What does Quran 37:142 mean?

Quran 37:142 (Surah As-Saaffaat, Ayah 142) translates to: "Then the fish swallowed him, while he was blameworthy."

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 37:142 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 37:142?

Yes — there are 2 hadiths related to this ayah from Sahih Muslim, Sunan Abu Dawud.

What tafsir is available for Quran 37:142?

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

Ayah 141

فَسَاهَمَ فَكَانَ مِنَ ٱلْمُدْحَضِينَ...

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Q: What topics does Quran 37:142 relate to?

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

Ayah 143

فَلَوْلَآ أَنَّهُۥ كَانَ مِنَ ٱلْمُسَبِّحِينَ...

فَٱلْتَقَمَهُ ٱلْحُوتُ وَهُوَ مُلِيمٌۭ

Faltaqamahul hootu wa huwa muleem

Then the fish swallowed him, while he was blameworthy.

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Then the whale swallowed him while he was blameworthy that is while he was guilty of a blameworthy thing having gone to sea and embarked the ship without his Lord’s permission.

" The army ate out of that (the whale) for eighteen days."

Sunan Abu Dawud #127Ibn ‘Uqail reported this tradition with a slight change of wording. In his tradition he said:Shadh 'anha

He rinsed his mouth three times and snuffed up water three times.

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