Which Surah and Juz is Quran 8:27 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 8:27?

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

What tafsir is available for Quran 8:27?

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

What topics does Quran 8:27 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Allah, Betrayal, Trustworthiness, Forgiveness, Justice.

Ayah 26

وَٱذْكُرُوٓا۟ إِذْ أَنتُمْ قَلِيلٌۭ مُّسْتَضْعَفُو...

8:27Al-Anfaal

Q: What does Quran 8:27 mean?

Quran 8:27 (Surah Al-Anfaal, Ayah 27) translates to: "O you who have believed, do not betray Allah and the Messenger or betray your trusts while you know [the consequence]."

Ayah 28

وَٱعْلَمُوٓا۟ أَنَّمَآ أَمْوَٰلُكُمْ وَأَوْلَٰدُكُ...

يَٰٓأَيُّهَا ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ لَا تَخُونُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَٱلرَّسُولَ وَتَخُونُوٓا۟ أَمَٰنَٰتِكُمْ وَأَنتُمْ تَعْلَمُونَ

Yaaa aiyuhal lazeena aamanoo laa takhoonal laaha war Rasoola wa takhoonooo amaanaatikum wa antum ta'lamoon

O you who have believed, do not betray Allah and the Messenger or betray your trusts while you know [the consequence].

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Tafsir

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The following was revealed regarding Abū Lubāba Marwān b. ‘Abd al-Mundhir the Prophet s had dispatched him to the Banū Qurayza so that they would submit to his the Prophet’s authority. But they Banū Qurayza consulted with him as to whether they should cede and he pointed out to them that a slaughter would ensue — for members of his family and his property were among them O you who believe do not betray God and the Messenger and do not betray your trusts that which has been entrusted to you in the way of religion or otherwise while you are aware.

The Prophet (ﷺ) said: Pay the deposit to him who deposited it with you, and do not betray him who betrayed you.

Jami` at-Tirmidhi #1626Narrated Ibn 'Umar:Sahih

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "Indeed the one who betrays will have a banner erected for him on the Day of Judgement." There are narrations on this topic from 'Ali, 'Abdullah bin Mas'ud, Abu Sa'eed Al-Khudri, and Anas. This Hadith is Hasan Sahih. I asked Muhammad about the Hadith of Suwaid, from Abu Ishaq, from 'Umarah bin 'Umair, from 'Ali, from the Prophet (ﷺ) who said: "For every person who betrays there will be banner." He said: "I do not know of this Hadith being Marfu'"

Sunan Abu Dawud #4973Narrated Sufyan ibn Asid al-Hadrami:Sahih

I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: It is great treachery that you should tell your brother something and have him believe you when you are lying.

Jami` at-Tirmidhi #1274Narrated Abu Hurairah:Hasan

That the Prophet (ﷺ) said: "Fulfill the trust for the one who entrusted you, and do not cheat the one who cheated you." This Hadith is Hasan Gharib. Some of the people of knowledge followed this Hadith, they said that when something belonging to a man is with another and he leaves (with it), then he has something that belongs to him, he may not withhold from him an equivalent to what the other took of his. Some of the people of knowledge among the Tabi'in allowed that. This is the view of Sufyan Ath-Thawri, he said: "If one man has some Dirham that belong to another, and the second has some Dinar belonging to the first, he may not withhold any in place of his Dirham, unless it so happens that he has some Dirham of his, then in that case he can withhold some of his Dirham equal to what he is owed by the first."

Sahih al-Bukhari #5943Narrated Ibn `Umar:Sahih

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "A flag will be fixed on the Day of Resurrection for every betrayer, and it will be announced (publicly in front of everybody), 'This is the betrayal (perfidy) so-and-so, the son of soand- so."