Which Surah and Juz is Quran 31:17 from?

This ayah is from Surah Luqman (Luqman), the 31th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 21.

Are there hadiths related to Quran 31:17?

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

What tafsir is available for Quran 31:17?

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

What topics does Quran 31:17 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Prayer, Patience, Day of Judgment, Divine Justice, Intention and Reward.

Ayah 16

يَٰبُنَىَّ إِنَّهَآ إِن تَكُ مِثْقَالَ حَبَّةٍۢ مِ...

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Q: What does Quran 31:17 mean?

Quran 31:17 (Surah Luqman, Ayah 17) translates to: "O my son, establish prayer, enjoin what is right, forbid what is wrong, and be patient over what befalls you. Indeed, [all] that is of the matters [requiring] determination."

Ayah 18

وَلَا تُصَعِّرْ خَدَّكَ لِلنَّاسِ وَلَا تَمْشِ فِى...

يَٰبُنَىَّ أَقِمِ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَأْمُرْ بِٱلْمَعْرُوفِ وَٱنْهَ عَنِ ٱلْمُنكَرِ وَٱصْبِرْ عَلَىٰ مَآ أَصَابَكَ ۖ إِنَّ ذَٰلِكَ مِنْ عَزْمِ ٱلْأُمُورِ

Yaa bunaiya aqimis-Salaata waamur bilma'roofi wanha 'anil munkari wasbir 'alaa maaa asaabaka inna zaalika min 'azmil umoor

O my son, establish prayer, enjoin what is right, forbid what is wrong, and be patient over what befalls you. Indeed, [all] that is of the matters [requiring] determination.

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31:17Ayah 134

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O my son! Establish prayer and enjoin decency and forbid indecency. And be patient through whatever may befall you as a result of such enjoining and forbidding. Truly that which is mentioned is true constancy in other words that is one of those necessary things regarding which one must have firm resolve.

O My Son.

Jami` at-Tirmidhi #2748Narrated Anas bin Malik:Da'if

"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said to me: 'O my son! If you are capable of (waking up in) the morning and (ending) the evening, while there is nothing of deception in your heart for anything, then do so.' Then he said to me: 'O my son! That is from my Sunnah. Whoever revives my Sunnah then he has loved me. And whoever loved me, he shall be with me in Paradise.'"

Sunan Abu Dawud #96Narrated Abdullah ibn Mughaffal:Sahih

Abdullah heard his son praying to Allah: O Allah, I ask Thee a white palace on the right of Paradise when I enter it. He said: O my son, ask Allah for Paradise and seek refuge in Him from Hell-Fire, for I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: In this community there will be some people who will exceed the limits in purification as well as in supplication.

Jami` at-Tirmidhi #2482Umm Habibah, the wife of the Prophet (s.a.w), narrated from the Prophet (s.a.w) who said:Hasan

"The son of Adam's speech is against him not for him, except for commanding good, or forbidding evil, or remembrance of Allah."

Sunan Abu Dawud #3778Narrated Umar ibn AbuSalamah:Sahih

The Prophet (ﷺ) said: Come near, my son, mention Allah's name, eat with your right hand and eat from what is next to you.