Which Surah and Juz is Quran 38:61 from?

This ayah is from Surah Saad (The letter Saad), the 38th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 23.

Are there hadiths related to Quran 38:61?

Yes — there are 3 hadiths related to this ayah from Sahih Muslim, Sunan an-Nasa'i.

What tafsir is available for Quran 38:61?

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

Ayah 60

قَالُوا۟ بَلْ أَنتُمْ لَا مَرْحَبًۢا بِكُمْ ۖ أَنت...

38:61Saad

Q: What does Quran 38:61 mean?

Quran 38:61 (Surah Saad, Ayah 61) translates to: "They will say, "Our Lord, whoever brought this upon us - increase for him double punishment in the Fire.""

Q: What topics does Quran 38:61 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Day of Judgment, Hellfire, Divine Justice, Divine Punishment, Obedience to Allah.

Ayah 62

وَقَالُوا۟ مَا لَنَا لَا نَرَىٰ رِجَالًۭا كُنَّا ن...

قَالُوا۟ رَبَّنَا مَن قَدَّمَ لَنَا هَٰذَا فَزِدْهُ عَذَابًۭا ضِعْفًۭا فِى ٱلنَّارِ

Qaaloo Rabbanaa man qaddama lanaa haaza fazidhu 'azaaban di'fan fin Naar

They will say, "Our Lord, whoever brought this upon us - increase for him double punishment in the Fire."

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38:61Ayah 188

20 ayahs in Saad are strongly about Paradise and Hell. This is one of them.

← Previous on Paradise & Hell38:60They will say, "Nor you! No welcome for you. You, [our leaders], brought this upon us, and wretched is the settlement."Next on Paradise & Hell →38:62And they will say, "Why do we not see men whom we used to count among the worst?

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They also say ‘Our Lord whoever prepared this for us give him double his chastisement that is give him in addition the like of his chastisement for his disbelief in the Fire!’

They have diverted us from (offering) the middle prayer. i. e. the 'Asr prayer. May Allah fill their bellies and their graves with fire, or he said: May Allah stuff their bellies and their graves with fire.

Sahih Muslim #6495Hisham reported on the authority of his father that Hisham b. Hakim b. Hizam happened to pass by people, the farmers of Syria, who had been made to stand in the sun. He said:Sahih

What is the matter with them? They said: They have been detained for Jizya. Thereupon Hisham said: I bear testimony to the fact that I heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying: Allah would torment those who torment people in the world.

Sunan an-Nasa'i #1862Ibn 'Abbas said:Sahih

"Aishah said: Rather the Messenger of Allah said: 'Allah, the Mighty and Sublime increases the punishment of the disbeliever due to some of his family's weeping for him."'