Which Surah and Juz is Quran 3:173 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 3:173?

Yes — there are 4 hadiths related to this ayah from Sahih al-Bukhari, Jami` at-Tirmidhi.

What tafsir is available for Quran 3:173?

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

What topics does Quran 3:173 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Allah, Trust in Allah (Tawakkul), Martyrdom, Divine Support, Patience.

Ayah 172

ٱلَّذِينَ ٱسْتَجَابُوا۟ لِلَّهِ وَٱلرَّسُولِ مِنۢ ...

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Q: What does Quran 3:173 mean?

Quran 3:173 (Surah Aal-i-Imraan, Ayah 173) translates to: "Those to whom hypocrites said, "Indeed, the people have gathered against you, so fear them." But it [merely] increased them in faith, and they said, "Sufficient for us is Allah, and [He is] the best Disposer of affairs.""

Ayah 174

فَٱنقَلَبُوا۟ بِنِعْمَةٍۢ مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ وَفَضْلٍۢ ...

ٱلَّذِينَ قَالَ لَهُمُ ٱلنَّاسُ إِنَّ ٱلنَّاسَ قَدْ جَمَعُوا۟ لَكُمْ فَٱخْشَوْهُمْ فَزَادَهُمْ إِيمَٰنًۭا وَقَالُوا۟ حَسْبُنَا ٱللَّهُ وَنِعْمَ ٱلْوَكِيلُ

Allazeena qaala lahumun naasu innan naasa qad jama'oo lakum fakhshawhum fazaadahum eemaannanwa wa qaaloo hasbunal laahu wa ni'malwakeel

Those to whom hypocrites said, "Indeed, the people have gathered against you, so fear them." But it [merely] increased them in faith, and they said, "Sufficient for us is Allah, and [He is] the best Disposer of affairs."

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Tafsir

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Those to whom alladhīna substitutes for the previous alladhīna ‘those who’ or an adjectival qualification of it people that is Nu‘aym b. Mas‘ūd al-Ashja‘ī said ‘The people Abū Sufyān and his companions have gathered their multitudes against you in order to exterminate you therefore fear them’ and do not go out to encounter them; but that saying increased them in faith in their belief in God and in certainty and they said ‘God is sufficient for us He will deal fully for us with their affair; an excellent Guardian is He’ the One to whom the matter is entrusted. They thus set out with the Prophet s and arrived at the market-fair of Badr but God had cast terror into the hearts of Abū Sufyān and his followers and so they did not turn up. They the believers had merchandise with them and so they traded and made profits. God exalted be He says

'Allah is Sufficient for us and He Is the Best Disposer of affairs," was said by Abraham when he was thrown into the fire; and it was said by Muhammad when they (i.e. hypocrites) said, "A great army is gathering against you, therefore, fear them," but it only increased their faith and they said: "Allah is Sufficient for us, and He is the Best Disposer (of affairs, for us)." (3.173)

Sahih al-Bukhari #51Narrated 'Abdullah bin 'Abbas:Sahih

I was informed by Abu Sufyan that Heraclius said to him, "I asked you whether they (followers of Muhammad) were increasing or decreasing. You replied that they were increasing. And in fact, this is the way of true Faith till it is complete in all respects. I further asked you whether there was anybody, who, after embracing his (the Prophets) religion (Islam) became displeased and discarded it. You replied in the negative, and in fact, this is (a sign of) true faith. When its delight enters the heart and mixes with them completely, nobody can be displeased with it."

Jami` at-Tirmidhi #3810Narrated Abu Sa'eed Al-Khudri:Da'if

"We, the people of the Ansar, used to recognize the hypocrites, by their hatred for 'Ali bin Abi Talib."

Jami` at-Tirmidhi #3997Narrated Shu'bah:Da'if

from 'Adi bin Thabit, from Al-Bara bin 'Azib, that he heard the Prophet (ﷺ), or - he said: "The Prophet (ﷺ) said, about the Ansar: 'No one loves them except a believer, and no one hates them except a hypocrite. Whoever loves them, then Allah loves him, and whoever hates them then Allah hates him.'" So we said to him: "Did you hear this from Al-Bara?" He said: "He narrated it to me."