What does Quran 11:104 mean?

Quran 11:104 (Surah Hud, Ayah 104) translates to: "And We do not delay it except for a limited term."

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 11:104 from?

This ayah is from Surah Hud (Hud), the 11th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 12.

Are there hadiths related to Quran 11:104?

Yes — there are 5 hadiths related to this ayah from Sahih Muslim, Sunan Ibn Majah.

What tafsir is available for Quran 11:104?

Commentary on this ayah is available from Ibn Kathir, Ibn Kathir, Ibn Abbas, Al-Jalalayn — classical scholars of Quranic exegesis.

What topics does Quran 11:104 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Divine Decree, Divine Signs, Truthfulness, Divine Revelation, Al-Mu'akhkhir.

Ayah 103

إِنَّ فِى ذَٰلِكَ لَءَايَةًۭ لِّمَنْ خَافَ عَذَابَ...

11:104Hud

Ayah 105

يَوْمَ يَأْتِ لَا تَكَلَّمُ نَفْسٌ إِلَّا بِإِذْنِ...

وَمَا نُؤَخِّرُهُۥٓ إِلَّا لِأَجَلٍۢ مَّعْدُودٍۢ

Wa maa nu'akhkhiruhooo illaa li ajalim ma'dood

And We do not delay it except for a limited term.

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6 ayahs in Hud are strongly about Allah’s decree. This is one of them.

← Previous on Decree & what is written11:81The angels said, "O Lot, indeed we are messengers of your Lord; [therefore], they will never reach you.Next on Decree & what is written →11:105The Day it comes no soul will speak except by His permission. And among them will be the wretched and the prosperous.

Tafsir

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And We do not defer it but to a term already reckoned but to a time predetermined by God.

Related Hadiths

Sahih Muslim #505Anas reported:Sahih

A time limit has been prescribed for us for clipping the moustache, cutting the nails, plucking hair under the armpits, shaving the pubes, that it should not be neglected far more than forty nights.

Sunan Ibn Majah #1220It was narrated from ‘Ali bin Abu Talib that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:Hasan

“Do not delay the funeral once it is ready.”

Sahih Muslim #1866Hammam b. Munabbih reported this hadith from Abu Huraira who reported from the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) but he did not say:Sahih

" That time is short."

Sahih Muslim #3992Sahih

This hadith has been narrated by Ibn Abu Najih through another chain of transmitters mentioning in it" for a specified period".

Sahih Muslim #3991Ibn Abu Najih has narrated a hadith like this with the same chain of transmitters, but he has not mentioned:Sahih

" for a definite period".

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