What does Quran 43:67 mean?

Quran 43:67 (Surah Az-Zukhruf, Ayah 67) translates to: "Close friends, that Day, will be enemies to each other, except for the righteous"

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 43:67 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 43:67?

Yes — there are 3 hadiths related to this ayah from Sahih Muslim, Sunan Ibn Majah.

What tafsir is available for Quran 43:67?

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

What topics does Quran 43:67 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Taqwa, Day of Judgment, Resurrection, Disbelief, Accountability.

Ayah 66

هَلْ يَنظُرُونَ إِلَّا ٱلسَّاعَةَ أَن تَأْتِيَهُم ...

43:67Az-Zukhruf

Ayah 68

يَٰعِبَادِ لَا خَوْفٌ عَلَيْكُمُ ٱلْيَوْمَ وَلَآ أ...

ٱلْأَخِلَّآءُ يَوْمَئِذٍۭ بَعْضُهُمْ لِبَعْضٍ عَدُوٌّ إِلَّا ٱلْمُتَّقِينَ

Al akhillaaa'u Yawma'izim ba'duhum liba'din 'aduwwun illal muttaqeen

Close friends, that Day, will be enemies to each other, except for the righteous

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43:67Ayah 189

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

← Previous on Day of Judgment43:66Are they waiting except for the Hour to come upon them suddenly while they perceive not?

Tafsir

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Friends who shared in acts of disobedience in this world will on that day the Day of Resurrection yawma’idhin is semantically connected to His following words be foes of one another except for the God-fearing those who have love for one another through their commitment to obedience of God — such will be friends on that day and it will be said to them

Neither nurse mutual hatred, nor jealousy, nor enmity, and become as fellow brothers and servants of Allah. It is not lawful for a Muslim that he should keep his relations estranged with his brother beyond three days.

Sunan Ibn Majah #3696Abu Musa narrated that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:Hasan

“Before the Hour comes there will be Harj.” I said: “O Messenger of Allah, what is Harj?” He said: “Killing.” Some of the Muslims said: “O Messenger of Allah, now we kill such and such a number of idolaters in one year.” The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “That will not be like killing the idolaters, rather you will kill one another, until a man will kill his neighbor and son of the cousin and a relative.” Some of the people said: “O Messenger of Allah, will we be in our right minds that day?” The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: “No, reason will be taken away from most of the people at that time, and there will be left the insignificant people who have no reason.”

Sahih Muslim #2344It was narrated from Abu Sa'eed Al-Khudri that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:Sahih

"A group will secede at a time of division among the people, and they will be killed by the group that is closer to the truth."