Which Surah and Juz is Quran 39:61 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 39:61?

Yes — there are 5 hadiths related to this ayah from Sunan Ibn Majah, Sunan an-Nasa'i, Sahih al-Bukhari.

What tafsir is available for Quran 39:61?

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

What topics does Quran 39:61 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Allah, Divine Salvation, Taqwa, Day of Judgment, Divine Mercy.

Ayah 60

وَيَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ تَرَى ٱلَّذِينَ كَذَبُوا۟ عَ...

39:61Az-Zumar

Q: What does Quran 39:61 mean?

Quran 39:61 (Surah Az-Zumar, Ayah 61) translates to: "And Allah will save those who feared Him by their attainment; no evil will touch them, nor will they grieve."

Ayah 62

ٱللَّهُ خَٰلِقُ كُلِّ شَىْءٍۢ ۖ وَهُوَ عَلَىٰ كُلِ...

وَيُنَجِّى ٱللَّهُ ٱلَّذِينَ ٱتَّقَوْا۟ بِمَفَازَتِهِمْ لَا يَمَسُّهُمُ ٱلسُّوٓءُ وَلَا هُمْ يَحْزَنُونَ

Wa yunajjil laahul lazee nat taqaw bimafaazatihim laa yamassuhumus sooo'u wa laa hum uahzanoon

And Allah will save those who feared Him by their attainment; no evil will touch them, nor will they grieve.

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God-consciousness98 True success & loss84 Qualities of the believers62 Mercy & forgiveness53 Paradise & Hell52

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39:61Ayah 175

9 ayahs in Az-Zumar are strongly about God-consciousness. This is one of them.

← Previous on God-consciousness39:23Allah has sent down the best statement: a consistent Book wherein is reiteration. The skins shiver therefrom of those who fear their Lord;Next on God-consciousness →39:73But those who feared their Lord will be driven to Paradise in groups until, when they reach it while its gates have been opened and its keepers say,

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And God will deliver from Hell those who fear idolatry because of their triumph that is on account of the place they have won in Paradise by placing them in it. No evil will touch them nor will they grieve.

“There is no believing slave who sheds tears, even if they are like the head of a fly, out of fear of Allah, and they roll down his cheeks, but Allah will forbid him to the Fire.”

Sunan an-Nasa'i #3113It was narrated that Abu Hurairah said:Hasan

"No man who weeps for fear of Allah will be touched by the Fire until the milk goes back into the udders. And the dust (of Jihad) in the cause of Allah and the smoke of Hell, will never be combined in the nostrils of a Muslim."

Sunan Ibn Majah #4019It was narrated from Hafsah that the Prophet (ﷺ) said:Sahih

“I hope that no one of those who witnessed (the battle of) Badr and (Treaty) Hudaybiyah will enter Hell, if Allah wills.” I said: “O Messenger of Allah, doesn’t Allah say “There is not one of you but will pass over it (Hell); this is with your Lord, a decree which must be accomplished?” He said: “Have you not heard that He says: ‘Then We shall save those who use to fear Allah and were dutiful to Him. And We shall leave the wrongdoers therein (humbled) to their knees (in Hell)?’”

Sahih al-Bukhari #6233Narrated Ibn `Abbas:Sahih

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "Seventy thousand people of my followers will enter Paradise without accounts, and they are those who do not practice Ar-Ruqya and do not see an evil omen in things, and put their trust in their Lord.

Sunan Abu Dawud #4665Narrated Hudhayfah:Sahih

There is no one who will be overtaken by trial regarding whom I do not fear except Muhammad ibn Maslamah, for I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: Trial will not harm you.