Which Surah and Juz is Quran 22:4 from?

This ayah is from Surah Al-Hajj (The Pilgrimage), the 22th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 17.

Are there hadiths related to Quran 22:4?

Yes — there are 3 hadiths related to this ayah from Sunan Abu Dawud.

What tafsir is available for Quran 22:4?

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

What topics does Quran 22:4 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Divine Decree, Shaytan, Satanic Influence, Hellfire, Guidance.

Ayah 3

وَمِنَ ٱلنَّاسِ مَن يُجَٰدِلُ فِى ٱللَّهِ بِغَيْرِ...

22:4Al-Hajj

Q: What does Quran 22:4 mean?

Quran 22:4 (Surah Al-Hajj, Ayah 4) translates to: "It has been decreed for every devil that whoever turns to him - he will misguide him and will lead him to the punishment of the Blaze."

Ayah 5

يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلنَّاسُ إِن كُنتُمْ فِى رَيْبٍۢ مِّن...

كُتِبَ عَلَيْهِ أَنَّهُۥ مَن تَوَلَّاهُ فَأَنَّهُۥ يُضِلُّهُۥ وَيَهْدِيهِ إِلَىٰ عَذَابِ ٱلسَّعِيرِ

Kutiba 'alaihi annahoo man tawallaahu fa annahoo yudil lauhoo wa yahdeehi ilaa 'azaabis sa'eer

It has been decreed for every devil that whoever turns to him - he will misguide him and will lead him to the punishment of the Blaze.

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

Next on Paradise & Hell →22:9Twisting his neck [in arrogance] to mislead [people] from the way of Allah. For him in the world is disgrace,

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about whom it has been decreed in other words it has been decreed with regards to a devil that whoever takes him for a friend that is whoever follows him he will make him go astray and will lead him summon him to the chastisement of the Blaze namely to the Fire.

“Can lead (any) into temptation concerning Allah, except such as are (themselves) going to the blazing fire.” He said: Except the one whom Allah destined that he should go to Hell.

Sunan Abu Dawud #5261The tradition mentioned above has also been transmitted by Abu Sa'id al-Khudri in a similar manner through a different chain of narrators. This version is more perfect. In this version he said :

give it a warning for three days; if it appears to you after that, then kill it, for it is only a devil.

Sunan Abu Dawud #5260The tradition mentioned above has also been transmitted by Ibn 'Ajilan through a different chain of narrators briefly. This version has:

He should give it a warning three times. If it appears to him after that, he should kill it, for it is a devil.