Which Surah and Juz is Quran 39:35 from?

This ayah is from Surah Az-Zumar (The Groups), the 39th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 24.

Are there hadiths related to Quran 39:35?

Yes — there are 4 hadiths related to this ayah from Sunan Abu Dawud, Sahih Muslim, Jami` at-Tirmidhi.

What tafsir is available for Quran 39:35?

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

What topics does Quran 39:35 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Allah, Forgiveness, Reward for Good Deeds, Justice, Faith and Belief.

Ayah 34

لَهُم مَّا يَشَآءُونَ عِندَ رَبِّهِمْ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ جَ...

39:35Az-Zumar

Q: What does Quran 39:35 mean?

Quran 39:35 (Surah Az-Zumar, Ayah 35) translates to: "That Allah may remove from them the worst of what they did and reward them their due for the best of what they used to do."

Ayah 36

أَلَيْسَ ٱللَّهُ بِكَافٍ عَبْدَهُۥ ۖ وَيُخَوِّفُون...

لِيُكَفِّرَ ٱللَّهُ عَنْهُمْ أَسْوَأَ ٱلَّذِى عَمِلُوا۟ وَيَجْزِيَهُمْ أَجْرَهُم بِأَحْسَنِ ٱلَّذِى كَانُوا۟ يَعْمَلُونَ

Liyukaffiral laahu 'anhum aswa allazee 'amiloo wa yajziyahum ajrahum bi ahsanil lazee kaano ya'maloon

That Allah may remove from them the worst of what they did and reward them their due for the best of what they used to do.

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39:35Ayah 175

4 ayahs in Az-Zumar are strongly about mercy and forgiveness. This is one of them.

← Previous on Mercy & forgiveness39:9Is one who is devoutly obedient during periods of the night, prostrating and standing [in prayer], fearing the Hereafter and hoping for the mercy of his Lord,Next on Mercy & forgiveness →39:38And if you asked them, "Who created the heavens and the earth?" they would surely say, "Allah." Say, "Then have you considered what you invoke besides Allah?

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so that God may absolve them of the worst of what they did and pay them their reward by the best of what they used to do aswa’a and ahsana mean simply al-sayyi’ ‘bad’ and al-hasan ‘good’.

Allah knows best about what they were doing.

Sahih Muslim #3203Anas b. Malik (Allah be pleased with him) reported that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said:Sahih

Allah bless them in their measurements, bless them in their sa's and bless them in their mudd.

Jami` at-Tirmidhi #2999Narrated Al-Muttalib bin 'Abullah bin Hantab:Sahih

from Anas bin Malik that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "The rewards for my Ummah were displayed before me, even (the reward for) the dust that a man comes out of the Masjid with. The sins of my Ummah were displayed before me, and I have not seen a sin worse than a Surah or Ayah of the Qur'an which a man learned and then forgot."

Sahih Muslim #1133Abu Dharr reported:Sahih

The Apostle of Allah (ﷺ) said: The deeds of my people, good and bad, were presented before me, and I found the removal of something objectionable from the road among their good deeds, and the sputum mucus left unburied in the mosque among their evil deeds.