Which Surah and Juz is Quran 39:58 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 39:58?

Yes — there are 3 hadiths related to this ayah from Sunan an-Nasa'i, Jami` at-Tirmidhi.

What tafsir is available for Quran 39:58?

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

What topics does Quran 39:58 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Repentance, Forgiveness, Divine Mercy, Accountability, Intention and Deeds.

Ayah 57

أَوْ تَقُولَ لَوْ أَنَّ ٱللَّهَ هَدَىٰنِى لَكُنتُ ...

39:58Az-Zumar

Q: What does Quran 39:58 mean?

Quran 39:58 (Surah Az-Zumar, Ayah 58) translates to: "Or [lest] it say when it sees the punishment, "If only I had another turn so I could be among the doers of good.""

Ayah 59

بَلَىٰ قَدْ جَآءَتْكَ ءَايَٰتِى فَكَذَّبْتَ بِهَا ...

أَوْ تَقُولَ حِينَ تَرَى ٱلْعَذَابَ لَوْ أَنَّ لِى كَرَّةًۭ فَأَكُونَ مِنَ ٱلْمُحْسِنِينَ

Aw taqoola heena taral 'azaaba law anna lee karratan fa akoona minal muhsineen

Or [lest] it say when it sees the punishment, "If only I had another turn so I could be among the doers of good."

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39:58Ayah 175

16 ayahs in Az-Zumar are strongly about Paradise and Hell. This is one of them.

← Previous on Paradise & Hell39:47And if those who did wrong had all that is in the earth entirely and the like of it with it,Next on Paradise & Hell →39:60And on the Day of Resurrection you will see those who lied about Allah [with] their faces blackened. Is there not in Hell a residence for the arrogant?

Tafsir

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or before that it should say when it sees the chastisement ‘If only there had been a second chance a return to this world I would be among the virtuous’ the believers. It is then said to him by God

"None of you should wish for death. Either he is a doer of good, so perhaps he may do more good, or he is an evildoer but perhaps he will give up his evil ways."

Sunan an-Nasa'i #1824It was narrated from Abu Ubaid the freed slave of 'Abdur-Rahman bin Awf that he heard Abu Huraidah say:Sahih

'None of you should wish for death. Either he is a doer of good, so if he lives he will do more good or he is a doer of evil but perhaps he will give up his evil ways."'

Jami` at-Tirmidhi #2473Abu Hurairah narrated that the Prophet(s.a.w) said:Sahih

"There is no one who dies but he shall regret." They said: "What shall he regret over O Messenger of Allah?" He said: "If he was a good doer, he regrets that he did not do more, and if he was an evil doer, he regrets that he did not stop."