Surah 4 of 114
An-Nisa
176 ayat
IntroIbn Kathir on this surah
Virtues of Surah An-Nisa’
Al-Awfi reported that Ibn Abbas said that;
Surah An-Nisa' was revealed in Al-Madinah.
Ibn Marduwyah recorded similar statements from Abdullah bin Az-Zubayr and Zayd bin Thabit.
In his Mustadrak, Al-Hakim recorded that Abdullah bin Mas`ud said,
"There are five Ayat in Surah An-Nisa' that I would prefer to the life of this world and all that is in it,
إِنَّ اللّهَ لاَ يَظْلِمُ مِثْقَالَ ذَرَّةٍ
Surely, Allah wrongs not even the weight of an atom. (4:40),
إِن تَجْتَنِبُواْ كَبَآئِرَ مَا تُنْهَوْنَ عَنْهُ نُكَفِّرْ عَنكُمْ سَيِّئَاتِكُمْ
If you avoid the great sins which you are forbidden to do. (4:31)
إِنَّ اللّهَ لاَ يَغْفِرُ أَن يُشْرَكَ بِهِ وَيَغْفِرُ مَا دُونَ ذَلِكَ لِمَن يَشَاء
Verily, Allah forgives not that partners should be set up with Him (in worship), but He forgives except that (anything else) to whom He wills. (4:48)
وَلَوْ أَنَّهُمْ إِذ ظَّلَمُواْ أَنفُسَهُمْ جَآؤُوكَ
If they (hypocrites), when they had been unjust to themselves, had come to you. (4:64)
and,
وَمَن يَعْمَلْ سُوءًا أَوْ يَظْلِمْ نَفْسَهُ ثُمَّ يَسْتَغْفِرِ اللّهَ يَجِدِ اللّهَ غَفُورًا رَّحِيمًا
And whoever does evil or wrongs himself, but afterwards seeks Allah's forgiveness, he will find Allah Oft-Forgiving, Most Merciful. (4:110)''
Al-Hakim recorded that Ibn Abbas said,
"Ask me about Surah An-Nisa', for I learned the Qur'an when I was still young.''
Al-Hakim said,
"This Hadith is Sahih according to the criteria of the Two Sahihs, and they did not collect it.''