What does Quran 3:196 mean?

Quran 3:196 (Surah Aal-i-Imraan, Ayah 196) translates to: "Be not deceived by the [uninhibited] movement of the disbelievers throughout the land."

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 3:196 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 3:196?

Yes — there are 5 hadiths related to this ayah from Sahih Muslim, Sunan Abu Dawud, Sunan Ibn Majah.

What tafsir is available for Quran 3:196?

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

What topics does Quran 3:196 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Worldly Life, Day of Judgment, Divine Decree, Hellfire, Divine Justice.

Ayah 195

فَٱسْتَجَابَ لَهُمْ رَبُّهُمْ أَنِّى لَآ أُضِيعُ ع...

3:196Aal-i-Imraan

Ayah 197

مَتَٰعٌۭ قَلِيلٌۭ ثُمَّ مَأْوَىٰهُمْ جَهَنَّمُ ۚ و...

لَا يَغُرَّنَّكَ تَقَلُّبُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ فِى ٱلْبِلَٰدِ

Laa yaghurrannaka taqal lubul lazeena kafaroo fil bilaad

Be not deceived by the [uninhibited] movement of the disbelievers throughout the land.

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11 ayahs in Aal-i-Imraan are strongly about worldly life and wealth. This is one of them.

← Previous on Worldly life & wealth3:186You will surely be tested in your possessions and in yourselves. And you will surely hear from those who were given the Scripture before you and from those who…Next on Worldly life & wealth →3:197[It is but] a small enjoyment; then their [final] refuge is Hell, and wretched is the resting place.

Tafsir

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When the Muslims began to say ‘Look at the enemies of God how comfortable they are while we are struggling!’ the following was revealed Let it not delude you that the disbelievers go to and fro in the land engaging in commerce and acquiring profit

Do not return to unbelief after me by striking the necks of one another.

Sunan Abu Dawud #675This tradition has also been transmitted by ‘Abd Allah (b. Mas’ud) through a different chain of narrators. This version adds:Sahih

“Do not be irregular, so have your hearts irregular, and beware of tumult such as found in market”.

Sahih Muslim #2431Samura b. Jundub addressed and narrated from the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) having said (these words):Sahih

Neither the call of Bilal should mislead you nor this whiteness (of false dawn) till (the true) dawn appears (or he said) till the dawn breaks.

Sunan Ibn Majah #3719Abu Hurairah said that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:Hasan

“The believer should not be stung from the same hole twice.”

Sunan Ibn Majah #3720It was narrated from Ibn ‘Umar that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:

‘The believer should not be stung from the same hole twice.’”