What does Quran 18:69 mean?

Quran 18:69 (Surah Al-Kahf, Ayah 69) translates to: "[Moses] said, "You will find me, if Allah wills, patient, and I will not disobey you in [any] order.""

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 18:69 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 18:69?

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 18:69?

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

What topics does Quran 18:69 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Allah, Patience, Prophet Musa, Al-Khidr, Divine Will.

Ayah 68

وَكَيْفَ تَصْبِرُ عَلَىٰ مَا لَمْ تُحِطْ بِهِۦ خُب...

18:69Al-Kahf

Ayah 70

قَالَ فَإِنِ ٱتَّبَعْتَنِى فَلَا تَسْـَٔلْنِى عَن ...

قَالَ سَتَجِدُنِىٓ إِن شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ صَابِرًۭا وَلَآ أَعْصِى لَكَ أَمْرًۭا

Qaala satajiduneee in shaa 'al laahu saabiranw wa laaa a'see laka amraa

[Moses] said, "You will find me, if Allah wills, patient, and I will not disobey you in [any] order."

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Patience

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6 ayahs in Al-Kahf are strongly about patience. This is one of them.

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He said ‘You will find me God willing patient and I will not disobey in other words and you will also find me non-disobedient towards you in any matter’ with which you charge me. He Moses made this statement conditional upon the Will of God because he was not confident of himself in what he had committed himself to. Indeed this is the custom of prophets and saints namely that they do not put their trust in themselves for a single moment.

: When the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) prayed, he began with himself and said: May the mercy of Allah be upon us and upon Moses. If he had patience, he would have seen marvels from his Companion. But he said: "(Moses) said: If ever I ask thee about anything after this, keep me not in they company: then wouldst thou have received (full) excuse from my side". Hamzah lengthened it.

Sahih al-Bukhari #6734Narrated Abu Huraira:Sahih

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "If I stayed in prison as long as Joseph stayed and then the messenger came, I would respond to his call (to go out of the prison) ."

Jami` at-Tirmidhi #1567Narrated Abu Hurairah:Sahih

That the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "Whoever swears and says: 'If Allah wills (Insha Allah), then he will not have broken it."

Sahih al-Bukhari #4607Narrated Abu Huraira:Sahih

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "I will be the first to raise my head after the second blowing of the trumpet and will see Moses hanging the Throne, and I will not know whether he had been in that state all the time or after the blowing of the trumpet."

Sunan Ibn Majah #1833It was narrated from Anas that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) heard a man say:Da'if

"If that happens, I will be a Jew." The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: 'That is guaranteed."