What does Quran 44:9 mean?

Quran 44:9 (Surah Ad-Dukhaan, Ayah 9) translates to: "But they are in doubt, amusing themselves."

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 44:9 from?

This ayah is from Surah Ad-Dukhaan (The Smoke), the 44th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 25.

Are there hadiths related to Quran 44:9?

Yes — there are 2 hadiths related to this ayah from Sunan Abu Dawud, Sahih Muslim.

What tafsir is available for Quran 44:9?

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

What topics does Quran 44:9 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Disbelief, Idolatry, Day of Judgment, Divine Warning, Signs of the Hour.

Ayah 8

لَآ إِلَٰهَ إِلَّا هُوَ يُحْىِۦ وَيُمِيتُ ۖ رَبُّك...

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Ayah 10

فَٱرْتَقِبْ يَوْمَ تَأْتِى ٱلسَّمَآءُ بِدُخَانٍۢ م...

بَلْ هُمْ فِى شَكٍّۢ يَلْعَبُونَ

Bal hum fee shakkiny yal'aboon

But they are in doubt, amusing themselves.

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Nay but they linger in doubt concerning the Resurrection playing in mockery of you O Muhammad (s) and so he said ‘My God assist me against them with seven years of drought like the seven of Joseph’.

My father doubted.

Sahih Muslim #4835A version of the tradition narrated on the authority of Jabir (but through a different chain of transmitters) mentions the undesirability of coining to one's house like a night visitor, but does not contain the words:Sahih

" Doubting their fidelity or spying into their lapses."

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