Which Surah and Juz is Quran 18:36 from?

This ayah is from Surah Al-Kahf (The Cave), the 18th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 15.

Are there hadiths related to Quran 18:36?

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

What tafsir is available for Quran 18:36?

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

Ayah 35

وَدَخَلَ جَنَّتَهُۥ وَهُوَ ظَالِمٌۭ لِّنَفْسِهِۦ ق...

18:36Al-Kahf

Q: What does Quran 18:36 mean?

Quran 18:36 (Surah Al-Kahf, Ayah 36) translates to: "And I do not think the Hour will occur. And even if I should be brought back to my Lord, I will surely find better than this as a return.""

Q: What topics does Quran 18:36 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Day of Judgment, Return to Allah, Trust in Allah (Tawakkul), Divine Decree, Arrogance.

Ayah 37

قَالَ لَهُۥ صَاحِبُهُۥ وَهُوَ يُحَاوِرُهُۥٓ أَكَفَ...

وَمَآ أَظُنُّ ٱلسَّاعَةَ قَآئِمَةًۭ وَلَئِن رُّدِدتُّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّى لَأَجِدَنَّ خَيْرًۭا مِّنْهَا مُنقَلَبًۭا

Wa maaa azunnus Saa'ata qaaa'imatanw wa la'ir rudittu ilaa Rabbee la ajidanna khairam minhaa munqalabaa

And I do not think the Hour will occur. And even if I should be brought back to my Lord, I will surely find better than this as a return."

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Moreover I do not think that the Hour will ever come; and even if I am indeed returned to my Lord in the Hereafter according to your claim I shall surely find better than this as a resort’ as a place of return.

"The Hour (Resurrection) will not occur as long as anyone says: 'Allah, Allah.'"

Sahih Muslim #3198'Amir b. Sa'd reported that Sa'd rode to his castle in al-'Aqiq and found a slave cutting down the trees, or beating off their leaves, so he stripped him off his belongings. When Sa'd returned, there came to him the masters of the slave and negotiated with him asking him to return to their slave or to them what he had taken from their slave, whereupon he said:Sahih

God forbid that I should return anything which Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) has given me as spoil, and refused to return anything to them.

Sunan an-Nasa'i #3159It was narrated from Ibn Abi 'Amirah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:Sahih

"There is no Muslim soul among the people that is taken by its Lord and wishes it could come back to you, even if it had this world and everything in it, except the martyr." Ibn Abi 'Amirah said: "The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: 'If I were to be killed in the cause of Allah, that would be dearer to me that if all the people of the deserts and the cities were to be mine.'" Meaning: If they were all my slaves and I set them free.

Sahih Muslim #4733It has been narrated on the authority of Anas b. Malik (through a different chain of transmitters) that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:Sahih

Nobody who enters Paradise will (ever like to) return to this world even if he were offered everything on the surface of the earth (as an inducement) except the martyr who will desire to return to this world and be killed ten times for the sake of the great honour that has been bestowed upon him.

Sahih Muslim #282It is narrated on the authority of Anas that verily the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:Sahih

"The Hour (Resurrection) will not occur until 'Allah, Allah' is not said on earth."