Which Surah and Juz is Quran 8:15 from?

This ayah is from Surah Al-Anfaal (The Spoils of War), the 8th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 9.

Are there hadiths related to Quran 8:15?

Yes — there are 5 hadiths related to this ayah from Sunan Ibn Majah, Sahih Muslim, Sunan Abu Dawud.

What tafsir is available for Quran 8:15?

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

Ayah 14

ذَٰلِكُمْ فَذُوقُوهُ وَأَنَّ لِلْكَٰفِرِينَ عَذَاب...

8:15Al-Anfaal

Q: What does Quran 8:15 mean?

Quran 8:15 (Surah Al-Anfaal, Ayah 15) translates to: "O you who have believed, when you meet those who disbelieve advancing [for battle], do not turn to them your backs [in flight]."

Q: What topics does Quran 8:15 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Brotherhood, Divine Command, Battle of Badr, Justice, Military Might and Warfare.

Ayah 16

وَمَن يُوَلِّهِمْ يَوْمَئِذٍۢ دُبُرَهُۥٓ إِلَّا مُ...

يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓا۟ إِذَا لَقِيتُمُ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ زَحْفًۭا فَلَا تُوَلُّوهُمُ ٱلْأَدْبَارَ

Yaaa aiyuhal lazeena aamanoo izaa laqeetumul lazeena kafaroo zahfan falaa tuwalloohumul adbaar

O you who have believed, when you meet those who disbelieve advancing [for battle], do not turn to them your backs [in flight].

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8:15Ayah 175

17 ayahs in Al-Anfaal are strongly about striving in Allah's way. This is one of them.

← Previous on Striving in Allah's way8:12[Remember] when your Lord inspired to the angels, "I am with you, so strengthen those who have believed.Next on Striving in Allah's way →8:16And whoever turns his back to them on such a day, unless swerving [as a strategy] for war or joining [another] company,

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O you who believe when you encounter the disbelievers inching forward that is amassed advancing slowly because of their large numbers do not turn your backs to them fleeing.

“Woe to you! Do not turn back into disbelievers after I am gone, striking one another’s necks.”

Sahih Muslim #129It is narrated on the authority of Jarir b. 'Abdullah that the Messenger of Allah (may peace and blessings be upon him) asked him on the occasion of the Farewell Pilgrimage to make the people silent and then said:Sahih

Do not return to unbelief after me by striking the necks of one another.

Sunan Abu Dawud #4688Ibn ‘Umar reported the Prophet (May peace be upon him) as saying :Sahih

Do not turn unbelievers after me ; one of you may strike the neck of the other.

Jami` at-Tirmidhi #2261Ibn 'Abbas narrated that the Messenger of Allah(s.a.w) said:Sahih

"Do not revert to disbelief after me, some of you striking the necks of others."'

Sahih al-Bukhari #2903Narrated Abu Huraira:Sahih

The Prophet (ﷺ) said: "Do not wish to meet the enemy, but when you meet face) the enemy, be patient."