What does Quran 23:11 mean?

Quran 23:11 (Surah Al-Muminoon, Ayah 11) translates to: "Who will inherit al-Firdaus. They will abide therein eternally."

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 23:11 from?

This ayah is from Surah Al-Muminoon (The Believers), the 23th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 18.

Are there hadiths related to Quran 23:11?

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

What tafsir is available for Quran 23:11?

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

Ayah 10

أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ هُمُ ٱلْوَٰرِثُونَ...

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Q: What topics does Quran 23:11 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Paradise, Eternal Abode, Reward of the Righteous, Divine Mercy, Spiritual Success.

Ayah 12

وَلَقَدْ خَلَقْنَا ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ مِن سُلَٰلَةٍۢ مِّن...

ٱلَّذِينَ يَرِثُونَ ٱلْفِرْدَوْسَ هُمْ فِيهَا خَٰلِدُونَ

Allazeena yarisoonal Firdawsa hum feehaa khaalidoon

Who will inherit al-Firdaus. They will abide therein eternally.

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Next on Paradise & Hell →23:103But those whose scales are light - those are the ones who have lost their souls, [being] in Hell, abiding eternally.

Tafsir

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who shall inherit Paradise al-firdaws the name of a garden the highest of the gardens of Heaven — wherein they will abide; herein is an allusion to the Return in the Hereafter and so it is fitting that the Beginning of creation should be mentioned next

He who would get into Paradise (would be made to enjoy such an everlasting) bliss that he would neither become destitute, nor would his clothes wear out, nor his youth would decline.

Sunan Ibn Majah #4079It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:Hasan

“There is no one among you who does not have two abodes: An abode in Paradise and an abode in Hell. If he dies and enters Hell, the people of Paradise inherit his abode. This is what Allah says: ‘These are indeed the inheritors.’”

Sunan an-Nasa'i #2241It was narrated from Sahi bin Sad that the Prophet said:Sahih

"For those who fast there is a gate in Paradise called Ar-Rayyan, through which no one but they will enter. When the last of them has entered it, it will be closed. Whoever enters through it will drink, and whoever drinks will never thirst again."

Jami` at-Tirmidhi #2634'Ali narrated that the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said:Hasan

"Indeed in Paradise there is a gathering for Al-Hur Al-'Ein wherein they rasie their voices. The creatures have not heard the likes of them." "They say: 'We are the eternal ones, we shall not die. We are the ones who live in joy and comfort, we have no needs. We are the pleased ones, we do not get angry. Tuba(good news) to the one who belongs to us and we to him.'" Other chains report similar narrations.

Sahih Muslim #6970This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Abu Huraira through another chain of transmitters that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said:Sahih

The (members of the) first group which would get into Paradise will have their faces as bright as stars in the sky. They would neither pass water, nor void excrement, nor will they suffer from catarrh, nor will they spit, and their combs would be made of gold, and their sweat will be musk, the fuel of their brazier will be aloes, and their wives will be large-eyed maidens and their form would be alike as one single person after the form of their father (Adam) sixty cubits tall.