What does Quran 37:143 mean?

Quran 37:143 (Surah As-Saaffaat, Ayah 143) translates to: "And had he not been of those who exalt Allah,"

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 37:143 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 37:143?

Yes — there are 5 hadiths related to this ayah from Sahih Muslim.

What tafsir is available for Quran 37:143?

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

What topics does Quran 37:143 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Prophet Yunus, Prophet Stories, Tawhid, Trials and Tests, Patience.

Ayah 142

فَٱلْتَقَمَهُ ٱلْحُوتُ وَهُوَ مُلِيمٌۭ...

37:143As-Saaffaat

Ayah 144

لَلَبِثَ فِى بَطْنِهِۦٓ إِلَىٰ يَوْمِ يُبْعَثُونَ...

فَلَوْلَآ أَنَّهُۥ كَانَ مِنَ ٱلْمُسَبِّحِينَ

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And had he not been of those who exalt Allah,

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50 ayahs in As-Saaffaat are strongly about lessons from past peoples.

← Previous on Lessons from past peoples37:142Then the fish swallowed him, while he was blameworthy.Next on Lessons from past peoples →37:144He would have remained inside its belly until the Day they are resurrected.

Tafsir

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And had he not been one of those who glorify God that is to say those who make remembrance of God for inside the whale’s belly he was repeatedly saying the words ‘There is no god except You. Glory be to You! I have indeed been one of the wrongdoers’ Q. 2187

Allah did not blemish him with white hair.

Sahih Muslim #2362Anas b. Malik reported that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) found a date in the street and said:Sahih

If it were not of sadaqa I would have eaten it.

Sahih Muslim #7448Ishāq bin Ibrāhīm al-Hanthalī say, Ibn al-Mubārak said:Sahih

‘What an excellent man is Baqiyyah, if it were not for the fact that he would provide a nickname for he was Abd ul-Quddūs ’.

Sahih Muslim #120It is reported on the authority of Abu Huraira that the Messenger of Allah (may peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) made observations like them embodied in the hadith narrated by Yahya b. Muhammad on the authority of 'Ala', and added to it:Sahih

even if he observed fast and prayed and asserted that he was a Muslim.

Sahih Muslim #2363Anas b. Malik reported that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) found a date lying on the path and said:Sahih

If it were not out of Sadaqa, I would have eaten it.