Which Surah and Juz is Quran 46:31 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 46:31?

Yes — there are 5 hadiths related to this ayah from Sahih Muslim, Sunan Ibn Majah, Sunan an-Nasa'i.

What tafsir is available for Quran 46:31?

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

What topics does Quran 46:31 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Allah, Prophethood, Forgiveness, Divine Mercy, Accountability.

Ayah 30

قَالُوا۟ يَٰقَوْمَنَآ إِنَّا سَمِعْنَا كِتَٰبًا أُ...

46:31Al-Ahqaf

Q: What does Quran 46:31 mean?

Quran 46:31 (Surah Al-Ahqaf, Ayah 31) translates to: "O our people, respond to the Messenger of Allah and believe in him; Allah will forgive for you your sins and protect you from a painful punishment."

Ayah 32

وَمَن لَّا يُجِبْ دَاعِىَ ٱللَّهِ فَلَيْسَ بِمُعْج...

يَٰقَوْمَنَآ أَجِيبُوا۟ دَاعِىَ ٱللَّهِ وَءَامِنُوا۟ بِهِۦ يَغْفِرْ لَكُم مِّن ذُنُوبِكُمْ وَيُجِرْكُم مِّنْ عَذَابٍ أَلِيمٍۢ

Yaa qawmanaaa ajeeboo daa'iyal laahi wa aaminoo bihee yaghfir lakum min zunoobikum wa yujirkum min 'azaabin aleem

O our people, respond to the Messenger of Allah and believe in him; Allah will forgive for you your sins and protect you from a painful punishment.

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46:31Ayah 135

3 ayahs in Al-Ahqaf are strongly about mercy and forgiveness. This is one of them.

← Previous on Mercy & forgiveness46:16Those 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.

Tafsir

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O our people! Respond to God’s summoner Muhammad (s) by embracing faith and believe in him and He God will forgive you some of your sins because some of these sins are wrongs done to others and which therefore can only be forgiven after those wronged are reconciled — and shelter you from a painful chastisement.

Go to your people and say that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) says: Ghifar (is a tribe) to whom Allah granted pardon, and Aslam (is the tribe) to whom Allah granted safety.

Sunan Ibn Majah #455It was narrated from Sa'd bin Abu Waqqas that:Sahih

The Messenger of Allah said: "Whoever says, when he hears the Mu'adh-dhin, 'Wa ana Ash-hadu an la ilaha illallah wahdahu la sharika lahu, wa ash-hadu anna Muhammadan 'abduhu wa rasuluhu, radaytu Billahi rabban wa bil-islami dinan wa bi muhammadin nabiyyan (And I bear witness that none has the right to be worshipped but Allah alone, with no partner, and I bear witness that Muhammad is His slave and Messenger, and I am content with Allah as my Lord, Islam as my religion and Muhammad as my Prophet),' his sins will be forgiven to him."

Sunan Ibn Majah #586It was narrated that Abu Hurairah said:Sahih

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “When the reciter says Amin, then say Amin, for if a person’s Amin coincides with the Amin of the angels, his previous sins will be forgiven.”

Sunan an-Nasa'i #927It was narrated that Abu Hurairah said:Sahih

"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: 'When the reciter says Amin, then say: "Amin" too, for the angels say Amin and if a person's Amin coincides with the Amin of the angels, Allah will forgive his previous sins"

Sunan an-Nasa'i #930It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that:Hasan

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "When the Imam says Amin, say Amin, for if a person's Amin coincides with the Amin of the angels, his previous sins will be forgiven.'"