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Surah Yunus (10:42) Quran.com
وَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ يَسْتَمِعُونَ إِلَيْكَ أَفَأَنْتَ تُسْمِعُ الصُّمَّ وَلَوْ كَانُوا لَا يَعْقِلُونَ And among them are those who listen to you. But can you cause the deaf to hear, although they will not use reason? (Sahih International)
Surah Al-Jinn (72:9) Quran.com
فَمَنْ يَسْتَمِعِ الْآنَ يَجِدْ لَهُ شِهَابًا رَصَدًا And we used to sit therein in positions for hearing, but whoever listens now will find a burning flame lying in wait for him. (Sahih International)
Surah At-Tur (52:38) Quran.com
أَمْ لَهُمْ سُلَّمٌ يَسْتَمِعُونَ فِيهِ فَلْيَأْتِ مُسْتَمِعُهُمْ بِسُلْطَانٍ مُبِينٍ Or have they a stairway [into the heaven] upon which they listen? Then let their listener produce a clear authority. (Sahih International)
Surah Qaf (50:41) Quran.com
وَاسْتَمِعْ يَوْمَ يُنَادِ الْمُنَادِ مِنْ مَكَانٍ قَرِيبٍ And listen on the Day when the Caller will call out from a place that is near - (Sahih International)
Surah Al-Ahqaf (46:29) Quran.com
وَإِذْ صَرَفْنَا إِلَيْكَ نَفَرًا مِنَ الْجِنِّ يَسْتَمِعُونَ الْقُرْآنَ And [mention, O Muhammad], when We directed to you a few of the jinn, listening to the Qur'an. And when they attended it, they said, "Listen quietly." And when it was concluded, they went back to their people as warners. (Sahih International)
Surah Az-Zumar (39:18) Quran.com
الَّذِينَ يَسْتَمِعُونَ الْقَوْلَ فَيَتَّبِعُونَ أَحْسَنَهُ Who listen to speech and follow the best of it. Those are the ones Allah has guided, and those are people of understanding. (Sahih International)
Surah Ash-Shuara (26:25) Quran.com
قَالَ لِمَنْ حَوْلَهُ أَلَا تَسْتَمِعُونَ [Pharaoh] said to those around him, "Do you not hear?" (Sahih International)
Surah Ta-Ha (20:13) Quran.com
وَأَنَا اخْتَرْتُكَ فَاسْتَمِعْ لِمَا يُوحَىٰ And I have chosen you, so listen to what is revealed [to you]. (Sahih International)
Surah Al-Araf (7:204) Quran.com
وَإِذَا قُرِئَ الْقُرْآنُ فَاسْتَمِعُوا لَهُ وَأَنْصِتُوا So when the Qur'an is recited, then listen to it and pay attention that you may receive mercy. (Sahih International)
Surah Al-Jinn (72:1) Quran.com
قُلْ أُوحِيَ إِلَيَّ أَنَّهُ اسْتَمَعَ نَفَرٌ مِنَ الْجِنِّ Say, [O Muhammad], "It has been revealed to me that a group of the jinn listened and said, 'Indeed, we have heard an amazing Qur'an. (Sahih International)
Surah Al-Anbiya (21:2) Quran.com
مَا يَأْتِيهِمْ مِنْ ذِكْرٍ مِنْ رَبِّهِمْ مُحْدَثٍ إِلَّا اسْتَمَعُوهُ وَهُمْ يَلْعَبُونَ No mention comes to them anew from their Lord except that they listen to it while they are at play (Sahih International)
Surah Muhammad (47:16) Quran.com
وَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ يَسْتَمِعُ إِلَيْكَ حَتَّىٰ إِذَا خَرَجُوا مِنْ عِنْدِكَ قَالُوا لِلَّذِينَ أُوتُوا الْعِلْمَ مَاذَا قَالَ آنِفًا And among them, [O Muhammad], are those who listen to you, until when they depart from you, they say to those who were given knowledge, "What has he said just now?" Those are the ones of whom Allah has sealed over their hearts and who have followed their [own] desires. (Sahih International)
Surah Al-Hajj (22:73) Quran.com
يَا أَيُّهَا النَّاسُ ضُرِبَ مَثَلٌ فَاسْتَمِعُوا لَهُ O people, an example is presented, so listen to it. Indeed, those you invoke besides Allah will never create [as much as] a fly, even if they gathered together for that purpose. And if the fly should steal away from them a [tiny] thing, they could not recover it from him. Weak are the pursuer and pursued. (Sahih International)
Surah Al-Anam (6:25) Quran.com
This is the end of the list. ٱسْتَمَعَ was only mentioned 16 times in the Quran. وَمِنْهُمْ مَنْ يَسْتَمِعُ إِلَيْكَ وَجَعَلْنَا عَلَىٰ قُلُوبِهِمْ أَكِنَّةً أَنْ يَفْقَهُوهُ And among them are those who listen to you, but We have placed over their hearts coverings, lest they understand it, and in their ears deafness. And if they should see every sign, they will not believe in it. Even when they come to you arguing with you, those who disbelieve say, "This is not but legends of the former peoples." (Sahih International)