Which Surah and Juz is Quran 23:72 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 23:72?

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

What tafsir is available for Quran 23:72?

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

Ayah 71

وَلَوِ ٱتَّبَعَ ٱلْحَقُّ أَهْوَآءَهُمْ لَفَسَدَتِ ...

23:72Al-Muminoon

Q: What does Quran 23:72 mean?

Quran 23:72 (Surah Al-Muminoon, Ayah 72) translates to: "Or do you, [O Muhammad], ask them for payment? But the reward of your Lord is best, and He is the best of providers."

Q: What topics does Quran 23:72 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Divine Reward, Divine Provision, Prophethood, Trust in Allah (Tawakkul), Prophet Muhammad.

Ayah 73

وَإِنَّكَ لَتَدْعُوهُمْ إِلَىٰ صِرَٰطٍۢ مُّسْتَقِي...

أَمْ تَسْـَٔلُهُمْ خَرْجًۭا فَخَرَاجُ رَبِّكَ خَيْرٌۭ ۖ وَهُوَ خَيْرُ ٱلرَّٰزِقِينَ

Am tas'aluhum kharjan fakharaaju Rabbika khairunw wa Huwa khairur raaziqeen

Or do you, [O Muhammad], ask them for payment? But the reward of your Lord is best, and He is the best of providers.

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4 ayahs in Al-Muminoon are strongly about the Prophet. This is one of them.

← Previous on The Prophet ﷺ23:70Or do they say, "In him is madness?" Rather, he brought them the truth, but most of them, to the truth, are averse.Next on The Prophet ﷺ →23:73And indeed, you invite them to a straight path.

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Or do you ask them for any recompense? any remuneration in return for the faith that you have brought them? Yet the recompense of your Lord is His remuneration His reward and His provision are better one reading has kharjan ‘recompense’ in both instances sc. kharjan fa-kharju; another has kharājan in both sc. kharājan fa-kharāju and He is the best of providers the best of givers and remunerators.

"The best of you is the one who is best in repaying."

Sunan Abu Dawud #3957The tradition mentioned above also has been transmitted by Jabir b. 'Abd Allah through a different chain of narrators. This version added:Sahih

The Prophet (ﷺ) said: You are more entitled to his price, and Allah has no need of it.

Sunan Ibn Majah #2157It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:Da'if

“The best of you - or among the best of you - are those who pay off their debts in the best manner.”

Sahih al-Bukhari #2297Narrated Abu Huraira:Sahih

A man came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and demanded a camel (the Prophet (ﷺ) owed him). Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) told his companions to give him (a camel). They said, "We do not find except an older camel (than what he demands). (The Prophet (ﷺ) ordered them to give him that camel). The man said, "You have paid me in full and may Allah also pay you in full." Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "Give him, for the best amongst the people is he who repays his debts in the most handsome manner."

Sunan an-Nasa'i #4629Irbad bin Saryah said:Sahih

"I lent a young camel to the Messenger of Allah, and I came to ask him to repay me. He said: 'Yes, I will only repay you with a superior she-camel.' so he repaid me and repaid me well. Then a Bedouin came to him to ask to repay him a camel of a certain age, and the Messenger of Allah said: 'Give him a camel of certain age.' On that day they gave him a mature camel and he said: 'This is better than my camel.' He (The Prophet) Said:' The best of you is the one who is best in repaying.'''