What does Quran 89:20 mean?

Quran 89:20 (Surah Al-Fajr, Ayah 20) translates to: "And you love wealth with immense love."

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 89:20 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 89:20?

Yes — there are 5 hadiths related to this ayah from Sunan Ibn Majah, Jami` at-Tirmidhi, Sahih Muslim.

What tafsir is available for Quran 89:20?

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

Ayah 19

وَتَأْكُلُونَ ٱلتُّرَاثَ أَكْلًۭا لَّمًّۭا...

89:20Al-Fajr

Q: What topics does Quran 89:20 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Greed, Materialism, Divine Testing, Ethical Conduct, Ethical Theme: Trust in God's Power.

Ayah 21

كَلَّآ إِذَا دُكَّتِ ٱلْأَرْضُ دَكًّۭا دَكًّۭا...

وَتُحِبُّونَ ٱلْمَالَ حُبًّۭا جَمًّۭا

Wa tuhibboonal maala hubban jammaa

And you love wealth with immense love.

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

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and they love wealth with abounding love that is to say greatly and so they do not expend any of it a variant reading in the case of all four verbs has the second person plural.

“The heart of an old man is young in the love of two things: Love of life and much wealth.”

Jami` at-Tirmidhi #2407Abu Hurairah narrated that the Prophet (s.a.w) said:Hasan

"The heart of an old man remains young because of love for two things: Long life , and much wealth."

Sahih Muslim #2294Abu Huraira reported from the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as having said this:Sahih

The heart of an old person feels young for the love of two things: love for long life and wealth.

Sahih Muslim #2295Abu Huraira reported that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) had said this:Sahih

The heart of an old person is young for two things: for long life and love for wealth.

Sahih Muslim #6549Anas b. Malik reported Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) this hadith through another chain of transmitters but he did not make mention of the words of Anas:Sahih

I love, and what follows subsequently.

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