What does Quran 25:24 mean?

Quran 25:24 (Surah Al-Furqaan, Ayah 24) translates to: "The companions of Paradise, that Day, are [in] a better settlement and better resting place."

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 25:24 from?

This ayah is from Surah Al-Furqaan (The Criterion), the 25th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 19.

Are there hadiths related to Quran 25:24?

Yes — there are 5 hadiths related to this ayah from Jami` at-Tirmidhi, Sahih Muslim, Sahih al-Bukhari.

What tafsir is available for Quran 25:24?

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

What topics does Quran 25:24 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Paradise, Hereafter, Reward of the Righteous, Day of Judgment, Divine Justice.

Ayah 23

وَقَدِمْنَآ إِلَىٰ مَا عَمِلُوا۟ مِنْ عَمَلٍۢ فَجَ...

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Ayah 25

وَيَوْمَ تَشَقَّقُ ٱلسَّمَآءُ بِٱلْغَمَٰمِ وَنُزِّ...

أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلْجَنَّةِ يَوْمَئِذٍ خَيْرٌۭ مُّسْتَقَرًّۭا وَأَحْسَنُ مَقِيلًۭا

As haabul jannati yawma'izin khairum mustaqar ranw wa ahsanu maqeela

The companions of Paradise, that Day, are [in] a better settlement and better resting place.

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25:24Ayah 177

14 ayahs in Al-Furqaan are strongly about Paradise and Hell. This is one of them.

← Previous on Paradise & Hell25:16For them therein is whatever they wish, [while] abiding eternally. It is ever upon your Lord a promise [worthy to be] requested.Next on Paradise & Hell →25:34The ones who are gathered on their faces to Hell - those are the worst in position and farthest astray in [their] way.

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Those who will be the inhabitants of Paradise on that day the Day of Resurrection will be in a far better abode than are the disbelievers in this world and a far better resting place than theirs the latter’s; in other words a better place for qā’ila which is a rest taken during midday during hot days. From this last interpretation of maqīlan it has been inferred that the Reckoning will be concluded in half a day as is stated in one hadīth.

"The companion who is the best to Allah is the one who is best to his companion. And the neighbor that is the best to Allah is the one that is best to his neighbor."

Sahih Muslim #6193Anas b Malik reported that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) was presented a garment of sundus and he prohibited the use of silk. The persons admired it, whereupon he said:Sahih

By Him in Whose Hand is the life of Muhammad, the kerchiefs of Sa'd b. Mu'adh in Paradise are better than this.

Sahih al-Bukhari #2680Narrated Abu Huraira:Sahih

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "A place in Paradise as small as a bow is better than all that on which the sun rises and sets (i.e. all the world)." He also said, "A single endeavor in Allah's Cause in the afternoon or in the forenoon is better than all that on which the sun rises and sets."

Jami` at-Tirmidhi #1713Narrated Sahl bin Sa'd:Sahih

That the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "(Ribat) Guarding the frontier for a day in the cause of Allah is better than the world and what is in it. And an afternoon the worshipper spends in the cause of Allah - or a morning - is better than the world and what is on it. And the space occupied by the whip of one of you in Paradise is better than the world and what is on it." This Hadith is Hasan Sahih.

Sunan Ibn Majah #4068It was narrated from Sahl bin Sa’d that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:Hasan

“A place the size of a whip in Paradise is better than this world and everything in it.”