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Surah As-Saffat, Verse 148

سورة الصافات، الآية ١٤٨

37:148 Juz 23 Hizb 46 Page 451 of the mushaf Meccan surah

Text of verse 37:148

فَـَٔامَنُوا۟ فَمَتَّعْنَٰهُمْ إِلَىٰ حِينٍ ۝١٤٨

Transliteration

faāmanū famattaʿnāhum ilā ḥīnin

Translation

And they believed, so We gave them enjoyment [of life] for a time.

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Verse 148 of Surah As-Saffat (37:148), a Meccan surah, is in juz 23, on page 451 of the mushaf. Read it in Arabic with its transliteration, translations and tafsir, and listen to it recited by 73 reciters.

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Tafsir of verse 148

Al-Mukhtasar

They brought faith and believed in whatever He brought, so Allah granted them enjoyment in their worldly lives until their fixed lifetimes expired.

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Other translations of verse 148

and they believed, so We let them enjoy for a while.

And they believed; so We gave them enjoyment for a while.

And they believed, therefor We gave them comfort for a while.

And they believed; so We permitted them to enjoy (their life) for a while.

And they believed, so We gave them provision till a time.

Then they believed; so We gave them enjoyment for a while.

Verse 148 word by word

  1. فَـَٔامَنُوا۟ faāmanū And they believed أ م ن
  2. فَمَتَّعْنَٰهُمْ famattaʿnāhum so We gave them enjoyment م ت ع
  3. إِلَىٰ ilā for
  4. حِينٍ ḥīnin a while ح ي ن

Hadiths that cite this verse

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih al-Bukhari 3414

Once while a Jew was selling something, he was offered a price that he was not pleased with. So, he said, "No, by Him Who gave Moses superiority over all human beings!" Hearing him, an Ansari man got up and slapped him on the face and said, "You say: By Him Who Gave Moses superiority over all human…

لاَ تُفَضِّلُوا بَيْنَ أَنْبِيَاءِ اللَّهِ، فَإِنَّهُ يُنْفَخُ فِي الصُّورِ، فَيَصْعَقُ مَنْ فِي السَّمَوَاتِ وَمَنْ فِي الأَرْضِ، إِلاَّ مَنْ شَاءَ اللَّهُ، ثُمَّ يُنْفَخُ فِيهِ أُخْرَى، فَأَكُونُ أَوَّلَ مَنْ بُعِثَ…

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Authentic Sahih al-Bukhari 3416

It is not proper for a servant of Allah to say: I am better than Yūnus ibn Matta

Ibn ‘Abbās (may Allah be please with him) reported: The Prophet (may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him) said: "It is not proper for a servant of Allah to say: “I am better than Yūnus ibn Matta." And he linked him to his father.

لاَ يَنْبَغِي لِعَبْدٍ أَنْ يَقُولَ أَنَا خَيْرٌ مِنْ يُونُسَ بْنِ مَتَّى ‏"

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Verses related to verse 148

Cited by Ibn Kathir in his explanation of this verse

  • Yunus 10:98

    فَلَوْلَا كَانَتْ قَرْيَةٌ ءَامَنَتْ فَنَفَعَهَآ إِيمَٰنُهَآ إِلَّا قَوْمَ يُونُسَ لَمَّآ ءَامَنُوا۟ كَشَفْنَا عَنْهُمْ عَذَابَ ٱلْخِزْىِ فِى ٱلْحَيَوٰةِ ٱلدُّنْيَا وَمَتَّعْنَٰهُمْ إِلَىٰ حِينٍ

    Then has there not been a [single] city that believed so its faith benefited it except the people of Jonah? When they believed, We removed from them the punishment of disgrace in worldly life and gave them enjoyment [i.e., provision] for a time.

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