What does Quran 26:15 mean?

Quran 26:15 (Surah Ash-Shu'araa, Ayah 15) translates to: "[Allah] said, "No. Go both of you with Our signs; indeed, We are with you, listening."

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 26:15 from?

This ayah is from Surah Ash-Shu'araa (The Poets), the 26th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 19.

Are there hadiths related to Quran 26:15?

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

What tafsir is available for Quran 26:15?

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

Ayah 14

وَلَهُمْ عَلَىَّ ذَنۢبٌۭ فَأَخَافُ أَن يَقْتُلُونِ...

26:15Ash-Shu'araa

Q: What topics does Quran 26:15 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Prophetic Mission, Divine Signs, Prophet Musa, Divine Command, Trust in Allah (Tawakkul).

Ayah 16

فَأْتِيَا فِرْعَوْنَ فَقُولَآ إِنَّا رَسُولُ رَبِّ...

قَالَ كَلَّا ۖ فَٱذْهَبَا بِـَٔايَٰتِنَآ ۖ إِنَّا مَعَكُم مُّسْتَمِعُونَ

Qaala kallaa fazhabaa bi Aayaatinaaa innaa ma'akum mustami'oon

[Allah] said, "No. Go both of you with Our signs; indeed, We are with you, listening.

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Said He exalted be He ‘Certainly not! they shall not slay you. Go both of you you and your brother — this address although in the dual form is predominantly for the person present as opposed to the absent one — with Our signs. We will indeed be with you hearing what you say and what is said to you ma‘akum the two Moses and Aaron are referred to here with the plural pronoun.

On the day of Badr, Al-Miqdad said, "O Allah's Messenger (ﷺ)! We do not say to you as the children of Israel said to Moses, 'Go you and your Lord and fight you two; we are sitting here, (5.24) but (we say). "Proceed, and we are with you." That seemed to delight Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) greatly.

Sunan an-Nasa'i #2735It was narrated that Anas said:Sahih

"I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) reciting the Talbiyah for them both."

Jami` at-Tirmidhi #570Mujahid narrated:Sahih

"We were with Ibn Umar, and he said: 'The Messenger of Allah said: "Permit the women to go at night to the Masajid." His son said: 'By Allah! We would not permit them lest they become insidious from that.' So he (Abdullah) retorted: 'May Allah do and such with you.' I say: "The Messenger of Allah said," and you say: "We do not permit them?"

Sahih Muslim #2906jibir and Abil Salld al-Khudri (Allah be pleased with them) reported:Sahih

We went with Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) and we were pronouncing Talbiya for Hajj loudly.

Sunan Abu Dawud #2733Da'if

A’ishah said (this is the version of narrator Yahya). A man from the polytheists accompanied the Prophet (ﷺ) to fight along with him. He said “Go back. Both the narrators (Musaddad and Yahya) then agreed. The Prophet said “We do not want any help from a polytheist.”