ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّـٰلِحَـٰتِ طُوبَىٰ لَهُمْ وَحُسْنُ مَـَٔابٍ 29
Translations
Those who have believed and done righteous deeds - a good state is theirs and a good return.
Transliteration
Alladhīna āmanū wa'amilū aṣ-ṣāliḥāti ṭūbā lahum wa ḥusnu ma'āb
Tafsir (Explanation)
This ayah promises glad tidings (ṭūbā) and an excellent return (ḥusnu ma'āb) to those who combine faith with righteous deeds. Classical scholars like Ibn Kathir emphasize that ṭūbā encompasses all forms of goodness, honor, and happiness in this life and the Hereafter. Al-Qurtubi notes that the verse establishes the inseparable connection between belief and action—faith without righteous works is incomplete, and both together guarantee divine reward.
Revelation Context
This ayah is part of Surah Ar-Ra'd, revealed in Medina, which addresses the signs of Allah's power and the accountability of believers. Within the broader context of the surah, this verse appears among passages discussing believers' characteristics and their eventual triumph, serving to encourage the Muslim community during a period of trials and opposition.
Related Hadiths
The Prophet (ﷺ) said: 'The best of you are those who believe and do righteous deeds' (Sunan Ibn Majah). Additionally, in Sahih Muslim, the Prophet emphasized: 'None of you truly believes until he loves for his brother what he loves for himself,' connecting faith to righteous conduct toward others.
Themes
Key Lesson
True faith must manifest in righteous actions and ethical conduct; belief is not merely intellectual assent but a lived commitment. For modern believers, this verse teaches that spiritual fulfillment comes through maintaining both internal conviction and external obedience, leading to contentment in this life and honor in the next.
Related Ayahs
وَيَقُولُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ لَوْلَآ أُنزِلَ عَلَيْهِ ءَايَةٌ مِّن رَّبِّهِۦٓ ۗ إِنَّمَآ أَنتَ مُنذِرٌ ۖ وَلِكُلِّ قَوْمٍ هَادٍ
And those who disbelieved say, "Why has a sign not been sent down to him from his Lord?" You are only a warner, and for every people is a guide.
سَوَآءٌ مِّنكُم مَّنْ أَسَرَّ ٱلْقَوْلَ وَمَن جَهَرَ بِهِۦ وَمَنْ هُوَ مُسْتَخْفٍۭ بِٱلَّيْلِ وَسَارِبٌۢ بِٱلنَّهَارِ
It is the same [to Him] concerning you whether one conceals [his] speech or publicizes it and whether one is hidden by night or conspicuous [among others] by day.
وَٱلَّذِينَ يَنقُضُونَ عَهْدَ ٱللَّهِ مِنۢ بَعْدِ مِيثَـٰقِهِۦ وَيَقْطَعُونَ مَآ أَمَرَ ٱللَّهُ بِهِۦٓ أَن يُوصَلَ وَيُفْسِدُونَ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ ۙ أُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ لَهُمُ ٱللَّعْنَةُ وَلَهُمْ سُوٓءُ ٱلدَّارِ
But those who break the covenant of Allāh after contracting it and sever that which Allāh has ordered to be joined and spread corruption on earth - for them is the curse, and they will have the worst home.
جَنَّـٰتُ عَدْنٍ يَدْخُلُونَهَا وَمَن صَلَحَ مِنْ ءَابَآئِهِمْ وَأَزْوَٰجِهِمْ وَذُرِّيَّـٰتِهِمْ ۖ وَٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةُ يَدْخُلُونَ عَلَيْهِم مِّن كُلِّ بَابٍ
Gardens of perpetual residence; they will enter them with whoever were righteous among their forefathers, their spouses and their descendants. And the angels will enter upon them from every gate, [saying],