Which Surah and Juz is Quran 3:162 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 3:162?

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

What tafsir is available for Quran 3:162?

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

What topics does Quran 3:162 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Allah, Divine Wrath, Hellfire, Accountability, Taqwa.

Ayah 161

وَمَا كَانَ لِنَبِىٍّ أَن يَغُلَّ ۚ وَمَن يَغْلُلْ...

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Q: What does Quran 3:162 mean?

Quran 3:162 (Surah Aal-i-Imraan, Ayah 162) translates to: "So is one who pursues the pleasure of Allah like one who brings upon himself the anger of Allah and whose refuge is Hell? And wretched is the destination."

Ayah 163

هُمْ دَرَجَٰتٌ عِندَ ٱللَّهِ ۗ وَٱللَّهُ بَصِيرٌۢ ...

أَفَمَنِ ٱتَّبَعَ رِضْوَٰنَ ٱللَّهِ كَمَنۢ بَآءَ بِسَخَطٍۢ مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ وَمَأْوَىٰهُ جَهَنَّمُ ۚ وَبِئْسَ ٱلْمَصِيرُ

Afamanit taba'a Ridwaanal laahi kamam baaa'a bisakhatim minal laahi wa maawaahu Jahannam; wa bi'sal maseer

So is one who pursues the pleasure of Allah like one who brings upon himself the anger of Allah and whose refuge is Hell? And wretched is the destination.

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31 ayahs in Aal-i-Imraan are strongly about Paradise and Hell. This is one of them.

← Previous on Paradise & Hell3:151We will cast terror into the hearts of those who disbelieve for what they have associated with Allah of which He had not sent down [any] authority.Next on Paradise & Hell →3:169And never think of those who have been killed in the cause of Allah as dead. Rather, they are alive with their Lord, receiving provision,

Tafsir

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Is he who follows God’s beatitude being obedient and not defrauding like him who is laden one who returns with God’s anger because of his disobedience and fraud whose abode is Hell? An evil journey’s end a resort it is!

"Seek refuge in Allah from the Pit of Sorrows." They said: "O Messenger of Allah! What is the Pit of Sorrows?" He said: "gorge in Hell from which Hell seeks Allah's refuge a Hundred times every day." It was said: "O Messenger of Allah! Who shall enter it?" He said: "The reciters who were showing off with their deeds."

Sahih Muslim #6808'Ala' reported on the authority of his father who reported on the authority of Abu Huraira that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said:Sahih

If a believer were to know the punishment (in Hell) none would have the audacity to aspire for Paradise (but he would earnestly desire to be rescued from Hell), and if a non-believer were to know what is there with Allah as a mercy. none would have been disappointed in regard to Paradise.

Sunan Ibn Majah #4036It was narrated that Abu Hurairah said:Sahih

“The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “No one will enter Hell except one who is doomed.” It was said: “O Messenger of Allah, who is the one who is doomed?” He said: “The one who never does any act of obedience (towards Allah) and who never omitted any act of sin.”

Sahih Muslim #6655Ubida b. Samit reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:Sahih

He who loves to meet Allah, Allah also loves to meet him, and he who dislikes to meet Allah, Allah also abhors to meet him.

Sunan Ibn Majah #4337It was narrated from Ibn 'Umar that:Sahih

The Prophet said: "Whoever seeks knowledge for a reason other than the sake of Allah, or intends it for a purpose other than for the sake of Allah, let him take his place in hell."