What does Quran 37:28 mean?

Quran 37:28 (Surah As-Saaffaat, Ayah 28) translates to: "They will say, "Indeed, you used to come at us from the right.""

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 37:28 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 37:28?

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

What tafsir is available for Quran 37:28?

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

What topics does Quran 37:28 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Day of Judgment, Hellfire, Divine Justice, Accountability, Idolatry.

Ayah 27

وَأَقْبَلَ بَعْضُهُمْ عَلَىٰ بَعْضٍۢ يَتَسَآءَلُون...

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Ayah 29

قَالُوا۟ بَل لَّمْ تَكُونُوا۟ مُؤْمِنِينَ...

قَالُوٓا۟ إِنَّكُمْ كُنتُمْ تَأْتُونَنَا عَنِ ٱلْيَمِينِ

Qaalooo innakum kuntum taatoonanaa 'anil yameen

They will say, "Indeed, you used to come at us from the right."

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Tafsir

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They that is the followers among them will say to those whom they followed ‘Indeed you used to approach us from the right’ in other words from that aspect in which we used to trust you for you used to swear that you followed the truth and so we believed you and we followed you — in other words ‘Indeed you have led us astray!’

"When Allah's Messenger would lead us in Salat he would turn (to leave) from both sides, on his right and on his left."

Sunan an-Nasa'i #1318'Amr bin Sa'd narrated from his father:Sahih

That the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to say the taslim to his right and to his left.

Sunan Ibn Majah #708Shurahbil said:

“I heard Jabir bin ‘Abdullah say: ‘The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) was performing Maghrib, and I came and stood on his left, but he made me stand on his right.’”

Sunan Ibn Majah #649Da'if

It was narrated from ‘Amir bin Sa’d, from his father, that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) used to say the Salam to his right and to his left.

Sunan an-Nasa'i #824It was narrated that Al Bara said:

"When we prayed behind the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) I liked to be to his right."