What does Quran 50:30 mean?

Quran 50:30 (Surah Qaaf, Ayah 30) translates to: "On the Day We will say to Hell, "Have you been filled?" and it will say, "Are there some more,""

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 50:30 from?

This ayah is from Surah Qaaf (The letter Qaaf), the 50th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 26.

Are there hadiths related to Quran 50:30?

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

What tafsir is available for Quran 50:30?

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

Ayah 29

مَا يُبَدَّلُ ٱلْقَوْلُ لَدَىَّ وَمَآ أَنَا۠ بِظَل...

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Q: What topics does Quran 50:30 relate to?

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

Ayah 31

وَأُزْلِفَتِ ٱلْجَنَّةُ لِلْمُتَّقِينَ غَيْرَ بَعِ...

يَوْمَ نَقُولُ لِجَهَنَّمَ هَلِ ٱمْتَلَأْتِ وَتَقُولُ هَلْ مِن مَّزِيدٍۢ

Yawma naqoolu li'jahannama halim talaati wa taqoolu hal mim mazeed

On the Day We will say to Hell, "Have you been filled?" and it will say, "Are there some more,"

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50:30Ayah 145

7 ayahs in Qaaf are strongly about Paradise and Hell. This is one of them.

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Tafsir

Scholars largely agree on this ayah

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on the day yawma is in the accusative because of zallām ‘unjust’ when We will say naqūlu may also be read yaqūlu ‘He will say’ to Hell ‘Are you now full?’ this interrogative is for confirmation of His promise to fill it with mankind and jinn and it will say by way of an interrogative such as a question ‘Are there any more?’ that is to say ‘I Hell only have capacity for what I have been filled with’ in other words ‘I am full!’.

We would say to Hell on the Day of Ressurection: Have you been completely filled up? and it would say: Is there anything -more? And he stated on the authority of Anas b. Malik that Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) said: (The sinners) would be thrown therein and it would continue to say: Is there anything more, until Allah, the Exalted and Glorious, would keep His foot there- in and some of its part would draw close to the other and it would say: Enough, enough, by Thy Honour and by Thy Dignity, and there would be enough space in Paradise until Allah would create a new creation and He would make them accommo- date that spare place in Paradise.

Sahih al-Bukhari #4642Narrated Abu Huraira:Sahih

(that the Prophet (ﷺ) said) "It will be said to the Hell, 'Are you filled?' It will say, 'Are there any more (to come)?' On that Allah will put His Foot on it, and it will say 'Qati! Qati! (Enough! Enough!).

Sahih al-Bukhari #6418Narrated Anas bin Malik:Sahih

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "The Hell Fire will keep on saying: 'Are there anymore (people to come)?' Till the Lord of Power and Honor will put His Foot over it and then it will say, 'Qat! Qat! (sufficient! sufficient!) by Your Power and Honor. And its various sides will come close to each other (i.e., it will contract). "

Sahih al-Bukhari #7103Narrated Anas:Sahih

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "(The people will be thrown into Hell ( Fire) and it will keep on saying, 'Is there any more?' till the Lord of the worlds puts His Foot over it, whereupon its different sides will come close to each other, and it will say, 'Qad! Qad! (enough! enough!) By Your 'Izzat (Honor and Power) and YOUR KARAM (Generosity)!' Paradise will remain spacious enough to accommodate more people until Allah will create some more people and let them dwell in the superfluous space of Paradise. "

Sahih al-Bukhari #4641Narrated Anas:Sahih

The Prophet (ﷺ) said, "The people will be thrown into the (Hell) Fire and it will say: "Are there any more (to come)?' (50.30) till Allah puts His Foot over it and it will say, 'Qati! Qati! (Enough Enough!)'"