Which Surah and Juz is Quran 17:63 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 17:63?

Yes — there are 5 hadiths related to this ayah from Sunan Abu Dawud, Sahih al-Bukhari, Jami` at-Tirmidhi.

What tafsir is available for Quran 17:63?

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

What topics does Quran 17:63 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Hellfire, Day of Judgment, Divine Punishment, Divine Justice, Divine Command.

Ayah 62

قَالَ أَرَءَيْتَكَ هَٰذَا ٱلَّذِى كَرَّمْتَ عَلَىَ...

17:63Al-Israa

Q: What does Quran 17:63 mean?

Quran 17:63 (Surah Al-Israa, Ayah 63) translates to: "[Allah] said, "Go, for whoever of them follows you, indeed Hell will be the recompense of you - an ample recompense."

Ayah 64

وَٱسْتَفْزِزْ مَنِ ٱسْتَطَعْتَ مِنْهُم بِصَوْتِكَ ...

قَالَ ٱذْهَبْ فَمَن تَبِعَكَ مِنْهُمْ فَإِنَّ جَهَنَّمَ جَزَآؤُكُمْ جَزَآءًۭ مَّوْفُورًۭا

Qaalaz hab faman tabi'aka minhum fa inna Jahannama jazaaa'ukum jazaaa'am mawfooraa

[Allah] said, "Go, for whoever of them follows you, indeed Hell will be the recompense of you - an ample recompense.

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7 ayahs in Al-Israa are strongly about Paradise and Hell. This is one of them.

← Previous on Paradise & Hell17:39That is from what your Lord has revealed to you, [O Muhammad], of wisdom. And, [O mankind], do not make [as equal] with Allah another deity,Next on Paradise & Hell →17:97And whoever Allah guides - he is the [rightly] guided; and whoever He sends astray - you will never find for them protectors besides Him,

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Said He exalted be He to him Iblīs ‘Begone deferred to the time of the First Blast of the Trumpet. Whoever of them follows you — indeed Hell shall be your requital both yours and theirs a requital that is indeed ample sufficient and complete.

“Can lead (any) into temptation concerning Allah, except such as are (themselves) going to the blazing fire.” He said: Except the one whom Allah destined that he should go to Hell.

Sahih al-Bukhari #7198Narrated Abu Sa`id Al-Khudri:Sahih

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "Allah will say (on the Day of Resurrection), 'O Adam!' Adam will reply, 'Labbaik wa Sa`daik! ' Then a loud Voice will be heard (Saying) 'Allah Commands you to take out the mission of the Hell Fire from your offspring.' "

Sahih al-Bukhari #7004Narrated Abu Huraira:Sahih

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "All my followers will enter Paradise except those who refuse." They said, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! Who will refuse?" He said, "Whoever obeys me will enter Paradise, and whoever disobeys me is the one who refuses (to enter it)."

Jami` at-Tirmidhi #2561'Abdullah bin 'Amr narrated that the Messenger of Allah (s.a.w) said:Sahih

"A man among those before you went out arrogantly in a Hullah of his. So Allah ordered the earth to take him. He remains sinking" - or he said - "He will remain sinking into it until the Day of Judgement."

Sahih Muslim #7296Abu Huraira reported that he heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:Sahih

The servant speaks words for which he is sent down to the Hell-Fire farther than the distance between the east and the west.