What does Quran 36:56 mean?

Quran 36:56 (Surah Yaseen, Ayah 56) translates to: "They and their spouses - in shade, reclining on adorned couches."

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 36:56 from?

This ayah is from Surah Yaseen (Yaseen), the 36th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 23.

Are there hadiths related to Quran 36:56?

Yes — there are 5 hadiths related to this ayah from Sahih Muslim, Sunan an-Nasa'i, Jami` at-Tirmidhi.

What tafsir is available for Quran 36:56?

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

What topics does Quran 36:56 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Paradise, Eschatological Topics, Divine Reward, Day of Judgment, Creation.

Ayah 55

إِنَّ أَصْحَٰبَ ٱلْجَنَّةِ ٱلْيَوْمَ فِى شُغُلٍۢ ف...

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Ayah 57

لَهُمْ فِيهَا فَٰكِهَةٌۭ وَلَهُم مَّا يَدَّعُونَ...

هُمْ وَأَزْوَٰجُهُمْ فِى ظِلَٰلٍ عَلَى ٱلْأَرَآئِكِ مُتَّكِـُٔونَ

Hum wa azwaajuhum fee zilaalin 'alal araaa'iki muttaki'oon

They and their spouses - in shade, reclining on adorned couches.

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36:56Ayah 183

8 ayahs in Yaseen are strongly about Paradise and Hell. This is one of them.

← Previous on Paradise & Hell36:55Indeed the companions of Paradise, that Day, will be amused in [joyful] occupation -Next on Paradise & Hell →36:57For them therein is fruit, and for them is whatever they request [or wish]

Tafsir

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they hum the subject and their spouses beneath the shade zilāl is the plural of zulla or zill and is the predicate in other words no blinding sunlight affects them reclining upon muttaki’ūna is a second predicate connected to ‘alā ‘upon’ couches arā’ik is the plural of arīka which is a bed inside a curtained canopy or the bedding therein.

I took it and prepared two cushions out of that and he (the Holy Prophet) used to recline against them in the house.

Sunan an-Nasa'i #5364It was narrated from 'Aishah that:Sahih

She put up a curtain on which there were images, then the Messenger of Allah used to recline on them.'"

Jami` at-Tirmidhi #2846Narrated Jabir bin Samurah:Sahih

"I saw the Prophet (ﷺ) reclining upon a pillow."

Sahih Muslim #5391A'isha, the wife of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ), reported that she had hung a curtain which had pictures upon it. Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) entered (the room) and he pulled it. A'isha said:Sahih

I then tore it and prepared two cushions out of that. A person who was then in that company and whose name was Rabi'a b. 'Ata, the freed slave of Banu Zuhra, asked: Did you hear Abu Mabammad making a mention of A'isha having stated that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) used to recline upon them? lbn al-Qasim said: No, but I heard Qasim b. Muhammad saying so.

Jami` at-Tirmidhi #2845Narrated Jabir bin Samurah:Hasan

"I saw the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) reclining upon as pillow, on his left side."