What does Quran 3:115 mean?

Quran 3:115 (Surah Aal-i-Imraan, Ayah 115) translates to: "And whatever good they do - never will it be removed from them. And Allah is Knowing of the righteous."

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 3:115 from?

This ayah is from Surah Aal-i-Imraan (The Family of Imraan), the 3th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 4.

Are there hadiths related to Quran 3:115?

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

What tafsir is available for Quran 3:115?

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

What topics does Quran 3:115 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Reward for Good Deeds, Al-Alim, Allah, Knowledge, Righteousness.

Ayah 114

يُؤْمِنُونَ بِٱللَّهِ وَٱلْيَوْمِ ٱلْءَاخِرِ وَيَأ...

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Ayah 116

إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ لَن تُغْنِىَ عَنْهُمْ أَ...

وَمَا يَفْعَلُوا۟ مِنْ خَيْرٍۢ فَلَن يُكْفَرُوهُ ۗ وَٱللَّهُ عَلِيمٌۢ بِٱلْمُتَّقِينَ

Wa maa yaf'aloo min khairin falai yukfarooh; wallaahu 'aleemun bilmuttaqeen

And whatever good they do - never will it be removed from them. And Allah is Knowing of the righteous.

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19 ayahs in Aal-i-Imraan are strongly about God-consciousness.

← Previous on God-consciousness3:102O you who have believed, fear Allah as He should be feared and do not die except as Muslims [in submission to Him].Next on God-consciousness →3:120If good touches you, it distresses them; but if harm strikes you, they rejoice at it. And if you are patient and fear Allah,

Tafsir

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And whatever good you do O community taf‘alū ‘you do’ or if this is read yaf‘alū ‘they do’ then it is referring to them ‘the upright community’ you shall not be denied it read in both ways fa-lan tukfarūhu ‘you shall not be denied it’ or fa-lan yukfarūhu ‘they shall not be denied it’ you shall not be deprived of its reward but you will be rewarded for it and God knows the God-fearing.

Verily Allah recorded the good and the evil and then made it clear that he who intended good but did not do it, Allah recorded one complete good in his favour, but if he intended it and also did it, the Glorious and Great Allah recorded ten to seven hundred virtues and even more to his credit. But it he intended evil, but did not commit it, Allah wrote down full one good in his favour. If he intended that and also committed it, Allah made an entry of one evil against him.

Sahih al-Bukhari #2734Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar:Sahih

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "Good will remain (as a permanent quality) in the foreheads of horses till the Day of Resurrection."

Sahih Muslim #2212Hudhaifa and Abu Shaiba reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:Sahih

Every act of goodness is sadaqa.

Jami` at-Tirmidhi #3693Abu Hurairah narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:Da'if

“Indeed, having good thoughts concerning Allah is from the perfection of the worship of Allah.”

Sahih al-Bukhari #3488Narrated Ibn `Umar:Sahih

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "There is always goodness in horses till the Day of Resurrection. "