What does Quran 40:71 mean?

Quran 40:71 (Surah Ghafir, Ayah 71) translates to: "When the shackles are around their necks and the chains; they will be dragged"

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 40:71 from?

This ayah is from Surah Ghafir (The Forgiver), the 40th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 24.

Are there hadiths related to Quran 40:71?

Yes — there are 5 hadiths related to this ayah from Sunan Abu Dawud, Sunan Ibn Majah, Jami` at-Tirmidhi.

What tafsir is available for Quran 40:71?

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

What topics does Quran 40:71 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Hereafter, Divine Signs, Divine Justice, Accountability, Day of Judgment.

Ayah 70

ٱلَّذِينَ كَذَّبُوا۟ بِٱلْكِتَٰبِ وَبِمَآ أَرْسَلْ...

40:71Ghafir

Ayah 72

فِى ٱلْحَمِيمِ ثُمَّ فِى ٱلنَّارِ يُسْجَرُونَ...

إِذِ ٱلْأَغْلَٰلُ فِىٓ أَعْنَٰقِهِمْ وَٱلسَّلَٰسِلُ يُسْحَبُونَ

Izil aghlaalu feee a'naaqi-him wassalaasilu yashaboon

When the shackles are around their necks and the chains; they will be dragged

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40:71Ayah 185

17 ayahs in Ghafir are strongly about Paradise and Hell. This is one of them.

← Previous on Paradise & Hell40:60And your Lord says, "Call upon Me; I will respond to you." Indeed, those who disdain My worship will enter Hell [rendered] contemptible.Next on Paradise & Hell →40:72In boiling water; then in the Fire they will be filled [with flame].

Tafsir

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when idh has the meaning of idhā with fetters around their necks and chains wa’l-salāsilu a supplement to al-aghlālu ‘fetters’ so that the meaning is that these chains are also around their necks; or it al-salāsilu ‘chains’ is the subject the predicate of which has been omitted in other words the meaning being around their feet will be these chains — or alternatively its predicate is the following yushabūna they are dragged in other words they are dragged away by these chains.

They shall receive a hundred lashes and toned to death.

Sunan Ibn Majah #3662It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:Sahih

“I dislike (to see in a dream) a chain around the neck, but I like to see fetters on the feet, for fetters (represent) steadfastness in religion.”

Jami` at-Tirmidhi #2856Da'if

Another chain with a similar narration

Jami` at-Tirmidhi #540There is a similar narration from Umm Atiyyah :Sahih

with another chain.

Jami` at-Tirmidhi #442Narrator mot mentioned:Sahih

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