Which Surah and Juz is Quran 17:78 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 17:78?

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

What tafsir is available for Quran 17:78?

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

What topics does Quran 17:78 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Prayer, Taqwa, Divine Command, Eschatological Topics, Salah.

Ayah 77

سُنَّةَ مَن قَدْ أَرْسَلْنَا قَبْلَكَ مِن رُّسُلِن...

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Q: What does Quran 17:78 mean?

Quran 17:78 (Surah Al-Israa, Ayah 78) translates to: "Establish prayer at the decline of the sun [from its meridian] until the darkness of the night and [also] the Qur'an of dawn. Indeed, the recitation of dawn is ever witnessed."

Ayah 79

وَمِنَ ٱلَّيْلِ فَتَهَجَّدْ بِهِۦ نَافِلَةًۭ لَّكَ...

أَقِمِ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ لِدُلُوكِ ٱلشَّمْسِ إِلَىٰ غَسَقِ ٱلَّيْلِ وَقُرْءَانَ ٱلْفَجْرِ ۖ إِنَّ قُرْءَانَ ٱلْفَجْرِ كَانَ مَشْهُودًۭا

Aqimis Salaata liduloo kish shamsi ilaa ghasaqil laili wa quraanal Fajri inna quraa nal Fajri kaana mashhoodaa

Establish prayer at the decline of the sun [from its meridian] until the darkness of the night and [also] the Qur'an of dawn. Indeed, the recitation of dawn is ever witnessed.

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3 ayahs in Al-Israa are strongly about prayer. This is one of them.

Next on Prayer →17:79And from [part of] the night, pray with it as additional [worship] for you; it is expected that your Lord will resurrect you to a praised station.

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Establish prayer from the sun’s decline that is from after midday until the dark of night until its darkness has fallen in other words perform prayers at noon in the afternoon at sunset and at night and the recital of the Qur’ān at dawn the morning prayer. Verily the dawn recital is ever witnessed it is witnessed by the angels of the night and the angels of the day.

When the sun declined, the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) offered the noon prayer and recited surahs lie "By the night when it covers over" (92) and (recited similar surahs) in the afternoon prayer, and in the other prayers except the dawn prayer which he used to prolong.

Jami` at-Tirmidhi #3219Narrated Abu Hurairah:Sahih

regarding Allah, Most High, saying: "And recite the Qur'an in the early dawn. Verily the recitation of the Qur'an in the early dawn is ever witnessed (17:78)." The Prophet (ﷺ) said: "It is witnessed by the angels of the night and the angels of the day."

Sunan Ibn Majah #982It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) forbade two prayers:Da'if

prayer after the Fajr until the sun has risen, and prayer after ‘Asr until the sun has set.

Sunan Ibn Majah #404It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that:Sahih

The Messenger of Allah recited: And recite the Qur'an during the Fajr. Verily, the recitation of the Qur'an during Fajr is ever witnessed." He said: "It is witnessed by the angels of the night and the day."

Sunan Abu Dawud #1442Al-Bara' said:Sahih

The Prophet (ﷺ) used to recite the supplication in the dawn prayer. The version of Ibn Mu'adh has the words: "sunset prayer".