Which Surah and Juz is Quran 58:17 from?

This ayah is from Surah Al-Mujaadila (The Pleading Woman), the 58th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 28.

Are there hadiths related to Quran 58:17?

Yes — there are 5 hadiths related to this ayah from Sunan Ibn Majah, Jami` at-Tirmidhi, Sunan an-Nasa'i.

What tafsir is available for Quran 58:17?

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

What topics does Quran 58:17 relate to?

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

Ayah 16

ٱتَّخَذُوٓا۟ أَيْمَٰنَهُمْ جُنَّةًۭ فَصَدُّوا۟ عَن...

58:17Al-Mujaadila

Q: What does Quran 58:17 mean?

Quran 58:17 (Surah Al-Mujaadila, Ayah 17) translates to: "Never will their wealth or their children avail them against Allah at all. Those are the companions of the Fire; they will abide therein eternally"

Ayah 18

يَوْمَ يَبْعَثُهُمُ ٱللَّهُ جَمِيعًۭا فَيَحْلِفُون...

لَّن تُغْنِىَ عَنْهُمْ أَمْوَٰلُهُمْ وَلَآ أَوْلَٰدُهُم مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ شَيْـًٔا ۚ أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ أَصْحَٰبُ ٱلنَّارِ ۖ هُمْ فِيهَا خَٰلِدُونَ

Lan tughniya 'anhum amwaaluhum wa laaa awladuhum minal laahi shai'aa; ulaaa 'ika As haabun Naari hum feehaa khaalidoon

Never will their wealth or their children avail them against Allah at all. Those are the companions of the Fire; they will abide therein eternally

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58:17Ayah 122

4 ayahs in Al-Mujaadila are strongly about Paradise and Hell. This is one of them.

← Previous on Paradise & Hell58:15Allah has prepared for them a severe punishment. Indeed, it was evil that they were doing.Next on Paradise & Hell →58:22You will not find a people who believe in Allah and the Last Day having affection for those who oppose Allah and His Messenger,

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Neither their possessions nor their children will avail them in any way against God against His chastisement. Those — they are the inhabitants of the Fire wherein they will abide.

“No man who loses three of his children will ever enter the Fire, except in fulfillment of the oath (of Allah).”*

Jami` at-Tirmidhi #2469Abu Hurairah narrated that the Messenger of Allah(s.a.w) said:Da'if

"Trials will not cease afflicting the believing man and the believing woman in their self, children, and wealth, until they meet Allah without having any sin."

Sunan an-Nasa'i #1880It was narrated from Abu Hurairah that the Messenger of Allah said:Sahih

"No Muslim, three of whose children die, will be touched by the Fire, except in fulfillment of the (Divine) oath."

Sahih Muslim #6533Abu Huraira reported Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) as saying:Sahih

Anyone amongst the Muslims, three of whose children die, and he resigns himself calmly to the will of God, Fire will not touch him but for the fulfilment of the oath.

Sahih al-Bukhari #6414Narrated Abu Huraira:Sahih

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "Any Muslim who has lost three of his children will not be touched by the Fire except that which will render Allah's oath fulfilled."