Which Surah and Juz is Quran 25:22 from?

This ayah is from Surah Al-Furqaan (The Criterion), the 25th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 19.

Are there hadiths related to Quran 25:22?

Yes — there are 5 hadiths related to this ayah from Sahih Muslim, Sunan Ibn Majah, Sunan Abu Dawud.

What tafsir is available for Quran 25:22?

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

What topics does Quran 25:22 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Day of Judgment, Story of Adam and Iblis, Divine Justice, Arrogance, Disbelief.

Ayah 21

۞ وَقَالَ ٱلَّذِينَ لَا يَرْجُونَ لِقَآءَنَا لَوْل...

25:22Al-Furqaan

Q: What does Quran 25:22 mean?

Quran 25:22 (Surah Al-Furqaan, Ayah 22) translates to: "The day they see the angels - no good tidings will there be that day for the criminals, and [the angels] will say, "Prevented and inaccessible.""

Ayah 23

وَقَدِمْنَآ إِلَىٰ مَا عَمِلُوا۟ مِنْ عَمَلٍۢ فَجَ...

يَوْمَ يَرَوْنَ ٱلْمَلَٰٓئِكَةَ لَا بُشْرَىٰ يَوْمَئِذٍۢ لِّلْمُجْرِمِينَ وَيَقُولُونَ حِجْرًۭا مَّحْجُورًۭا

Yawma yarawnal malaaa 'ikata laa bushraa Yawma'izil lilmujrimeena wa yaqooloona hijram mahjooraa

The day they see the angels - no good tidings will there be that day for the criminals, and [the angels] will say, "Prevented and inaccessible."

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Day of Judgment

25:22Ayah 177

10 ayahs in Al-Furqaan are strongly about the Day of Judgment. This is one of them.

← Previous on Day of Judgment25:17And [mention] the Day He will gather them and that which they worship besides Allah and will say, "Did you mislead these, My servants,Next on Day of Judgment →25:23And We will regard what they have done of deeds and make them as dust dispersed.

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The day when they see the angels while they stand together with the rest of creation namely on the Day of Resurrection yawma is in the accusative because of an implied preceding udhkur ‘mention’ there will be no good tidings on that day for the guilty that is the disbelievers in contrast to the believers for whom there shall be the good tidings of Paradise and they will say ‘A forbidding ban!’ as was their the pagan custom in this world whenever a misfortune befell them; in other words they mean ‘awdhan ma‘ādhan seeking refuge from the angels who will chastise them. God exalted be He says

There are at the approaches of Medina angels so that plague and the Dajjal shall not penetrate into it.

Sunan Ibn Majah #3736It was narrated from Abu Sa’eed that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:Sahih

“No morning comes but two angels call out: ‘Woe to men from women, and woe to women from men.’”

Sunan Abu Dawud #4131Narrated Abu Hurairah:Da'if

The Prophet (ﷺ) as saying: The angels do not accompany those fellow travellers who have panther skin.

Sahih al-Bukhari #1812Narrated Abu Huraira:Sahih

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "There are angels guarding the entrances (or roads) of Medina, neither plague nor Ad-Dajjal will be able to enter it."

Sunan Abu Dawud #2555Narrated Umm Habibah:Sahih

The Prophet (ﷺ) said: The angels do not go with a travelling company in which there is a bell.