Which Surah and Juz is Quran 3:38 from?

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

Are there hadiths related to Quran 3:38?

Yes — there are 5 hadiths related to this ayah from Sunan an-Nasa'i, Sunan Ibn Majah, Sahih Muslim.

What tafsir is available for Quran 3:38?

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

Ayah 37

فَتَقَبَّلَهَا رَبُّهَا بِقَبُولٍ حَسَنٍۢ وَأَنۢبَ...

3:38Aal-i-Imraan

Q: What does Quran 3:38 mean?

Quran 3:38 (Surah Aal-i-Imraan, Ayah 38) translates to: "At that, Zechariah called upon his Lord, saying, "My Lord, grant me from Yourself a good offspring. Indeed, You are the Hearer of supplication.""

Q: What topics does Quran 3:38 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Prophet Zakariya, As-Sami, Supplication, Prophet Zakariyya, Miraculous Birth.

Ayah 39

فَنَادَتْهُ ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ وَهُوَ قَآئِمٌۭ يُصَلِ...

هُنَالِكَ دَعَا زَكَرِيَّا رَبَّهُۥ ۖ قَالَ رَبِّ هَبْ لِى مِن لَّدُنكَ ذُرِّيَّةًۭ طَيِّبَةً ۖ إِنَّكَ سَمِيعُ ٱلدُّعَآءِ

Hunaaalika da'aa Zakariyyaa Rabbahoo qaala Rabbi hab lee mil ladunka zurriyyatan taiyibatan innaka samee'ud du'aaa'

At that, Zechariah called upon his Lord, saying, "My Lord, grant me from Yourself a good offspring. Indeed, You are the Hearer of supplication."

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11 ayahs in Aal-i-Imraan are strongly about dua. This is one of them.

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Then when Zachariah had seen this and realised that the One with power to bring something about in other than its natural time is able to bring about a child in old age and with those of his family line all deceased Zachariah prayed to his Lord when he entered the sanctuary to pray in the middle of the night saying ‘Lord bestow upon me from You a goodly offspring a righteous son verily You are the Hearer of You are the One Who answers supplication’.

"I asked Zaid bin Kharijah who said: 'I asked the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) and he said: Send salah upon me and strive hard in supplication, and say: Alahumma salli 'ala Muhammad wa 'ala ali Muhammad (O Allah, send salah upon Muhammad and upon the family of Muhammad).'"

Sunan Ibn Majah #1884It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:Sahih

"Zakariyya was a carpenter."

Sahih Muslim #6006Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:Sahih

Zakariyya (peace be upon him) was a carpenter.

Sahih Muslim #3966Sahih

This hadith has been narrated on the authority of Zakariya with the same chain of transmitters.

Sunan Abu Dawud #4267'Abd Allah b. 'Abd al-Quddus mentioned in his version:Sahih

Ziyad, one who has white ears.