Which Surah and Juz is Quran 8:33 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 8:33?

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

What tafsir is available for Quran 8:33?

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

What topics does Quran 8:33 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Allah, Divine Mercy, Prophet Muhammad, Forgiveness, Divine Punishment.

Ayah 32

وَإِذْ قَالُوا۟ ٱللَّهُمَّ إِن كَانَ هَٰذَا هُوَ ٱ...

8:33Al-Anfaal

Q: What does Quran 8:33 mean?

Quran 8:33 (Surah Al-Anfaal, Ayah 33) translates to: "But Allah would not punish them while you, [O Muhammad], are among them, and Allah would not punish them while they seek forgiveness."

Ayah 34

وَمَا لَهُمْ أَلَّا يُعَذِّبَهُمُ ٱللَّهُ وَهُمْ ي...

وَمَا كَانَ ٱللَّهُ لِيُعَذِّبَهُمْ وَأَنتَ فِيهِمْ ۚ وَمَا كَانَ ٱللَّهُ مُعَذِّبَهُمْ وَهُمْ يَسْتَغْفِرُونَ

Wa maa kanal laahu liyu'az zibahum wa anta feehim; wa maa kaanal laahu mu'az zibahum wa hum yastaghfiroon

But Allah would not punish them while you, [O Muhammad], are among them, and Allah would not punish them while they seek forgiveness.

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8:33Ayah 175

6 ayahs in Al-Anfaal are strongly about mercy and forgiveness. This is one of them.

← Previous on Mercy & forgiveness8:29O you who have believed, if you fear Allah, He will grant you a criterion and will remove from you your misdeeds and forgive you.Next on Mercy & forgiveness →8:38Say to those who have disbelieved [that] if they cease, what has previously occurred will be forgiven for them. But if they return [to hostility]

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God then says But God was not about to chastise them for what they requested while you were among them for when chastisement is sent down it is all-encompassing and no community was ever chastised except after its prophet and the believers had departed from it; nor was God about to chastise them while they sought forgiveness crying as they performed the circumambulations ‘Your forgiveness! Your forgiveness!’; it is also said that this last clause refers to those oppressed believers among them similar to where God says Had they been clearly separated verily We would have chastised the disbelievers among them with a painful chastisement Q. 4825.

Abu Jahl said, "O Allah! If this (Qur'an) is indeed the Truth from You, then rain down on us a shower of stones from the sky or bring on us a painful torment." So Allah revealed:-- "But Allah would not punish them while you were amongst them, nor He will punish them while they seek (Allah's) forgiveness..." (8.33) And why Allah should not punish them while they turn away (men) from Al- Masjid-al-Haram (the Sacred Mosque of Mecca)..." (8.33-34)

Sahih al-Bukhari #4443Narrated Anas bin Malik:Sahih

Abu Jahl said, "O Allah! If this (Qur'an) is indeed the Truth from You), then rain down on us a shower of stones from the sky or bring on us a painful punishment." So there was revealed:-- 'But Allah would not punish them while you (Muhammad) were amongst them, nor will He punish them while they seek (Allah's) Forgiveness. And why Allah should not punish them while they stop (men) from Al-Masjid-al-Haram ..' (8.33-34)

Sahih Muslim #6890Anas b. Malik reported that Abu Jahl said:Sahih

O Allah, if he is true, then shower upon us the volley of stones from the sky or inflict upon us a grievous torment, and it was on this occasion that this verse was revealed:" 'Allah would never torment them so long as you are amongst them. And Allah is not going to torment them as long as they seek forgiveness. And why is it that Allah should not torment them and they prevent people from coming to the sacred mosque...." (viii. 34) to the end.

Jami` at-Tirmidhi #3166Narrated Abu Burdah bin Abi Musa:Sahih

from his father, that the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: "Allah sent down two guarantees of safety for the benefit of my Ummah: And Allah would not punish them while you are among them, nor will He punish them while they seek forgiveness (8:33). So when I pass, I leave seeking forgiveness among them until the Day of Resurrection."

Sahih Muslim #6793Abu Ayyub Ansari reported that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said:Sahih

If you were not to commit sins, Allah would have swept you out of existence and would have replaced you by another people who have committed sin, and then asked forgiveness from Allah, and He would have granted them pardon.