Which Surah and Juz is Quran 89:15 from?

This ayah is from Surah Al-Fajr (The Dawn), the 89th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 30.

Are there hadiths related to Quran 89:15?

Yes — there are 3 hadiths related to this ayah from Jami` at-Tirmidhi, Sunan Ibn Majah.

What tafsir is available for Quran 89:15?

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

What topics does Quran 89:15 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Divine Testing, Gratitude, Patience, Humility, Divine Decree.

Ayah 14

إِنَّ رَبَّكَ لَبِٱلْمِرْصَادِ...

89:15Al-Fajr

Q: What does Quran 89:15 mean?

Quran 89:15 (Surah Al-Fajr, Ayah 15) translates to: "And as for man, when his Lord tries him and [thus] is generous to him and favors him, he says, "My Lord has honored me.""

Ayah 16

وَأَمَّآ إِذَا مَا ٱبْتَلَىٰهُ فَقَدَرَ عَلَيْهِ ر...

فَأَمَّا ٱلْإِنسَٰنُ إِذَا مَا ٱبْتَلَىٰهُ رَبُّهُۥ فَأَكْرَمَهُۥ وَنَعَّمَهُۥ فَيَقُولُ رَبِّىٓ أَكْرَمَنِ

Fa ammal insaanu izaa mab talaahu Rabbuhoo fa akramahoo wa na' 'amahoo fa yaqoolu Rabbeee akraman

And as for man, when his Lord tries him and [thus] is generous to him and favors him, he says, "My Lord has honored me."

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89:15Ayah 130

3 ayahs in Al-Fajr are strongly about worldly life and wealth. This is one of them.

Next on Worldly life & wealth →89:16But when He tries him and restricts his provision, he says, "My Lord has humiliated me."

Tafsir

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And as for man the disbeliever whenever his Lord tests him and honours him with wealth and other things and is gracious to him he says ‘My Lord has honoured me’.

“Indeed, Allah, is Hayy, Generous, when a man raises his hands to Him, He feels too shy to return them to him empty and rejected.”

Jami` at-Tirmidhi #1589Narrated Abu Umamah:Hasan

That the Prophet (ﷺ) said: "Verily, Allah has honored me over the (other) Prophets" - or he said: "My nation over the nations, and He has made the spoils of war lawful for us."

Sunan Ibn Majah #3448It was narrated from Ibn Umar that the Messenger of Allah(ﷺ) said:Sahih

"If there comes to you a man who is respected among his own people, then honor him."