What does Quran 52:19 mean?

Quran 52:19 (Surah At-Tur, Ayah 19) translates to: "[They will be told], "Eat and drink in satisfaction for what you used to do.""

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 52:19 from?

This ayah is from Surah At-Tur (The Mount), the 52th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 27.

Are there hadiths related to Quran 52:19?

Yes — there are 4 hadiths related to this ayah from Sunan Abu Dawud, Sahih Muslim, Sahih al-Bukhari.

What tafsir is available for Quran 52:19?

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

What topics does Quran 52:19 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Paradise, Divine Reward, Taqwa, Day of Judgment, Justice.

Ayah 18

فَٰكِهِينَ بِمَآ ءَاتَىٰهُمْ رَبُّهُمْ وَوَقَىٰهُم...

52:19At-Tur

Ayah 20

مُتَّكِـِٔينَ عَلَىٰ سُرُرٍۢ مَّصْفُوفَةٍۢ ۖ وَزَو...

كُلُوا۟ وَٱشْرَبُوا۟ هَنِيٓـًٔۢا بِمَا كُنتُمْ تَعْمَلُونَ

Kuloo washraboo haneee 'am bimaa kuntum ta'maloon

[They will be told], "Eat and drink in satisfaction for what you used to do."

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Paradise & Hell

52:19Ayah 149

12 ayahs in At-Tur are strongly about Paradise and Hell. This is one of them.

← Previous on Paradise & Hell52:18Enjoying what their Lord has given them, and their Lord protected them from the punishment of Hellfire.Next on Paradise & Hell →52:20They will be reclining on thrones lined up, and We will marry them to fair women with large, [beautiful] eyes.

Tafsir

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And it will said to them ‘Eat and drink in full enjoyment hanī’an is a circumstantial qualifier that is to say muhanna’īna as a reward for what bi-mā the bi- is causative you used to do’.

Related Hadiths

Sunan Abu Dawud #4743Jabir said:Sahih

I heard the Prophet(ﷺ) say: Those who go to Paradise will eat in it and drink.

Sunan Abu Dawud #2399Narrated Abu Hurairah:Da'if

A man came to the Prophet (ﷺ) and said: Messenger of Allah, I ate and drank in forgetfulness when I was fasting. Hie said: Allah had fed you and given you drink.

Sahih Muslim #2561Nubaisha al-Hudhali reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:Sahih

The days of Tashriq are the days of eating and drinking.

Sahih al-Bukhari #4063Narrated `Aisha:Sahih

When Khaibar was conquered, we said, "Now we will eat our fill of dates!"

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