Which Surah and Juz is Quran 23:21 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 23:21?

Yes — there are 4 hadiths related to this ayah from Sahih Muslim, Sunan Ibn Majah, Sahih al-Bukhari.

What tafsir is available for Quran 23:21?

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

Ayah 20

وَشَجَرَةًۭ تَخْرُجُ مِن طُورِ سَيْنَآءَ تَنۢبُتُ ...

23:21Al-Muminoon

Q: What does Quran 23:21 mean?

Quran 23:21 (Surah Al-Muminoon, Ayah 21) translates to: "And indeed, for you in livestock is a lesson. We give you drink from that which is in their bellies, and for you in them are numerous benefits, and from them you eat."

Q: What topics does Quran 23:21 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Divine Provision, Sin, Uses of Animals (Food, Warmth, Clothing), Creation, Spiritual Reflection.

Ayah 22

وَعَلَيْهَا وَعَلَى ٱلْفُلْكِ تُحْمَلُونَ...

وَإِنَّ لَكُمْ فِى ٱلْأَنْعَٰمِ لَعِبْرَةًۭ ۖ نُّسْقِيكُم مِّمَّا فِى بُطُونِهَا وَلَكُمْ فِيهَا مَنَٰفِعُ كَثِيرَةٌۭ وَمِنْهَا تَأْكُلُونَ

Wa inna lakum fil an'aami la'ibrah; nusqeekum mimmaa fee butoonihaa wa lakum feehaa manaafi'u kaseeratunw wa minhaa taakuloon

And indeed, for you in livestock is a lesson. We give you drink from that which is in their bellies, and for you in them are numerous benefits, and from them you eat.

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6 ayahs in Al-Muminoon are strongly about signs in creation. This is one of them.

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Tafsir

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And surely in the cattle that is in camels cows and sheep there is for you a lesson an admonition for you to heed. We give you to drink read nasqīkum or nusqīkum of what is in their bellies of milk and you have many uses in them such as the extraction of wool fur and hairs and other uses and you eat of them.

None (of you) should milk the animal of another, but with his permission. Does any one of you like that his chamber be raided, and his vaults be broken, and his foodstuff be removed? Verily the treasures for them (those who keep animals) are the udders of the animals which feed them. So none of you should milk the animal of another but with his permission.

Sunan Ibn Majah #2036It was narrated from 'Abdullah bin 'Umar that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) stood up and said:Hasan

"No one of you should milk from the livestock of another man without his permission. Would anyone of you like someone to break into his storeroom and take his food? The udders of their livestock store food for them, so none of you should milk the livestock of another man without his permission."

Sunan Ibn Majah #3422It was narrated that Suraqah bin Ju'shum said:Da'if

"I asked the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) about a lost camel that comes to my cisterns that I have prepared for my own camels - will I be rewarded if I give it some water to drink? He said: Yes, in every living being there is reward.'"

Sahih al-Bukhari #2260Narrated Az-Zuhri:Sahih

Anas bin Malik said, that once a domestic sheep was milked for Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) while he was in the house of Anas bin Malik. The milk was mixed with water drawn from the well in Anas's house. A tumbler of it was presented to Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) who drank from it. Then Abu Bakr was sitting on his left side and a bedouin on his right side. When the Prophet (ﷺ) removed the tumbler from his mouth, `Umar was afraid that the Prophet (ﷺ) might give it to the bedouin, so he said. "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! Give it to Abu Bakr who is sitting by your side." But the Prophet (ﷺ) gave it to the bedouin, who was to his right and said, "You should start with the one on your right side."