Which Surah and Juz is Quran 4:160 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 4:160?

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

What tafsir is available for Quran 4:160?

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

What topics does Quran 4:160 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Allah, Divine Punishment, Historical Events, Justice, Divine Decree.

Ayah 159

وَإِن مِّنْ أَهْلِ ٱلْكِتَٰبِ إِلَّا لَيُؤْمِنَنَّ...

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Q: What does Quran 4:160 mean?

Quran 4:160 (Surah An-Nisaa, Ayah 160) translates to: "For wrongdoing on the part of the Jews, We made unlawful for them [certain] good foods which had been lawful to them, and for their averting from the way of Allah many [people],"

Ayah 161

وَأَخْذِهِمُ ٱلرِّبَوٰا۟ وَقَدْ نُهُوا۟ عَنْهُ وَأ...

فَبِظُلْمٍۢ مِّنَ ٱلَّذِينَ هَادُوا۟ حَرَّمْنَا عَلَيْهِمْ طَيِّبَٰتٍ أُحِلَّتْ لَهُمْ وَبِصَدِّهِمْ عَن سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ كَثِيرًۭا

Fabizulmin minal lazeena haadoo harramnaa 'alaihim taiyibaatin uhillat lahum wa bisadihim 'an sabeelil laahi kaseeraa

For wrongdoing on the part of the Jews, We made unlawful for them [certain] good foods which had been lawful to them, and for their averting from the way of Allah many [people],

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4:160Ayah 1176

9 ayahs in An-Nisaa are strongly about lessons from past peoples. This is one of them.

← Previous on Lessons from past peoples4:158Rather, Allah raised him to Himself. And ever is Allah Exalted in Might and Wise.Next on Lessons from past peoples →4:161And [for] their taking of usury while they had been forbidden from it, and their consuming of the people's wealth unjustly.

Tafsir

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And because of the evildoing fa-bi-zulmin is to be understood as fa-bi-sababi zulmin ‘and for the reason of the evildoing’ of some of those of Jewry the Jews We have forbidden them certain good things that were lawful for them those things mentioned where God says And to those of Jewry We have forbidden every beast with claws Q. 6146; and because of their barring of people from God’s way from His religion many a time.

May Allah destroy the Jews for Allah forbade the use of fats for them, but they sold them and made use of their price.

Sahih Muslim #3924Abu Huraira (Allah be pleased with him) reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:Sahih

May Allah destroy the Jews for Allah forbade the use of fat for them, but they sold it and made use of its price.

Sahih al-Bukhari #2143Narrated Abu Huraira:Sahih

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "May Allah curse the Jews, because Allah made fat illegal for them but they sold it and ate its price. "

Sahih al-Bukhari #4427Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah:Sahih

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "May Allah curse the Jews! When Allah forbade them to eat the fat of animals, they melted it and sold it, and utilized its price! "

Sunan Ibn Majah #2945It was narrated that Jabir bin ‘Abdullah said:Sahih

“We were forbidden (to eat) the game caught by their dogs and birds – meaning the Zoroastrians.”