What does Quran 44:53 mean?

Quran 44:53 (Surah Ad-Dukhaan, Ayah 53) translates to: "Wearing [garments of] fine silk and brocade, facing each other."

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 44:53 from?

This ayah is from Surah Ad-Dukhaan (The Smoke), the 44th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 25.

Are there hadiths related to Quran 44:53?

Yes — there are 5 hadiths related to this ayah from Sunan Abu Dawud, Sahih al-Bukhari, Sunan an-Nasa'i.

What tafsir is available for Quran 44:53?

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

What topics does Quran 44:53 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Paradise, Divine Reward, Taqwa.

Ayah 52

فِى جَنَّٰتٍۢ وَعُيُونٍۢ...

44:53Ad-Dukhaan

Ayah 54

كَذَٰلِكَ وَزَوَّجْنَٰهُم بِحُورٍ عِينٍۢ...

يَلْبَسُونَ مِن سُندُسٍۢ وَإِسْتَبْرَقٍۢ مُّتَقَٰبِلِينَ

Yalbasoona min sundusinw wa istbraqim mutaqaabileen

Wearing [garments of] fine silk and brocade, facing each other.

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dressed in fine silk and heavy silk brocade that is to say in fine and thick silks sundusin wa’stabraqin respectively sitting face to face mutaqābilīna is a circumstantial qualifier that is to say they do not look upon each other backs since the couches revolve with them in them.

"in two garments".

Sunan Abu Dawud #4042The tradition mentioned above has also been narrated by 'Abd Allah b. 'Umar through a different chain of narrators. This version has:Hasan

He said: A robe of silk brocade. He then sent him a Jubbah of brocade and said: You may sell it and fulfill your need.

Sahih al-Bukhari #2804Narrated Anas:Sahih

(Wearing of silk) was allowed to them (i.e. `AbdurRahman and Az-Zubair) because of the itching they suffered from.

Sunan an-Nasa'i #765It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that someone asked the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) about praying in a single garment, and he said:Sahih

"Does everyone of you have two garments?"

Sunan an-Nasa'i #5321It was narrated from Jarir from Sulaiman At-Taimi, from Abu 'Uthman A-Nahdi, who said:Sahih

"We were with 'Utbah bin Farqad when the letter of 'Umar came, saying that the Messenger of Allah said: 'No one wears silk except one who has no share of it in the Hereafter, except this much.'" And Abu 'Uthman gestured with the two fingers that are next to the thumb. And I saw the two of them pointing to the borders of the Tayalisah, so that I could see the Tayalisah.