Which Surah and Juz is Quran 18:87 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 18:87?

Yes — there are 5 hadiths related to this ayah from Sunan Ibn Majah, Jami` at-Tirmidhi, Sunan an-Nasa'i.

What tafsir is available for Quran 18:87?

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

Ayah 86

حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا بَلَغَ مَغْرِبَ ٱلشَّمْسِ وَجَدَهَا...

18:87Al-Kahf

Q: What does Quran 18:87 mean?

Quran 18:87 (Surah Al-Kahf, Ayah 87) translates to: "He said, "As for one who wrongs, we will punish him. Then he will be returned to his Lord, and He will punish him with a terrible punishment."

Q: What topics does Quran 18:87 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Divine Punishment, Return to Allah, Day of Judgment, Accountability, Moral Consequences.

Ayah 88

وَأَمَّا مَنْ ءَامَنَ وَعَمِلَ صَٰلِحًۭا فَلَهُۥ ج...

قَالَ أَمَّا مَن ظَلَمَ فَسَوْفَ نُعَذِّبُهُۥ ثُمَّ يُرَدُّ إِلَىٰ رَبِّهِۦ فَيُعَذِّبُهُۥ عَذَابًۭا نُّكْرًۭا

Qaala amaa man zalama fasawfa nu'azzibuhoo summa yuraddu ilaa Rabbihee fa yu 'azzibuhoo azaaban nukraa

He said, "As for one who wrongs, we will punish him. Then he will be returned to his Lord, and He will punish him with a terrible punishment.

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18:87Ayah 1110

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

← Previous on Paradise & Hell18:53And the criminals will see the Fire and will be certain that they are to fall therein. And they will not find from it a way elsewhere.Next on Paradise & Hell →18:88But as for one who believes and does righteousness, he will have a reward of Paradise, and we will speak to him from our command with ease."

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He said ‘As for him who does wrong by way of practising idolatry we shall chastise him We shall slay him. Then he shall be returned to his Lord and He shall chastise him with an awful chastisement read nukran or nukuran that is a severe one in the Fire.

‘Allah gives respite to the wrongdoer, then when He seizes him, He does not let him go.” Then he recited: “Such is the Seizure of your Lord when He seizes the (population of) towns while they are doing wrong.”

Jami` at-Tirmidhi #2008Abu Sirmah narrated that the Messenger of Allah said:Da'if

"Whoever causes harm, Allah harms him, and whoever is harsh, Allah will be harsh with him."

Jami` at-Tirmidhi #3422Anas narrated that:Sahih

The Prophet said: “Whoever is reckoned with, he will be punished.”

Sunan Ibn Majah #2076It was narrated from Abu Sirmah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:Da'if

“Whoever harms others, Allah (SWT) will harm him; and whoever causes hardship to other Allah will cause hardship to him.”

Sunan an-Nasa'i #4763It was narrated from Samurah that the Messenger of Allah said:

"Whoever kills his slave, we will kill him, and whoever mutilates his slave, we will mutilate him."