Which Surah and Juz is Quran 4:149 from?

This ayah is from Surah An-Nisaa (The Women), the 4th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 6.

Are there hadiths related to Quran 4:149?

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

What tafsir is available for Quran 4:149?

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

What topics does Quran 4:149 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Forgiveness, Allah, Ethics of Speech, Patience, Supplication.

Ayah 148

۞ لَّا يُحِبُّ ٱللَّهُ ٱلْجَهْرَ بِٱلسُّوٓءِ مِنَ ...

4:149An-Nisaa

Q: What does Quran 4:149 mean?

Quran 4:149 (Surah An-Nisaa, Ayah 149) translates to: "If [instead] you show [some] good or conceal it or pardon an offense - indeed, Allah is ever Pardoning and Competent."

Ayah 150

إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ يَكْفُرُونَ بِٱللَّهِ وَرُسُلِهِۦ ...

إِن تُبْدُوا۟ خَيْرًا أَوْ تُخْفُوهُ أَوْ تَعْفُوا۟ عَن سُوٓءٍۢ فَإِنَّ ٱللَّهَ كَانَ عَفُوًّۭا قَدِيرًا

in tubdoo khairann aw tukhfoohu aw ta'foo 'an sooo'in fa innal laaha kaana 'afuwwan Qadeeraa

If [instead] you show [some] good or conceal it or pardon an offense - indeed, Allah is ever Pardoning and Competent.

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Mercy & forgiveness

4:149Ayah 1176

22 ayahs in An-Nisaa are strongly about mercy and forgiveness. This is one of them.

← Previous on Mercy & forgiveness4:116Indeed, Allah does not forgive association with Him, but He forgives what is less than that for whom He wills.Next on Mercy & forgiveness →4:152But they who believe in Allah and His messengers and do not discriminate between any of them - to those He is going to give their rewards.

Tafsir

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If you show manifest good in the way of pious deeds or conceal it if you do it in secret or pardon evil injustice then surely God is ever Pardoning Powerful.

'Allah, the Mighty and Sublime, is forbearing, modest and concealing, and He loves modesty and concealment. When any one of you performs Ghusl, let him conceal himself.'"

Sahih Muslim #6433Abu Huraira reported Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) as saying:Sahih

The servant (who conceals) the faults of others in this world, Allah would conceal his faults on the Day of Resurrection.

Sahih Muslim #6432Abu Huraira reported Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) as saying:Sahih

The servant (whose fault) Allah conceals in this world, Allah would also conceal (his faults) on the Day of Resurrection.

Sahih Muslim #6384Abu Huraira reported it as a marfu' hadith (and the words are):Sahih

The deeds are presented on every Thursday and Monday and Allah, the Exalted and Glorious. grants pardon to every person who does not associate anything with Allah except the person in whose (heart) there is rancour against his brother. It would be said: Put both of them off until they are reconciled.

Sunan Ibn Majah #2282It was narrated from Ibn `Abbas that the Prophet (ﷺ) said:Sahih

“Whoever conceals the (hidden) fault of his Muslim brother, Allah (SWT) will conceal his faults on the Day of Resurrection. Whoever exposes the fault of his Muslim brother, Allah will expose his faults, until (so that) He shames him, due to it, in his (own) house.”