Which Surah and Juz is Quran 46:16 from?

This ayah is from Surah Al-Ahqaf (The Dunes), the 46th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 26.

Are there hadiths related to Quran 46:16?

Yes — there are 3 hadiths related to this ayah from Sunan Ibn Majah, Jami` at-Tirmidhi, Sahih Muslim.

What tafsir is available for Quran 46:16?

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

What topics does Quran 46:16 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Good Deeds, Forgiveness, Paradise, Divine Justice, Intention and Reward.

Ayah 15

وَوَصَّيْنَا ٱلْإِنسَٰنَ بِوَٰلِدَيْهِ إِحْسَٰنًا ...

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Q: What does Quran 46:16 mean?

Quran 46:16 (Surah Al-Ahqaf, Ayah 16) translates to: "Those are the ones from whom We will accept the best of what they did and overlook their misdeeds, [their being] among the companions of Paradise. [That is] the promise of truth which they had been promised."

Ayah 17

وَٱلَّذِى قَالَ لِوَٰلِدَيْهِ أُفٍّۢ لَّكُمَآ أَتَ...

أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ ٱلَّذِينَ نَتَقَبَّلُ عَنْهُمْ أَحْسَنَ مَا عَمِلُوا۟ وَنَتَجَاوَزُ عَن سَيِّـَٔاتِهِمْ فِىٓ أَصْحَٰبِ ٱلْجَنَّةِ ۖ وَعْدَ ٱلصِّدْقِ ٱلَّذِى كَانُوا۟ يُوعَدُونَ

Ulaaa'ikal lazeena nata qabbalu 'anhum ahsana maa 'amiloo wa natajaawazu 'an saiyiaatihim feee Ashaabil jannati Wa'das sidqil lazee kaanoo yoo'adoon

Those are the ones from whom We will accept the best of what they did and overlook their misdeeds, [their being] among the companions of Paradise. [That is] the promise of truth which they had been promised.

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46:16Ayah 135

4 ayahs in Al-Ahqaf are strongly about Paradise and Hell. This is one of them.

← Previous on Paradise & Hell46:14Those are the companions of Paradise, abiding eternally therein as reward for what they used to do.Next on Paradise & Hell →46:20And the Day those who disbelieved are exposed to the Fire [it will be said], "You exhausted your pleasures during your worldly life and enjoyed them,

Tafsir

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Those that is those who say such words Abū Bakr and others are they from whom We accept the best of what they do and overlook their misdeeds as they stand among the inhabitants of Paradise fī ashābi’ll-jannati a circumstantial qualifier in other words ‘being among them’ — this is the true promise which they were promised by His words God has promised the believers both men and women Gardens … Q. 972.

“The best of you - or among the best of you - are those who pay off their debts in the best manner.”

Jami` at-Tirmidhi #3960Narrated Abu Az-Zubair:Da'if

from Jabir, that the Prophet (ﷺ) said: "Those who gave the pledge under the tree shall enter Paradise, except for the owner of the red camel."

Sahih Muslim #6545Abu Huraira narrated directly from Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) that he said:Sahih

People are like mines of gold and silver; those who were excellent in Jahiliya (during the days of ignorance) are excellent In Islam, when they have, an understanding, and the souls are troops collected together and those who had a mutual familiarity amongst themselves in the store of prenatal existence would have affinity amongst them, (in this world also) and those who opposed one of them, would be at variance with one another.