Which Surah and Juz is Quran 2:66 from?

This ayah is from Surah Al-Baqara (The Cow), the 2th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 1.

Are there hadiths related to Quran 2:66?

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

What tafsir is available for Quran 2:66?

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

Ayah 65

وَلَقَدْ عَلِمْتُمُ ٱلَّذِينَ ٱعْتَدَوْا۟ مِنكُمْ ...

2:66Al-Baqara

Q: What does Quran 2:66 mean?

Quran 2:66 (Surah Al-Baqara, Ayah 66) translates to: "And We made it a deterrent punishment for those who were present and those who succeeded [them] and a lesson for those who fear Allah."

Q: What topics does Quran 2:66 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Historical Lessons, Taqwa, Accountability, Divine Justice, Community Responsibility.

Ayah 67

وَإِذْ قَالَ مُوسَىٰ لِقَوْمِهِۦٓ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ يَ...

فَجَعَلْنَٰهَا نَكَٰلًۭا لِّمَا بَيْنَ يَدَيْهَا وَمَا خَلْفَهَا وَمَوْعِظَةًۭ لِّلْمُتَّقِينَ

Faja'alnaahaa nakaalal limaa baina yadihaa wa maa khalfahaa wa maw'izatal lilmuttaqeen

And We made it a deterrent punishment for those who were present and those who succeeded [them] and a lesson for those who fear Allah.

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2:66Ayah 1286

27 ayahs in Al-Baqara are strongly about God-consciousness. This is one of them.

← Previous on God-consciousness2:41And believe in what I have sent down confirming that which is [already] with you, and be not the first to disbelieve in it.Next on God-consciousness →2:103And if they had believed and feared Allah, then the reward from Allah would have been [far] better, if they only knew.

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And We made it this punishment an exemplary punishment a lesson to dissuade others from doing what they did; for all the former times and for the latter that is for the people of that time or those that came later; and an admonition to such as who fear God these are singled out for mention here because they in contrast to others are the ones who benefit thereby.

“A legal punishment that is carried out in the land is better for the people of that land than if it were to rain for forty days.”

Sahih Muslim #6797Hanzala Taimi Ufayyidi, the scribe of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ), reported:Sahih

We were in the presence of Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) and he brought to our minds the problems pertaining to Paradise and Hell-Fire. The rest of the hadith is the same.

Sunan an-Nasa'i #4915It was narrated that Abu Zurah said:Sahih

"Abu Hurairah said: 'Carrying out a Hadd punishment in a land is better for its people than if it were to rain for forty nights." (Daif)

Sunan Abu Dawud #4420‘Abd Allah b. ‘Abbas said:Da'if

‘Umar b. al-Khattab gave an address saying: Allah sent Muhammad (ﷺ) with truth and sent down the Books of him, and the verse of stoning was included in what He sent down to him. We read it and memorized it. The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) had people stoned to death and we have done it also since his death. I am afraid the people might say with the passage of time: We do not find the verse of stoning in the Books of Allah, and thus they stray by abandoning a duty which Allah had received. Stoning is a duty laid down (by Allah) for married men and women who commit fornication when proof is established, or if there is pregnancy, or a confession. I swear by Allah, had it not been so that the people might say: ‘Umar made an addition to Allah’s Book, I would have written it (there).

Sahih al-Bukhari #6580Narrated Ibn `Abbas:Sahih

`Umar said, "I am afraid that after a long time has passed, people may say, "We do not find the Verses of the Rajam (stoning to death) in the Holy Book," and consequently they may go astray by leaving an obligation that Allah has revealed. Lo! I confirm that the penalty of Rajam be inflicted on him who commits illegal sexual intercourse, if he is already married and the crime is proved by witnesses or pregnancy or confession." Sufyan added, "I have memorized this narration in this way." `Umar added, "Surely Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) carried out the penalty of Rajam, and so did we after him."