What does Quran 37:140 mean?

Quran 37:140 (Surah As-Saaffaat, Ayah 140) translates to: "[Mention] when he ran away to the laden ship."

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 37:140 from?

This ayah is from Surah As-Saaffaat (Those drawn up in Ranks), the 37th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 23.

Are there hadiths related to Quran 37:140?

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

What tafsir is available for Quran 37:140?

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

What topics does Quran 37:140 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Prophet Yunus, Repentance, Divine Mercy, Prophets, Historical Events.

Ayah 139

وَإِنَّ يُونُسَ لَمِنَ ٱلْمُرْسَلِينَ...

37:140As-Saaffaat

Ayah 141

فَسَاهَمَ فَكَانَ مِنَ ٱلْمُدْحَضِينَ...

إِذْ أَبَقَ إِلَى ٱلْفُلْكِ ٱلْمَشْحُونِ

Iz abaqa ilal fulkil mash hoon

[Mention] when he ran away to the laden ship.

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37:140Ayah 1182

50 ayahs in As-Saaffaat are strongly about lessons from past peoples. This is one of them.

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Tafsir

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when he fled to the laden ship — after he became furious with his people as the chastisement which he had promised them did not come down on them; so he boarded the ship which then stopped out in the deep sea. The seamen said ‘There is a runaway slave here upon this ship who has fled from his master a casting of lots should expose him!’

The slave who fled from his master, responsibility with regard to him was absolved.

Sahih Muslim #5059Muharib b. Dithar reported a hadith like this on the authority of Ibn 'Umar through a different chain of transmitters. He (the narrator) said:Sahih

I think he also made a mention of hollow stump.

Sahih al-Bukhari #3782Narrated Salman Al-Farisi:Sahih

That he was sold (as a slave) by one master to another for more than ten times (i.e between 13 and 19).

Sunan an-Nasa'i #3029It was narrated from Usmah bin Zaid that he was asked how the Prophet traveled during the Farewell pilgrimage. He said:Sahih

"He used to ride at a moderately fast pace, and when he came upon some open space he would gallop."

Sahih al-Bukhari #2942Narrated Nafi`:Sahih

Once a slave of Ibn `Umar fled and joined the Byzantine. Khalid bin Al-Walid got him back and returned him to `Abdullah (bin `Umar). Once a horse of Ibn `Umar also ran away and followed the Byzantines, and he (i.e. Khalid) got it back and returned it to `Abdullah.