What does Quran 37:47 mean?

Quran 37:47 (Surah As-Saaffaat, Ayah 47) translates to: "No bad effect is there in it, nor from it will they be intoxicated."

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 37:47 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 37:47?

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

What tafsir is available for Quran 37:47?

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

What topics does Quran 37:47 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Paradise, Good Deeds, Faith and Belief, Justice, Intention and Sincerity.

Ayah 46

بَيْضَآءَ لَذَّةٍۢ لِّلشَّٰرِبِينَ...

37:47As-Saaffaat

Ayah 48

وَعِندَهُمْ قَٰصِرَٰتُ ٱلطَّرْفِ عِينٌۭ...

لَا فِيهَا غَوْلٌۭ وَلَا هُمْ عَنْهَا يُنزَفُونَ

Laa feehaa ghawlunw wa laa hum 'anhaa yunzafoon

No bad effect is there in it, nor from it will they be intoxicated.

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37:47Ayah 1182

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wherein there is neither madness nothing to snatch away their minds nor will they be spent by it read yunzafūna or yunzifūna from 1st form nazafa or 4th form anzafa said of one drinking in other words they are not inebriated by it in contrast to the wine of this world

There is no harm in it.

Sunan Abu Dawud #3702The tradition mentioned above has also been transmitted by Sharik through a different chain of narrators. This version has:Hasan

Avoid that which produces intoxication.

Sunan an-Nasa'i #5757It was narrated that Ibrahim said:Sahih

"They used to think that whoever drank something and became intoxicated from it, it was not befitting for him to go back and drink more of the same."

Sunan Ibn Majah #3129It was narrated from Jabir bin ‘Abdullah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:Sahih

“Whatever causes intoxication in large amounts, a small amount of it is (also) unlawful.”

Sahih Muslim #5076This hadith has been reported on the authority of Zuhri with this chain of transmitters but in the hadith transmitted on the authority of Sufyan and Salih (these words are not found)" she was asked about Bit". (These words are found in the hadith) transmitted on the authority of Ma'mar and in the hadith transmitted on the authority of Salih (only these words are found) that she (Hadrat 'A'isha) had heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) say:Sahih

Every intoxicating drink is forbidden.