Which Surah and Juz is Quran 15:66 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 15:66?

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

What tafsir is available for Quran 15:66?

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

Ayah 65

فَأَسْرِ بِأَهْلِكَ بِقِطْعٍۢ مِّنَ ٱلَّيْلِ وَٱتَ...

15:66Al-Hijr

Q: What does Quran 15:66 mean?

Quran 15:66 (Surah Al-Hijr, Ayah 66) translates to: "And We conveyed to him [the decree] of that matter: that those [sinners] would be eliminated by early morning."

Q: What topics does Quran 15:66 relate to?

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

Ayah 67

وَجَآءَ أَهْلُ ٱلْمَدِينَةِ يَسْتَبْشِرُونَ...

وَقَضَيْنَآ إِلَيْهِ ذَٰلِكَ ٱلْأَمْرَ أَنَّ دَابِرَ هَٰٓؤُلَآءِ مَقْطُوعٌۭ مُّصْبِحِينَ

Wa qadainaaa ilaihi zaalikal amra anna daabira haaa'ulaaa'i maqtoo'um musbiheen

And We conveyed to him [the decree] of that matter: that those [sinners] would be eliminated by early morning.

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15:66Ayah 199

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

← Previous on Lessons from past peoples15:65So 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…Next on Lessons from past peoples →15:67And the people of the city came rejoicing.

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And We conveyed We revealed to him the matter which was that these sinners was to be eradicated by morning musbihīn is a circumstantial qualifier in other words their annihilation will take place in the morning.

"The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) prayed Fajr on the day of Khaibar during the time it was still dark, when he was near the enemy. Then he attacked them and said: 'Allahu Akbar! Khaibar is destroyed!' Twice. 'Then, when it descends in their courtyard, evil will be the morning for those who had been warned!'" As-Saffat 37:177

Sunan Abu Dawud #2617Narrated Usamah:Hasan Sahih

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) enjoined upon him to attack Ubna in the morning and burn the place.

Sahih al-Bukhari #3136Narrated `Abdullah:Sahih

It was mentioned before the Prophet (ﷺ) that there was a man who slept the night till morning (after sunrise). The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "He is a man in whose ears (or ear) Satan had urinated."

Sahih al-Bukhari #541Narrated Abu Al-Mahh :Sahih

We were with Buraida in a battle on a cloudy day and he said, "Offer the `Asr prayer early as the Prophet said, "Whoever leaves the `Asr prayer, all his (good) deeds will be annulled."

Sahih Muslim #3007'Ata' reported from Ibn Abbas (Allah be pleased with them):Sahih

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) sent me from Muzdalifa along with his luggage (in the very early part of @he dawn). I (Ibn Juraij, one of the narrators) said (to 'Ati'): Has this (news) reached you that Ibn 'Abbas (Allah be pleased with them) had said:" He (Allah's Messenger) had sent me in the latter part of the night"? Thereupon he said: No, it was the dawn. I (again) said to him: (Did you hear) Ibn 'Abbas (Allah be pleased with them) having said this (too):" We stoned al-Jamra before the dawn prayer"? So where did he observe the dawn prayer? He said: No. But he said only so much (as described above).