Which Surah and Juz is Quran 45:8 from?

This ayah is from Surah Al-Jaathiya (Crouching), the 45th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 25.

Are there hadiths related to Quran 45:8?

Yes — there are 5 hadiths related to this ayah from Sahih Muslim, Sunan Abu Dawud, Sahih al-Bukhari.

What tafsir is available for Quran 45:8?

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

What topics does Quran 45:8 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Divine Revelation, Allah, Divine Punishment, Arrogance, Accountability.

Ayah 7

وَيْلٌۭ لِّكُلِّ أَفَّاكٍ أَثِيمٍۢ...

45:8Al-Jaathiya

Q: What does Quran 45:8 mean?

Quran 45:8 (Surah Al-Jaathiya, Ayah 8) translates to: "Who hears the verses of Allah recited to him, then persists arrogantly as if he had not heard them. So give him tidings of a painful punishment."

Ayah 9

وَإِذَا عَلِمَ مِنْ ءَايَٰتِنَا شَيْـًٔا ٱتَّخَذَه...

يَسْمَعُ ءَايَٰتِ ٱللَّهِ تُتْلَىٰ عَلَيْهِ ثُمَّ يُصِرُّ مُسْتَكْبِرًۭا كَأَن لَّمْ يَسْمَعْهَا ۖ فَبَشِّرْهُ بِعَذَابٍ أَلِيمٍۢ

Yasma'u Aayaatil laahi tutlaa 'alaihi summa yusirru mustakbiran ka-al lam yasma'haa fabashshirhu bi'azaabin aleem

Who hears the verses of Allah recited to him, then persists arrogantly as if he had not heard them. So give him tidings of a painful punishment.

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45:8Ayah 137

10 ayahs in Al-Jaathiya are strongly about the Quran and revelation. This is one of them.

← Previous on The Quran & revelation45:6These are the verses of Allah which We recite to you in truth. Then in what statement after Allah and His verses will they believe?Next on The Quran & revelation →45:9And when he knows anything of Our verses, he takes them in ridicule. Those will have a humiliating punishment.

Tafsir

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who hears the signs of God the Qur’ān being recited to him then persists in his disbelief arrogantly disdainful of faith as if he had not heard them. So give him tidings of a painful chastisement.

Wretched is the man who says: I forgot such and such a sura, or I forget such and such a verse, but he has been made to forget.

Sunan Abu Dawud #1475Narrated Sa'd ibn Ubadah:Hasan

The Prophet (ﷺ) said: No man recites the Qur'an, then forgets it, but will meet Allah on the Day of Judgment in a maimed condition (or empty-handed, or with no excuse).

Sunan Abu Dawud #1465Narrated Abdullah ibn Amr ibn al-'As:Da'if

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: One who was devoted to the Qur'an will be told to recite, ascend and recite carefully as he recited carefully when he was in the world, for he will reach his abode when he comes to the last verse he recites.

Sahih al-Bukhari #4801Narrated Abu Mas'ud:Sahih

Whoever recites two verses ... (text as in the following hadith)

Sahih Muslim #1755This hadith has been reported with the same chain of transmitters by Qatada except with this change:Sahih

" He who finds it hard (to recite the Qur'an) will have a double reward."