alone."