Which Surah and Juz is Quran 18:80 from?

This ayah is from Surah Al-Kahf (The Cave), the 18th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 16.

Are there hadiths related to Quran 18:80?

Yes — there are 4 hadiths related to this ayah from Sunan Abu Dawud, Sahih Muslim, Sahih al-Bukhari.

What tafsir is available for Quran 18:80?

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

What topics does Quran 18:80 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Divine Decree, Disbelief, Al-Khidr, Justice, Ethical Theme: Trust in God's Power.

Ayah 79

أَمَّا ٱلسَّفِينَةُ فَكَانَتْ لِمَسَٰكِينَ يَعْمَل...

18:80Al-Kahf

Q: What does Quran 18:80 mean?

Quran 18:80 (Surah Al-Kahf, Ayah 80) translates to: "And as for the boy, his parents were believers, and we feared that he would overburden them by transgression and disbelief."

Ayah 81

فَأَرَدْنَآ أَن يُبْدِلَهُمَا رَبُّهُمَا خَيْرًۭا ...

وَأَمَّا ٱلْغُلَٰمُ فَكَانَ أَبَوَاهُ مُؤْمِنَيْنِ فَخَشِينَآ أَن يُرْهِقَهُمَا طُغْيَٰنًۭا وَكُفْرًۭا

Wa aammal ghulaamu fakaana abawaahu mu'minaini fakhasheenaaa any yurhiqa humaa tughyaananw wa kufraa

And as for the boy, his parents were believers, and we feared that he would overburden them by transgression and disbelief.

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18:80Ayah 1110

29 ayahs in Al-Kahf are strongly about lessons from past peoples. This is one of them.

← Previous on Lessons from past peoples18:79As for the ship, it belonged to poor people working at sea. So I intended to cause defect in it as there was after them a king who seized every [good] ship by…Next on Lessons from past peoples →18:82And as for the wall, it belonged to two orphan boys in the city, and there was beneath it a treasure for them, and their father had been righteous.

Tafsir

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And as for the boy his parents were believers and We feared lest he should overwhelm them with insolence and disbelief — for he is as described by the hadīth of Muslim ‘He was incorrigibly disposed to disbelief and had he lived longer this disposition of his would have oppressed them because of their love for him they would have followed him in such a path of disbelief’.

I heard the Messenger of Allah (May peace be upon him) explaining the verse “As for the youth his parents were people of Faith,” he was created infidel the day when he was created.

Sunan Abu Dawud #4707Ubayy b. Ka’b said :Da'if

The boy whom al-Khidr had killed was created an infidel. Had he lived, he would have moved his parents to rebellion and unbelief.

Sahih Muslim #6602Ubayy b. Ka'b reported that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said:Sahih

The young man whom Khadir killed was a non-believer by his very nature and had he survived he would have involved his parents in defiance and unbelief.

Sahih al-Bukhari #1309Narrated Anas:Sahih

A young Jewish boy used to serve the Prophet (ﷺ) and he became sick. So the Prophet (ﷺ) went to visit him. He sat near his head and asked him to embrace Islam. The boy looked at his father, who was sitting there; the latter told him to obey Abul-Qasim and the boy embraced Islam. The Prophet (ﷺ) came out saying: "Praises be to Allah Who saved the boy from the Hell-fire."