Which Surah and Juz is Quran 2:179 from?

This ayah is from Surah Al-Baqara (The Cow), the 2th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 2.

Are there hadiths related to Quran 2:179?

Yes — there are 3 hadiths related to this ayah from Sunan an-Nasa'i, Sunan Abu Dawud, Sunan Ibn Majah.

What tafsir is available for Quran 2:179?

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

Ayah 178

يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ كُتِبَ عَلَيْكُم...

2:179Al-Baqara

Q: What does Quran 2:179 mean?

Quran 2:179 (Surah Al-Baqara, Ayah 179) translates to: "And there is for you in legal retribution [saving of] life, O you [people] of understanding, that you may become righteous."

Q: What topics does Quran 2:179 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Justice, Righteousness, Transgression Wandering Blindly, Historical Events, Qisas (Retribution).

Ayah 180

كُتِبَ عَلَيْكُمْ إِذَا حَضَرَ أَحَدَكُمُ ٱلْمَوْت...

وَلَكُمْ فِى ٱلْقِصَاصِ حَيَوٰةٌۭ يَٰٓأُو۟لِى ٱلْأَلْبَٰبِ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَتَّقُونَ

Wa lakum fil qisaasi hayaatuny yaaa ulil albaabi la 'allakum tattaqoon

And there is for you in legal retribution [saving of] life, O you [people] of understanding, that you may become righteous.

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26 ayahs in Al-Baqara are strongly about justice and honesty. This is one of them.

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Tafsir

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In retaliation there is life for you that is great longevity O people of pith possessors of intellect because if the would-be killer knew that he would be killed in retaliation he would refrain from such action and would have thereby given life to himself and to the one whom he had intended to kill; and so it retaliation was stipulated by the Law so that you might fear killing fearing retaliation.

"Al-Qisas (the Law of Equality in punishment) is prescribed for you in case of murder: the free for the free The rule for the Children of Israel was Qisas, and not Diyah. Then Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, revealed the Diyah to them, and He revealed this ruling to this Ummah as an alleviation of the ruling that applied to the Children of Israel."

Sunan Abu Dawud #3978Narrated Anas ibn Malik:Da'if

The Prophet (ﷺ) read the verse: "We ordained therein for them: Life for life and eye for eye (an-nafsa bin-nafsi wal-'aynu bil-'ayn).

Sunan Ibn Majah #2281It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:Sahih

“Ward off the legal punishments as much as you can.”