What does Quran 75:4 mean?

Quran 75:4 (Surah Al-Qiyaama, Ayah 4) translates to: "Yes. [We are] Able [even] to proportion his fingertips."

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 75:4 from?

This ayah is from Surah Al-Qiyaama (The Resurrection), the 75th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 29.

Are there hadiths related to Quran 75:4?

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

What tafsir is available for Quran 75:4?

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

Ayah 3

أَيَحْسَبُ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ أَلَّن نَّجْمَعَ عِظَامَهُۥ...

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Q: What topics does Quran 75:4 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Divine Power, Day of Judgment, Resurrection, Accountability, Divine Sovereignty.

Ayah 5

بَلْ يُرِيدُ ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ لِيَفْجُرَ أَمَامَهُۥ...

بَلَىٰ قَٰدِرِينَ عَلَىٰٓ أَن نُّسَوِّىَ بَنَانَهُۥ

Balaa qaadireena 'alaaa an nusawwiya banaanah

Yes. [We are] Able [even] to proportion his fingertips.

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Tafsir

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Yes indeed! We shall assemble them. We are able in addition to assembling them to reshape even his fingers that is to say to restore their bones just as they had been despite their smallness so how much more so are We able to restore the larger ones!

"The (Diyah for) fingers are ten each."

Sunan Ibn Majah #2390It was narrated from Abu Musa Al-Ash'ari that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:Sahih

“The fingers are the same.”

Sunan an-Nasa'i #4861It was narrated from 'Amr bin Shu'aib, from his father, from his grandfather, that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said in his khutbah, while he was leaning with his back against the Ka'bah:

"The fingers are the same."

Sunan an-Nasa'i #4858It was narrated from Ibn 'Abbas:

"This and this are the same: The little finger and the thumb (sahih)

Sunan Abu Dawud #4558Narrated AbuMusa:Hasan

The Prophet (ﷺ) said: The fingers are equal: ten camels for each finger.