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Quran verses about Sadness and distress

الحزن وضيق الصدر

36 verses in 19 surahs · 9 subtopics

Sadness and the distress that tightens the chest are at the heart of these verses. They assure that those who believe and do good, the allies of Allah and the martyrs will not grieve, and that there is no sorrow in Paradise. They urge the Prophet ﷺ not to grieve over the disbelievers’ refusal, and recall that everything happens by Allah’s decree.

Verses gathered from a topical index of the Quran, in Mushaf order; every verse is quoted in full.

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No grief in Paradise · 3 verses

Al-A’raf7:49

أَهَٰٓؤُلَآءِ ٱلَّذِينَ أَقْسَمْتُمْ لَا يَنَالُهُمُ ٱللَّهُ بِرَحْمَةٍ ٱدْخُلُوا۟ ٱلْجَنَّةَ لَا خَوْفٌ عَلَيْكُمْ وَلَآ أَنتُمْ تَحْزَنُونَ ۝٤٩

[Allāh will say], "Are these the ones whom you [inhabitants of Hell] swore that Allāh would never offer them mercy? Enter Paradise, [O people of the Elevations]. No fear will there be concerning you, nor will you grieve."

Al-Anbya21:100

لَهُمْ فِيهَا زَفِيرٌ وَهُمْ فِيهَا لَا يَسْمَعُونَ ۝١٠٠

For them therein is heavy sighing, and they therein will not hear.

Fatir35:33

جَنَّٰتُ عَدْنٍ يَدْخُلُونَهَا يُحَلَّوْنَ فِيهَا مِنْ أَسَاوِرَ مِن ذَهَبٍ وَلُؤْلُؤًا وَلِبَاسُهُمْ فِيهَا حَرِيرٌ ۝٣٣

[For them are] gardens of perpetual residence which they will enter. They will be adorned therein with bracelets of gold and pearls, and their garments therein will be silk.

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Verses gathered from a human-made thematic index of the Quran; the introduction summarises its subtopics. For a legal opinion, consult a scholar.

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