Which Surah and Juz is Quran 11:81 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 11:81?

Yes — there are 5 hadiths related to this ayah from Sunan an-Nasa'i, Sahih Muslim, Sunan Ibn Majah.

What tafsir is available for Quran 11:81?

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

Ayah 80

قَالَ لَوْ أَنَّ لِى بِكُمْ قُوَّةً أَوْ ءَاوِىٓ إ...

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Q: What does Quran 11:81 mean?

Quran 11:81 (Surah Hud, Ayah 81) translates to: "The angels said, "O Lot, indeed we are messengers of your Lord; [therefore], they will never reach you. So set out with your family during a portion of the night and let not any among you look back - except your wife; indeed, she will be struck by that which strikes them. Indeed, their appointment is [for] the morning. Is not the morning near?""

Q: What topics does Quran 11:81 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Prophet Lut, Divine Protection, Divine Command, Divine Punishment, Divine Order.

Ayah 82

فَلَمَّا جَآءَ أَمْرُنَا جَعَلْنَا عَٰلِيَهَا سَاف...

قَالُوا۟ يَٰلُوطُ إِنَّا رُسُلُ رَبِّكَ لَن يَصِلُوٓا۟ إِلَيْكَ ۖ فَأَسْرِ بِأَهْلِكَ بِقِطْعٍۢ مِّنَ ٱلَّيْلِ وَلَا يَلْتَفِتْ مِنكُمْ أَحَدٌ إِلَّا ٱمْرَأَتَكَ ۖ إِنَّهُۥ مُصِيبُهَا مَآ أَصَابَهُمْ ۚ إِنَّ مَوْعِدَهُمُ ٱلصُّبْحُ ۚ أَلَيْسَ ٱلصُّبْحُ بِقَرِيبٍۢ

Qaaloo yaa Lootu innaa Rusulu Rabbika lai yasiloo ilaika fa asri bi ahlika biqit 'im minal laili wa laa yaltafit minkum ahadun illam ra ataka innahoo museebuhaa maaa asaabahum; inna maw'i dahumus subh; alaisas subhu biqareeb

The angels said, "O Lot, indeed we are messengers of your Lord; [therefore], they will never reach you. So set out with your family during a portion of the night and let not any among you look back - except your wife; indeed, she will be struck by that which strikes them. Indeed, their appointment is [for] the morning. Is not the morning near?"

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Tafsir

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they said ‘O Lot truly we are messengers of your Lord. They shall not reach you with any harm so travel with your family during a part of the night and let not one of you turn round lest they see the terrible predicament that will befall them except for your wife read illā imra’atuka in the nominative as a substitute for ahadun; a variant reading has illā imra’ataka in the accusative as her being an exception among his ‘family’ in other words do no take her along when you travel lo! she shall be smitten by that which smites them it is said that he did not take her along with him; it is also said that she did set out with them and turned round and so exclaimed ‘Woe is my people!’ at which point a stone struck her and killed her. When he Lot asked them about the time of their destruction they replied Truly their tryst is for the morning and when he said ‘I want it to be sooner’ they said is the morning not nigh enough?’

"Angels come to you in succession by night and day, and they meet at Fajr prayer and 'Asr prayer. Then those who spent the night among you ascend, and He (Allah) will ask them, although He knows best: 'In what condition did you leave My slaves.' They will say: 'We left them when they were praying and we came to them when they were praying.'"

Sahih Muslim #1328Abu Huraira reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:Sahih

Angels take turns among you by night and by day, and the rest of the hadith is the same.

Sahih Muslim #3415Abu Huraira (Allah be pleased with him) reported that Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) said:Sahih

When a woman spends the night away from the bed of her husband, the angels curse her until morning.

Sahih Muslim #3418Abu Huraira (Allah he pleased with him) reported Allah's Messenger (may, peace be upon him) as saying:Sahih

When a man invites his wife to his bed and she does not come, and he (the husband) spends the sight being angry with her, the angels curse her until morning.

Sunan Ibn Majah #3736It was narrated from Abu Sa’eed that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:Sahih

“No morning comes but two angels call out: ‘Woe to men from women, and woe to women from men.’”