Surah Al-Mumtahana · Ayah 3·Madanī

3

لَن وَلَآ بِمَا ﴿٣﴾

Translation

Saheeh International

Never will your relatives or your children benefit you; the Day of Resurrection He will judge between you. And Allah, of what you do, is Seeing.

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Tafsīr

No commentary indexed for this ayah yet.

Verse DNA · this āyah at a glance

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Vocabulary · 10 roots in 10 of 13 words

Recitation · 16 points across 6 rule families

  • Ikhfāʾ2
  • Iẓhār shafawī4
  • Madd ṭabīʿī6
  • Lām qamariyyah2
  • Heavy rāʾ1
  • Heavy Allāh1

Commentary

No tafsīr entry reaches this āyah yet — the interpretive layer covers a pilot, not the whole Book.

Shape

13 words · 60 letters · 1 proper noun · āyah 3 of 13

once in the Qurʾān2–10×11–50×51–300×300+×

Similar verses by meaning

Ranked by semantic similarity over translation embeddings — a model’s proxy for meaning, not a claim about it, and not tafsīr. Verses may be kin in theme while differing entirely in wording.

  • Quran 22:69 · Al-Hajjvery close

    ٱللَّهُ يَحْكُمُ بَيْنَكُمْ يَوْمَ ٱلْقِيَٰمَةِ فِيمَا كُنتُمْ فِيهِ تَخْتَلِفُونَ

    Allah will judge between you on the Day of Resurrection concerning that over which you used to differ."

  • Quran 63:11 · Al-Munaafiqoonvery close

    وَلَن يُؤَخِّرَ ٱللَّهُ نَفْسًا إِذَا جَآءَ أَجَلُهَا وَٱللَّهُ خَبِيرٌۢ بِمَا تَعْمَلُونَ

    But never will Allah delay a soul when its time has come. And Allah is Acquainted with what you do.

  • Quran 8:28 · Al-Anfaalvery close

    وَٱعْلَمُوٓا۟ أَنَّمَآ أَمْوَٰلُكُمْ وَأَوْلَٰدُكُمْ فِتْنَةٌ وَأَنَّ ٱللَّهَ عِندَهُۥٓ أَجْرٌ عَظِيمٌ

    And know that your properties and your children are but a trial and that Allah has with Him a great reward.

  • Quran 9:39 · At-Tawbaclose

    إِلَّا تَنفِرُوا۟ يُعَذِّبْكُمْ عَذَابًا أَلِيمًا وَيَسْتَبْدِلْ قَوْمًا غَيْرَكُمْ وَلَا تَضُرُّوهُ شَيْـًٔا وَٱللَّهُ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَدِيرٌ

    If you do not go forth, He will punish you with a painful punishment and will replace you with another people, and you will not harm Him at all. And Allah is over all things…

  • Quran 2:281 · Al-Baqaraclose

    وَٱتَّقُوا۟ يَوْمًا تُرْجَعُونَ فِيهِ إِلَى ٱللَّهِ ثُمَّ تُوَفَّىٰ كُلُّ نَفْسٍ مَّا كَسَبَتْ وَهُمْ لَا يُظْلَمُونَ

    And fear a Day when you will be returned to Allah. Then every soul will be compensated for what it earned, and they will not be treated unjustly.

  • Quran 16:70 · An-Nahlclose

    وَٱللَّهُ خَلَقَكُمْ ثُمَّ يَتَوَفَّىٰكُمْ وَمِنكُم مَّن يُرَدُّ إِلَىٰٓ أَرْذَلِ ٱلْعُمُرِ لِكَىْ لَا يَعْلَمَ بَعْدَ عِلْمٍ شَيْـًٔا إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ عَلِيمٌ قَدِيرٌ

    And Allah created you; then He will take you in death. And among you is he who is reversed to the most decrepit [old] age so that he will not know, after [having had] knowledge, a…

Verses built from the same roots

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Questions

Which verses are similar to Quran 60:3?

Verses close in meaning to Quran 60:3 include Quran 22:69 (Surah Al-Hajj), Quran 63:11 (Surah Al-Munaafiqoon), Quran 8:28 (Surah Al-Anfaal), and Quran 9:39 (Surah At-Tawba). For example, 22:69 reads: “Allah will judge between you on the Day of Resurrection concerning that over which you used to differ."” These are ranked by comparing translations of every verse in the Qurʾān, so they are a measure of similar wording and theme — not a tafsīr ruling.

What does Quran 60:3 say?

In Saheeh International, Quran 60:3 (Surah Al-Mumtahana, She that is to be examined) reads: “Never will your relatives or your children benefit you; the Day of Resurrection He will judge between you. And Allah, of what you do, is Seeing.”

Which surah is verse 60:3 in?

Quran 60:3 is āyah 3 of Surah Al-Mumtahana (She that is to be examined), chapter 60 of the Qurʾān — a Medinan (Madanī) surah of 13 verses.

In how many languages can I read Quran 60:3?

Tartīl presents Quran 60:3 in the original Arabic alongside 34 translations, with audio recitation.