Which Surah and Juz is Quran 4:49 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 4:49?

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

What tafsir is available for Quran 4:49?

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

What topics does Quran 4:49 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Allah, Divine Justice, Hypocrisy, Divine Will, Spiritual Purification.

Ayah 48

إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَا يَغْفِرُ أَن يُشْرَكَ بِهِۦ وَيَ...

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Q: What does Quran 4:49 mean?

Quran 4:49 (Surah An-Nisaa, Ayah 49) translates to: "Have you not seen those who claim themselves to be pure? Rather, Allah purifies whom He wills, and injustice is not done to them, [even] as much as a thread [inside a date seed]."

Ayah 50

ٱنظُرْ كَيْفَ يَفْتَرُونَ عَلَى ٱللَّهِ ٱلْكَذِبَ ...

أَلَمْ تَرَ إِلَى ٱلَّذِينَ يُزَكُّونَ أَنفُسَهُم ۚ بَلِ ٱللَّهُ يُزَكِّى مَن يَشَآءُ وَلَا يُظْلَمُونَ فَتِيلًا

Alam tara ilal lazeena yuzakkoona anfusahum; balil laahu yuzakkee mai yashaaa'u wa laa yuzlamoona fateelaa

Have you not seen those who claim themselves to be pure? Rather, Allah purifies whom He wills, and injustice is not done to them, [even] as much as a thread [inside a date seed].

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Mercy & forgiveness

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22 ayahs in An-Nisaa are strongly about mercy and forgiveness.

← Previous on Mercy & forgiveness4:48Indeed, Allah does not forgive association with Him, but He forgives what is less than that for whom He wills.Next on Mercy & forgiveness →4:64And We did not send any messenger except to be obeyed by permission of Allah. And if, when they wronged themselves, they had come to you, [O Muhammad],

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Have you not seen those who praise themselves for purity? namely the Jews when they say ‘We are God’s children and His beloved’ in other words it is not a matter of their purifying themselves. Nay God purifies whom He will through faith and they shall not be wronged they shall not be diminished of their deeds a single date-thread as much as the peel on a date-stone.

"Water is not made impure by anything." See the following versions.

Sahih Muslim #2348This hadith has been narrated on the authority of A'mash with the same chain of transmitters, but (these words) are not there:Sahih

" They pass through the religion clean as the arrow passes through the prey."

Jami` at-Tirmidhi #93Hammam bin AI-Harith narrated:Sahih

"Jarir bin Abdullah urinated, then he performed Wudu, wiping over his Khuff. So he was asked, 'You do this?' He replied, 'What prevents me, when I have seen Allah's Messenger doing it?" He There are narrations on this topic from Umar, Ali, Hudhaifah, AI-Mughirah, Bilil, Sa'd, Abu Ayyub, Salman, Buraidah, Amr bin Umayyah, Anas, Sahl bin Sa'd, Ya'la bin Murrah, Ubadah bin As-Samit, Usamah bin Shank, Abu Umamah, Jabir, Usamah bin Zaid, and Ibn Ubadah. They call him Ibn Imarah and Ubayy bin Imarah.