Which Surah and Juz is Quran 32:17 from?

This ayah is from Surah As-Sajda (The Prostration), the 32th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 21.

Are there hadiths related to Quran 32:17?

Yes — there are 5 hadiths related to this ayah from Sahih Muslim, Sahih al-Bukhari.

What tafsir is available for Quran 32:17?

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

What topics does Quran 32:17 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Divine Reward, Paradise, Good Deeds, Gratitude, Spiritual Contentment.

Ayah 16

تَتَجَافَىٰ جُنُوبُهُمْ عَنِ ٱلْمَضَاجِعِ يَدْعُون...

32:17As-Sajda

Q: What does Quran 32:17 mean?

Quran 32:17 (Surah As-Sajda, Ayah 17) translates to: "And no soul knows what has been hidden for them of comfort for eyes as reward for what they used to do."

Ayah 18

أَفَمَن كَانَ مُؤْمِنًۭا كَمَن كَانَ فَاسِقًۭا ۚ ل...

فَلَا تَعْلَمُ نَفْسٌۭ مَّآ أُخْفِىَ لَهُم مِّن قُرَّةِ أَعْيُنٍۢ جَزَآءًۢ بِمَا كَانُوا۟ يَعْمَلُونَ

Falaa ta'lamu nafsum maaa ukhfiya lahum min qurrati a'yunin jazaaa'am bimaa kaanoo ya'maloon

And no soul knows what has been hidden for them of comfort for eyes as reward for what they used to do.

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32:17Ayah 130

5 ayahs in As-Sajda are strongly about Paradise and Hell. This is one of them.

← Previous on Paradise & Hell32:14So taste [punishment] because you forgot the meeting of this, your Day; indeed, We have [accordingly] forgotten you.Next on Paradise & Hell →32:19As for those who believed and did righteous deeds, for them will be the Gardens of Refuge as accommodation for what they used to do.

Tafsir

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For no soul knows what has been kept hidden for them in the way of joyous sights a variant reading for ukhfiya has the imperfect tense ukhfī as a reward for what they used to do.

Allah the Exalted and Glorious, said: I have prepared for My pious servants which no eye has ever seen, and no ear has ever heard, and no human heart has ever perceived but it is testified by the Book of Allah. He then recited:" No soul knows what comfort has been concealed from them, as a reward for what they did". (xxxii. 17)

Sahih al-Bukhari #4574Narrated Abu Huraira:Sahih

The Prophet, said, "Allah said, 'I have prepared for My pious worshipers such things as no eye has ever seen, no ear has ever heard of, and nobody has ever thought of. All that is reserved, besides which, all that you have seen, is nothing." Then he recited:-- 'No soul knows what is kept hidden (in reserve) for them of joy as a reward for what they used to do.' (32.17)

Sahih al-Bukhari #3111Narrated Abu Huraira:Sahih

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "Allah said, "I have prepared for My Pious slaves things which have never been seen by an eye, or heard by an ear, or imagined by a human being." If you wish, you can recite this Verse from the Holy Qur'an:--"No soul knows what is kept hidden for them, of joy as a reward for what they used to do." (32.17)

Sahih Muslim #6957Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said that Allah, the Exalted and Glorious, said:Sahih

I have prepared for My pious servants which the eye has seen not, and the ear has heard not and no human heart has ever perceived such bounties leaving aside those about which Allah has informed you. He then recited:" No soul knows what comfort has been hidden for thein".

Sahih al-Bukhari #4573Narrated Abu Huraira:Sahih

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "Allah said, 'I have prepared for my pious worshipers such things as no eye has ever seen, no ear has ever heard of, and nobody has ever thought of." Abu Huraira added: If you wish you can read:-- 'No soul knows what is kept hidden (in reserve) for them of joy as reward for what they used to do.' 32.17.