Which Surah and Juz is Quran 7:87 from?

This ayah is from Surah Al-A'raaf (The Heights), the 7th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 8.

Are there hadiths related to Quran 7:87?

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

What tafsir is available for Quran 7:87?

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

What topics does Quran 7:87 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Patience, Allah, Divine Judgment, Disbelief, Prophethood.

Ayah 86

وَلَا تَقْعُدُوا۟ بِكُلِّ صِرَٰطٍۢ تُوعِدُونَ وَتَ...

7:87Al-A'raaf

Q: What does Quran 7:87 mean?

Quran 7:87 (Surah Al-A'raaf, Ayah 87) translates to: "And if there should be a group among you who has believed in that with which I have been sent and a group that has not believed, then be patient until Allah judges between us. And He is the best of judges.""

Ayah 88

۞ قَالَ ٱلْمَلَأُ ٱلَّذِينَ ٱسْتَكْبَرُوا۟ مِن قَو...

وَإِن كَانَ طَآئِفَةٌۭ مِّنكُمْ ءَامَنُوا۟ بِٱلَّذِىٓ أُرْسِلْتُ بِهِۦ وَطَآئِفَةٌۭ لَّمْ يُؤْمِنُوا۟ فَٱصْبِرُوا۟ حَتَّىٰ يَحْكُمَ ٱللَّهُ بَيْنَنَا ۚ وَهُوَ خَيْرُ ٱلْحَٰكِمِينَ

Wa In kaana taaa'ifatum minkum aamanoo billazeee ursiltu bihee wa taaa'ifatul lam yu'minoo fasbiroo hattaa yahkumual laahu bainanaa; wa Huwa khairul haakimeen

And if there should be a group among you who has believed in that with which I have been sent and a group that has not believed, then be patient until Allah judges between us. And He is the best of judges."

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5 ayahs in Al-A'raaf are strongly about patience. This is one of them.

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And if there is a party of you who believe in that with which I have been sent and a party who do not believe in it then be patient wait until God judges between us and you by delivering the affirmer of this truth and destroying the denier of it. He is the best of judges’ the fairest of them.

“Allah is with the judge so long as he is not unjust, but if he rules unjustly, He entrusts him to himself.”

Sunan Ibn Majah #4089It was narrated from Thawban that:Hasan

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "A group among my Ummah will continue to follow the truth and prevail, and those who oppose them will not be able to harm them, until the command of Allah comes to pass."

Sunan an-Nasa'i #5410It was narrated from Umm Salamah that:Sahih

The Messenger of Allah said: "You refer your disputes to me, but I am only human, and some of you may be more eloquent in arguing their case than others. If I pass judgment in favor of one of you, against his brother's rights, let him not take it, for it is a piece of fire that I am giving him."

Sunan an-Nasa'i #5431It was narrated that Umm Salamah said:Sahih

"The Messenger of Allah said: 'You refer your disputes to me, but I am only human. And some of you may be more eloquent in arguing their case than others, and I may pass judgment on the basis of what I hear. If I pass judgment in favor of one of you against his brother's rights, then it is a piece of the fire that I am giving him.'"

Sunan Ibn Majah #2051It was narrated from Umm Salamah that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said:Hasan

“You refer your disputes to me and I am only human. Perhaps some of you may be more eloquent in presenting your case than others, so I rule in your favor because of what I hear from you. If I pass a judgement in favor of one of you that detracts from his brother's rights, then he should not take it, because it is a piece of fire that is given to him which he will bring forth on the Day Resurrection.”