What does Quran 37:39 mean?

Quran 37:39 (Surah As-Saaffaat, Ayah 39) translates to: "And you will not be recompensed except for what you used to do -"

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 37:39 from?

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

Yes — there is 1 hadith related to this ayah from Sahih Muslim.

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

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Divine Justice, Intention and Deeds, Moral Responsibility, Day of Judgment, Accountability.

وَمَا تُجْزَوْنَ إِلَّا مَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ

Wa maa tujzawna illaa maa kuntum ta'maloon

And you will not be recompensed except for what you used to do -

Scores run 0–100: how strongly this ayah speaks to a theme. 70+ is central, 50+ is clear, under 50 is weak.

5 other themes with weak connections

Labeled by AI and people · How this works

37:39Ayah 1182

15 ayahs in As-Saaffaat are strongly about the Day of Judgment. This is one of them.

Scholars offer complementary perspectives

and you will only be requited the requital for what you used to do’.

Loading related ayahs…