Which Surah and Juz is Quran 2:281 from?

This ayah is from Surah Al-Baqara (The Cow), the 2th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 3.

Are there hadiths related to Quran 2:281?

Yes — there are 2 hadiths related to this ayah from Jami` at-Tirmidhi, Sunan an-Nasa'i.

What tafsir is available for Quran 2:281?

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

What topics does Quran 2:281 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Day of Judgment, Allah, Divine Justice, Accountability, Taqwa.

Ayah 280

وَإِن كَانَ ذُو عُسْرَةٍۢ فَنَظِرَةٌ إِلَىٰ مَيْسَ...

2:281Al-Baqara

Q: What does Quran 2:281 mean?

Quran 2:281 (Surah Al-Baqara, Ayah 281) translates to: "And fear a Day when you will be returned to Allah. Then every soul will be compensated for what it earned, and they will not be treated unjustly."

Ayah 282

يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓا۟ إِذَا تَدَايَنت...

وَٱتَّقُوا۟ يَوْمًۭا تُرْجَعُونَ فِيهِ إِلَى ٱللَّهِ ۖ ثُمَّ تُوَفَّىٰ كُلُّ نَفْسٍۢ مَّا كَسَبَتْ وَهُمْ لَا يُظْلَمُونَ

Wattaqoo yawman turja'oona feehi ilal laahi summa tuwaffaa kullu nafsim maa kasabat wa hum laa yuzlamoon

And fear a Day when you will be returned to Allah. Then every soul will be compensated for what it earned, and they will not be treated unjustly.

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15 ayahs in Al-Baqara are strongly about the Day of Judgment. This is one of them.

← Previous on Day of Judgment2:275Those who consume interest cannot stand [on the Day of Resurrection] except as one stands who is being beaten by Satan into insanity. That is because they say,

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And fear a day wherein you shall be returned to God namely the Day of Resurrection read the passive turja‘ūna meaning ‘you shall be returned’ or the active tarji‘ūna meaning ‘you shall return’ and every soul on that day shall be paid in full the requital of what it has earned what it has done of good or evil; and they shall not be wronged through any loss of a good deed or the incurring of an extra evil deed.

"The son of Adam will be brought on the Day of Judgement as if he is a goat kid to be stood before Allah, Most High. Allah will say to him: 'I gave to you, I granted you, and I bestowed favors upon you. So what did you do?' So he says: 'I collected it, increased it, and left it as more than what it was. So return me and I shall give it all to You.' So He will say to him: 'Show me what you have prepared.' So he says: 'My Lord! I collected it, increased it and left it more than it was, So return me and I shall give it all to You.' So when the servant does not present any good he will be entered into the Fire." Abu 'Eisa said: More than one narrator reported this from Al-Hasan as his saying. And they did not rely upon Ismä'il bin Muslim who was graded weak in Hadith . There are narrations on this topic from Abu Hurairah and Abu Sa'eed Al-Khudri.

Sunan an-Nasa'i #2078Ka 'b bin Malik used to narrate that the Messenger of Allah said:Sahih

"The soul of the belevier is (like a bird) flying among the trees of Paradise, until Allah, the Mighty and sublime, sends it back to his body on the Day of Resurrection." (Da 'if)