Which Surah and Juz is Quran 20:75 from?

This ayah is from Surah Taa-Haa (Taa-Haa), the 20th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 16.

Are there hadiths related to Quran 20:75?

Yes — there are 5 hadiths related to this ayah from Sahih Muslim, Sunan Ibn Majah, Sunan Abu Dawud.

What tafsir is available for Quran 20:75?

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

What topics does Quran 20:75 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Al-Mu'min, Good Deeds, Day of Judgment, Divine Reward, Accountability.

Ayah 74

إِنَّهُۥ مَن يَأْتِ رَبَّهُۥ مُجْرِمًۭا فَإِنَّ لَ...

20:75Taa-Haa

Q: What does Quran 20:75 mean?

Quran 20:75 (Surah Taa-Haa, Ayah 75) translates to: "But whoever comes to Him as a believer having done righteous deeds - for those will be the highest degrees [in position]:"

Ayah 76

جَنَّٰتُ عَدْنٍۢ تَجْرِى مِن تَحْتِهَا ٱلْأَنْهَٰر...

وَمَن يَأْتِهِۦ مُؤْمِنًۭا قَدْ عَمِلَ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰتِ فَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ لَهُمُ ٱلدَّرَجَٰتُ ٱلْعُلَىٰ

Wa mai yaatihee mu'minan qad 'amilas saalihaati fa ulaaa'ika lahumud dara jaatul 'ulaa

But whoever comes to Him as a believer having done righteous deeds - for those will be the highest degrees [in position]:

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20:75Ayah 1135

8 ayahs in Taa-Haa are strongly about Paradise and Hell. This is one of them.

← Previous on Paradise & Hell20:74Indeed, whoever comes to his Lord as a criminal - indeed, for him is Hell; he will neither die therein nor live.Next on Paradise & Hell →20:76Gardens of perpetual residence beneath which rivers flow, wherein they abide eternally. And that is the reward of one who purifies himself.

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And whoever comes to Him a believer having performed righteous deeds — the obligatory and supererogatory deeds for such shall be the highest degrees al-‘ulā the plural of ‘ulyā the feminine form of a‘lā —

A believer does not receive (the trouble) of running a thorn or more than that but Allah elevates him in rank or effaces his sins because of that.

Sunan Ibn Majah #3914It was narrated from Abu Sa’eed that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:Hasan

“Whoever humbles himself one degree for the sake of Allah, Allah will raise him in status one degree, and whoever behaves arrogantly towards Allah one degree, Allah will lower him in status one degree, until He makes him among the lowest of the low.”

Sunan Ibn Majah #4175It was narrated that Abu Sa'eed Al-Khudri said:Hasan

"The Messenger of Allah said: 'The people of the highest degrees of Paradise will be seen by those beneath them as a rising star is seen on the horizon. Abu Bakr and 'Umar will be among them, and how blessed they are!'"

Sunan Abu Dawud #4800Narrated Aisha, Ummul Mu'minin:Sahih

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: By his good character a believer will attain the degree of one who prays during the night and fasts during the day.

Sahih Muslim #9Another hadith, the like of which has been narrated by Malik (b. Anas) (and mentioned above) is also reported by Talha b. 'Ubaidullah, with the only variation that the Prophet remarked:Sahih

By his father, he shall succeed if he were true (to what he professed), or: By his father, he would enter heaven if he were true (to what he professed).