Which Surah and Juz is Quran 42:41 from?

This ayah is from Surah Ash-Shura (Consultation), the 42th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 25.

Are there hadiths related to Quran 42:41?

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

What tafsir is available for Quran 42:41?

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

What topics does Quran 42:41 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Justice, Accountability, Qisas (Retribution).

Ayah 40

وَجَزَٰٓؤُا۟ سَيِّئَةٍۢ سَيِّئَةٌۭ مِّثْلُهَا ۖ فَ...

42:41Ash-Shura

Q: What does Quran 42:41 mean?

Quran 42:41 (Surah Ash-Shura, Ayah 41) translates to: "And whoever avenges himself after having been wronged - those have not upon them any cause [for blame]."

Ayah 42

إِنَّمَا ٱلسَّبِيلُ عَلَى ٱلَّذِينَ يَظْلِمُونَ ٱل...

وَلَمَنِ ٱنتَصَرَ بَعْدَ ظُلْمِهِۦ فَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ مَا عَلَيْهِم مِّن سَبِيلٍ

Wa lamanin tasara ba'da zulmihee fa ulaaa'ika maa 'alaihim min sabeel

And whoever avenges himself after having been wronged - those have not upon them any cause [for blame].

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Justice & honesty

42:41Ayah 153

5 ayahs in Ash-Shura are strongly about justice and honesty. This is one of them.

← Previous on Justice & honesty42:40And the retribution for an evil act is an evil one like it, but whoever pardons and makes reconciliation - his reward is [due] from Allah. Indeed,Next on Justice & honesty →42:42The cause is only against the ones who wrong the people and tyrannize upon the earth without right. Those will have a painful punishment.

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And whoever defends himself after he has been wronged that is to say after the wrongdoer has wronged him — for such there will be no course of action against them no blame on them.

"(The burden of) what is said by the two who vilify each other is upon the one who initiated it, as long as the one who was wronged does not transgress."

Jami` at-Tirmidhi #3636Aishah narrated, saying:Sahih

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “Whoever supplicates against the one who wronged him has triumphed.”

Sahih al-Bukhari #6600Narrated `Aisha:Sahih

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) never took revenge for his own self in any matter presented to him till Allah's limits were exceeded, in which case he would take revenge for Allah's sake.

Sunan Abu Dawud #4896Abu Hurairah reported the Messenger of Allah (May peace be upon him) as saying:Hasan Sahih

when two men abuse one another, what they say is laid to the charge of the one who began it, so long as the one who is wronged does not go over the score.

Sunan an-Nasa'i #3199It was narrated from 'Abdullah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) commanded that snakes be killed and he said:Sahih

"Whoever fears their vengeance is not one of us."