Which Surah and Juz is Quran 43:38 from?

This ayah is from Surah Az-Zukhruf (Ornaments of gold), the 43th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 25.

Are there hadiths related to Quran 43:38?

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

What tafsir is available for Quran 43:38?

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

What topics does Quran 43:38 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Day of Judgment, Regret, Hellfire, Divine Justice, Spiritual Consequences.

Ayah 37

وَإِنَّهُمْ لَيَصُدُّونَهُمْ عَنِ ٱلسَّبِيلِ وَيَح...

43:38Az-Zukhruf

Q: What does Quran 43:38 mean?

Quran 43:38 (Surah Az-Zukhruf, Ayah 38) translates to: "Until, when he comes to Us [at Judgement], he says [to his companion], "Oh, I wish there was between me and you the distance between the east and west - how wretched a companion.""

Ayah 39

وَلَن يَنفَعَكُمُ ٱلْيَوْمَ إِذ ظَّلَمْتُمْ أَنَّك...

حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا جَآءَنَا قَالَ يَٰلَيْتَ بَيْنِى وَبَيْنَكَ بُعْدَ ٱلْمَشْرِقَيْنِ فَبِئْسَ ٱلْقَرِينُ

Hattaaa izaa jaaa'anaa qaala yaa laita bainee wa bainaka bu'dal mashriqaini fabi'sal qareen

Until, when he comes to Us [at Judgement], he says [to his companion], "Oh, I wish there was between me and you the distance between the east and west - how wretched a companion."

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Day of Judgment

43:38Ayah 189

7 ayahs in Az-Zukhruf are strongly about the Day of Judgment. This is one of them.

← Previous on Day of Judgment43:19And they have made the angels, who are servants of the Most Merciful, females. Did they witness their creation? Their testimony will be recorded,Next on Day of Judgment →43:39And never will it benefit you that Day, when you have wronged, that you are [all] sharing in the punishment.

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until when he comes to Us such a blind one together with his companion on the Day of Resurrection he says to him ‘O yā is for calling attention would that there were between me and you the distance of the two easts!’ that is to say like the distance between the east and the west What an evil companion then! you are for me. God exalted be He says

The Last Hour would not come until a person would pass by a grave of another person and he would say: I wish it had been my abode.

Sahih Muslim #7296Abu Huraira reported that he heard Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:Sahih

The servant speaks words for which he is sent down to the Hell-Fire farther than the distance between the east and the west.

Sunan an-Nasa'i #4113it was narrated that Sharik bin Shihab said:Sahih

"I used to wish that I could meet a man among the Companions of the Prophet became very angry and said: "By Allah! You will not find a man after me who is more just than me." Then he said: "A people will come at the end of time; as if he is one of them, reciting the Qur'an without it passing beyond their throats. They will go through Islam just as the arrow goes through the target. Their distinction will be shaving. They will not cease to appear until the last of them comes with Al-Masih Ad-Dajjal. So when you meet them, then kill them, they are the worst of created beings."

Sunan an-Nasa'i #2054It was narrated from Anas that the Prophet said:Sahih

"when a person is placed in his grave and his companions depart from him, he hears the sound of their sandals."

Sunan an-Nasa'i #2055Anas bin Malik said:Sahih

"The Prophet of Allah said: 'When a person is placed in his grave and his companions depart from him, he hears the sound of their sandals. Then two angles came to him and make him sit up, and they say to him: What did you say about this man? As for the believer, he says: "I bear witness that he is the slave of Allah and His Messenger. Then it is said to him: Look at your place in Hell, Which Allah has replaced for you with a place in Paradise. The prophet said: 'And he sees them both."'