What does Quran 17:27 mean?

Quran 17:27 (Surah Al-Israa, Ayah 27) translates to: "Indeed, the wasteful are brothers of the devils, and ever has Satan been to his Lord ungrateful."

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 17:27 from?

This ayah is from Surah Al-Israa (The Night Journey), the 17th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 15.

Are there hadiths related to Quran 17:27?

Yes — there is 1 hadith related to this ayah from Sahih Muslim.

What tafsir is available for Quran 17:27?

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

What topics does Quran 17:27 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Shaytan, Ungratefulness, Charity, Ethical Conduct, Accountability.

Ayah 26

وَءَاتِ ذَا ٱلْقُرْبَىٰ حَقَّهُۥ وَٱلْمِسْكِينَ وَ...

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Ayah 28

وَإِمَّا تُعْرِضَنَّ عَنْهُمُ ٱبْتِغَآءَ رَحْمَةٍۢ...

إِنَّ ٱلْمُبَذِّرِينَ كَانُوٓا۟ إِخْوَٰنَ ٱلشَّيَٰطِينِ ۖ وَكَانَ ٱلشَّيْطَٰنُ لِرَبِّهِۦ كَفُورًۭا

Innal mubazzireena kaanoo ikhwaanash shayaateeni wa kaanash shaytaanu li Rabbihee kafooraa

Indeed, the wasteful are brothers of the devils, and ever has Satan been to his Lord ungrateful.

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5 ayahs in Al-Israa are strongly about gratitude. This is one of them.

← Previous on Gratitude17:3O descendants of those We carried [in the ship] with Noah. Indeed, he was a grateful servant.Next on Gratitude →17:67And when adversity touches you at sea, lost are [all] those you invoke except for Him. But when He delivers you to the land, you turn away [from Him].

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Indeed squanderers are brothers of devils that is they follow their way and the Devil was ever ungrateful to his Lord extremely rejective of His graces likewise his brother the squanderer.

When a man calls his brother an unbeliever, it returns (at least) to one of them.

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