What does Quran 70:32 mean?

Quran 70:32 (Surah Al-Ma'aarij, Ayah 32) translates to: "And those who are to their trusts and promises attentive"

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 70:32 from?

This ayah is from Surah Al-Ma'aarij (The Ascending Stairways), the 70th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 29.

Are there hadiths related to Quran 70:32?

Yes — there are 4 hadiths related to this ayah from Sunan Ibn Majah, Sahih Muslim.

What tafsir is available for Quran 70:32?

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

Ayah 31

فَمَنِ ٱبْتَغَىٰ وَرَآءَ ذَٰلِكَ فَأُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ هُ...

70:32Al-Ma'aarij

Q: What topics does Quran 70:32 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Trustworthiness, Moral Integrity, Community Responsibility, Human Nature, Accountability.

Ayah 33

وَٱلَّذِينَ هُم بِشَهَٰدَٰتِهِمْ قَآئِمُونَ...

وَٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ لِأَمَٰنَٰتِهِمْ وَعَهْدِهِمْ رَٰعُونَ

Wallazeena hum li amaa naatihim wa 'ahdihim raa'oon

And those who are to their trusts and promises attentive

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2 ayahs in Al-Ma'aarij are strongly about justice and honesty. This is one of them.

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Tafsir

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and those who are keepers faithful guardians of their trusts amānātihim a variant reading has the singular amānatihim that to which they are entrusted of religion and the affairs of this world and their covenant the one taken from them regarding such things

"One who is consulted is entrusted."

Sunan Ibn Majah #3481It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) said:Sahih

"One who is consulted is entrusted."

Sahih Muslim #4835A version of the tradition narrated on the authority of Jabir (but through a different chain of transmitters) mentions the undesirability of coining to one's house like a night visitor, but does not contain the words:Sahih

" Doubting their fidelity or spying into their lapses."

Sahih Muslim #3863Abu Huraira (Allah be pleased with him) reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:Sahih

When a inan becomes insolvent, and the other person (seller) finds his goods intact with him, he is more entitled to get them than anyone else.