What does Quran 55:39 mean?

Quran 55:39 (Surah Ar-Rahmaan, Ayah 39) translates to: "Then on that Day none will be asked about his sin among men or jinn."

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 55:39 from?

This ayah is from Surah Ar-Rahmaan (The Beneficent), the 55th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 27.

Are there hadiths related to Quran 55:39?

Yes — there are 3 hadiths related to this ayah from Sahih Muslim, Sunan an-Nasa'i, Sunan Abu Dawud.

What tafsir is available for Quran 55:39?

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

What topics does Quran 55:39 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Day of Judgment, Accountability, Sin, Jinn, Divine Justice.

Ayah 38

فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ...

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Ayah 40

فَبِأَىِّ ءَالَآءِ رَبِّكُمَا تُكَذِّبَانِ...

فَيَوْمَئِذٍۢ لَّا يُسْـَٔلُ عَن ذَنۢبِهِۦٓ إِنسٌۭ وَلَا جَآنٌّۭ

Fa-yawma'izil laa yus'alu 'an zambiheee insunw wa laa jaann

Then on that Day none will be asked about his sin among men or jinn.

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Day of Judgment

55:39Ayah 178

3 ayahs in Ar-Rahmaan are strongly about the Day of Judgment. This is one of them.

← Previous on Day of Judgment55:37And when the heaven is split open and becomes rose-colored like oil -Next on Day of Judgment →55:41The criminals will be known by their marks, and they will be seized by the forelocks and the feet.

Tafsir

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Thus on that day no man will be questioned about his sin nor any jinn about his sin; but they are questioned on some other occasion By your Lord We shall question them all Q.1592 al-jānn in this instance and in what will follow denotes the jinn and also in both cases al-ins denotes human beings.

There would be none amongst the created beings living on the earth (who would survive this century).

Sunan an-Nasa'i #4847It was narrated from Al-Ash'ath bin sulaim, from his father that a man from among Banu Tha'labah bin Yarbu' said:Hasan

"I came to the Prophet when he was speaking, and a man said: 'O Messenger of Allah, these are Banu Tha'labah bin Yarbu' who killed so and so.' The Messenger of Allah said: 'No,' meaning no soul is affected by the sin of another. "

Sunan Abu Dawud #85Narrated 'Alqamah:Sahih

I asked 'Abd Allaah b Mas'ud: Which of you was in the company of the Messenger of Allaah ( sal Allaahu alayhi wa sallam ) on the night when the jinn attended him? He replied : None of us was with him.