Which Surah and Juz is Quran 3:85 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 3:85?

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

What tafsir is available for Quran 3:85?

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

What topics does Quran 3:85 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Hereafter, Divine Judgment, Tawhid, Submission to Allah, Accountability.

Ayah 84

قُلْ ءَامَنَّا بِٱللَّهِ وَمَآ أُنزِلَ عَلَيْنَا و...

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Q: What does Quran 3:85 mean?

Quran 3:85 (Surah Aal-i-Imraan, Ayah 85) translates to: "And whoever desires other than Islam as religion - never will it be accepted from him, and he, in the Hereafter, will be among the losers."

Ayah 86

كَيْفَ يَهْدِى ٱللَّهُ قَوْمًۭا كَفَرُوا۟ بَعْدَ إ...

وَمَن يَبْتَغِ غَيْرَ ٱلْإِسْلَٰمِ دِينًۭا فَلَن يُقْبَلَ مِنْهُ وَهُوَ فِى ٱلْءَاخِرَةِ مِنَ ٱلْخَٰسِرِينَ

Wa mai yabtaghi ghairal Islaami deenan falany yuqbala minhu wa huwa fil Aakhirati minal khaasireen

And whoever desires other than Islam as religion - never will it be accepted from him, and he, in the Hereafter, will be among the losers.

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

← Previous on True success & loss3:77Indeed, those who exchange the covenant of Allah and their [own] oaths for a small price will have no share in the Hereafter,Next on True success & loss →3:92Never will you attain the good [reward] until you spend [in the way of Allah] from that which you love. And whatever you spend - indeed, Allah is Knowing of it.

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The following was revealed regarding those who apostatized and became disbelievers Whoever desires a religion other than Islam it shall not be accepted from him and in the Hereafter he shall be among the losers because he will end up in the Fire made everlasting for him.

"Whoever swears by a religion other than Islam, telling a lie, will be as he said, and whoever kills himself with something will be punished with it in the Hereafter."

Sunan an-Nasa'i #3822It was narrated from Thabit bin Ad-Dahhak, that the Messenger of Allah said:Sahih

"Whoever swears by a religion other than Islam, telling a lie, will be as he said, and whoever kills himself with something, he will be punished with it in the Hereafter, and there is no vow concerning that which a man does not possess."

Sahih Muslim #210It is narrated on the authority of Thabit b. Dahhak that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) observed:Sahih

He who took deliberately a false oath on a religion other than Islam would become that which he had professed. And he who killed himself with anything Allah would torment him with that in the Fire of Hell.

Sunan Ibn Majah #1832It was narrated that Thabit bin Ad-Dahhak said:Da'if

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: 'Whoever takes an oath to follow a religion other than Islam, telling a deliberate lie, he will be as he said.'"

Sunan Ibn Majah #2271It was narrated from Ibn`Abbas that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:Sahih

“Whoever changes his religion, execute him.”