Which Surah and Juz is Quran 4:104 from?

This ayah is from Surah An-Nisaa (The Women), the 4th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 5.

Are there hadiths related to Quran 4:104?

Yes — there are 3 hadiths related to this ayah from Sahih al-Bukhari, Sahih Muslim.

What tafsir is available for Quran 4:104?

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

What topics does Quran 4:104 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Patience, Al-Alim, Al-Hakim, Allah, Trust in Allah (Tawakkul).

Ayah 103

فَإِذَا قَضَيْتُمُ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ فَٱذْكُرُوا۟ ٱللَّه...

4:104An-Nisaa

Q: What does Quran 4:104 mean?

Quran 4:104 (Surah An-Nisaa, Ayah 104) translates to: "And do not weaken in pursuit of the enemy. If you should be suffering - so are they suffering as you are suffering, but you expect from Allah that which they expect not. And Allah is ever Knowing and Wise."

Ayah 105

إِنَّآ أَنزَلْنَآ إِلَيْكَ ٱلْكِتَٰبَ بِٱلْحَقِّ ل...

وَلَا تَهِنُوا۟ فِى ٱبْتِغَآءِ ٱلْقَوْمِ ۖ إِن تَكُونُوا۟ تَأْلَمُونَ فَإِنَّهُمْ يَأْلَمُونَ كَمَا تَأْلَمُونَ ۖ وَتَرْجُونَ مِنَ ٱللَّهِ مَا لَا يَرْجُونَ ۗ وَكَانَ ٱللَّهُ عَلِيمًا حَكِيمًا

Wa laa tahinoo fibtighaaa'il qawmi in takoonoo taalamoona fa innahum yaalamoona kamaa taalamoona wa tarjoona minal laahi maa laa yarjoon; wa kaanal laahu 'Aleeman Hakeemaa

And do not weaken in pursuit of the enemy. If you should be suffering - so are they suffering as you are suffering, but you expect from Allah that which they expect not. And Allah is ever Knowing and Wise.

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15 ayahs in An-Nisaa are strongly about striving in Allah's way. This is one of them.

← Previous on Striving in Allah's way4:102And when you are among them and lead them in prayer, let a group of them stand [in prayer] with you and let them carry their arms.

Tafsir

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After they returned from Uhud the Prophet s dispatched a group to seek out Abū Sufyān and his companions but they complained about their wounds and the following was revealed Be not faint be not weak in seeking in pursuing the enemy the disbelievers in order to fight them; if you are suffering if you have pains from a wound they are also suffering as you are suffering that is just like you yet they do not shrink from fighting you; and you hope from God in the way of victory and the reward for it that for which they cannot hope and since you have this advantage over them you should be more willing for it than them. God is ever Knower of all things Wise in His actions.

The Prophet (ﷺ) said: "Do not wish to meet the enemy, but when you meet face) the enemy, be patient."

Sahih al-Bukhari #2718Narrated Salim Abu-An-Nadr:Sahih

`Abdullah bin Abi `Aufa wrote and I read what he wrote that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "When you face them ( i.e. your enemy) then be patient."

Sahih Muslim #4409It has been narrated on the authority of Abu Huraira that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:Sahih

Do not desire an encounter with the enemy; but when you encounter them, be firm.