Which Surah and Juz is Quran 15:65 from?

This ayah is from Surah Al-Hijr (The Rock), the 15th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 14.

Are there hadiths related to Quran 15:65?

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

What tafsir is available for Quran 15:65?

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

What topics does Quran 15:65 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Prophet Lut, Divine Command, Sin, Prophethood, Patience.

Ayah 64

وَأَتَيْنَٰكَ بِٱلْحَقِّ وَإِنَّا لَصَٰدِقُونَ...

15:65Al-Hijr

Q: What does Quran 15:65 mean?

Quran 15:65 (Surah Al-Hijr, Ayah 65) translates to: "So set out with your family during a portion of the night and follow behind them and let not anyone among you look back and continue on to where you are commanded.""

Ayah 66

وَقَضَيْنَآ إِلَيْهِ ذَٰلِكَ ٱلْأَمْرَ أَنَّ دَابِ...

فَأَسْرِ بِأَهْلِكَ بِقِطْعٍۢ مِّنَ ٱلَّيْلِ وَٱتَّبِعْ أَدْبَٰرَهُمْ وَلَا يَلْتَفِتْ مِنكُمْ أَحَدٌۭ وَٱمْضُوا۟ حَيْثُ تُؤْمَرُونَ

Fa asri bi ahlika biqit'im minal laili wattabi' adbaarahum wa laa yaltafit minkum ahadunw wamdoo haisu tu'maroon

So set out with your family during a portion of the night and follow behind them and let not anyone among you look back and continue on to where you are commanded."

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Lessons from past peoples

15:65Ayah 199

27 ayahs in Al-Hijr are strongly about lessons from past peoples. This is one of them.

← Previous on Lessons from past peoples15:63They said, "But we have come to you with that about which they were disputing,Next on Lessons from past peoples →15:66And We conveyed to him [the decree] of that matter: that those [sinners] would be eliminated by early morning.

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So travel with your family in a portion of the night and follow their rear walk behind them; and let none of you turn round lest he see the dreadful nature of that punishment which will be sent down on them and go whither you are commanded’ namely to Syria.

“Come forward and follow me, and let those who are behind you follow your lead. If people continue to lag behind, Allah will put them back.”

Sunan an-Nasa'i #3040It was narrated from Ibn Abbas, from Al-Fadl, that:Sahih

the Prophet commanded the weak ones among Banu Hashim to move on from Jam' (Al-Muzadalifah) at night.

Sunan an-Nasa'i #3071It was narrated from Ibn Abbas that:Sahih

the Prophet sent his family ahead, and told them not to stone the Jamrah until the sun had risen. (Daif)

Sahih al-Bukhari #5035Narrated Jabir bin `Abdullah:Sahih

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "When anyone of you is away from his house for a long time, he should not return to his family at night."

Sahih al-Bukhari #1733Narrated Jabir:Sahih

The Prophet (ﷺ) forbade going to one's family at night (on arrival from a journey).