Which Surah and Juz is Quran 3:124 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 3:124?

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

What tafsir is available for Quran 3:124?

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

What topics does Quran 3:124 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Divine Support, Battle of Badr, Trust in Allah (Tawakkul), Tawhid, Patience.

Ayah 123

وَلَقَدْ نَصَرَكُمُ ٱللَّهُ بِبَدْرٍۢ وَأَنتُمْ أَ...

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Q: What does Quran 3:124 mean?

Quran 3:124 (Surah Aal-i-Imraan, Ayah 124) translates to: "[Remember] when you said to the believers, "Is it not sufficient for you that your Lord should reinforce you with three thousand angels sent down?"

Ayah 125

بَلَىٰٓ ۚ إِن تَصْبِرُوا۟ وَتَتَّقُوا۟ وَيَأْتُوكُ...

إِذْ تَقُولُ لِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ أَلَن يَكْفِيَكُمْ أَن يُمِدَّكُمْ رَبُّكُم بِثَلَٰثَةِ ءَالَٰفٍۢ مِّنَ ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةِ مُنزَلِينَ

Iz taqoolu lilmu'mineena alai yakfiyakum ai-yumiddakum Rabbukum bisalaasati aalaafim minal malaaa'ikati munzaleen

[Remember] when you said to the believers, "Is it not sufficient for you that your Lord should reinforce you with three thousand angels sent down?

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37 ayahs in Aal-i-Imraan are strongly about lessons from past peoples. This is one of them.

← Previous on Lessons from past peoples3:123And already had Allah given you victory at [the battle of] Badr while you were few in number. Then fear Allah; perhaps you will be grateful.Next on Lessons from past peoples →3:137Similar situations [as yours] have passed on before you, so proceed throughout the earth and observe how was the end of those who denied.

Tafsir

Scholars largely agree on this ayah

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When idh an adverbial qualifier of nasarakum ‘He gave you victory’ in the previous verse you were saying to the believers promising them as reassurance for them ‘Is it not sufficient for you that your Lord should reinforce you that He should succour you with three thousand angels sent down? read munzalīn or munazzalīn ‘sent down’.

"I asked the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) about the saying of Allah, Most High: 'And We sent him to a hundred thousand, or even more (37:147). He said: 'Twenty thousand (more).'"

Sunan Ibn Majah #2564It was narrated that Bara’ bin ‘Azib said:Sahih

“We were talking about how, on the Day of Badr, the Companions of the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) numbered three hundred ten and something, the same number as the Companions of (Talut) who crossed the river with him, and no one crossed the river with him but a believer.”

Sahih al-Bukhari #3795Narrated Al-Bara:Sahih

We used to say that the warriors of Badr were over three-hundred-and-ten, as many as the Companions of Saul who crossed the river with him; and none crossed the river with him but a believer.

Jami` at-Tirmidhi #1643Narrated Al-Bara' :Sahih

"We used to say that the participants of Badr on the Day of Badr were like the number of companions of Talut, three hundred and thirteen men." There is something on this topic from Ibn 'Abbas. This Hadith is Hasan Sahih. Ath-Thawri and others reported it from Abu Ishaq.

Sahih al-Bukhari #3981Narrated Qatada:Sahih

I said to Sa`id bin Al-Musaiyab, "I have been informed that Jabir bin `Abdullah said that the number (of Al-Hudaibiya Muslim warriors) was 1400." Sa`id said to me, "Jabir narrated to me that they were 1500 who gave the Pledge of allegiance to the Prophet (ﷺ) on the day of Al-Hudaibiya.'