What does Quran 81:22 mean?

Quran 81:22 (Surah At-Takwir, Ayah 22) translates to: "And your companion is not [at all] mad."

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 81:22 from?

This ayah is from Surah At-Takwir (The Overthrowing), the 81th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 30.

Are there hadiths related to Quran 81:22?

Yes — there are 3 hadiths related to this ayah from Sunan Abu Dawud, Sahih Muslim.

What tafsir is available for Quran 81:22?

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

Ayah 21

مُّطَاعٍۢ ثَمَّ أَمِينٍۢ...

81:22At-Takwir

Q: What topics does Quran 81:22 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Truthfulness, Prophethood, Divine Revelation, Ethical Themes, Prophet Muhammad.

Ayah 23

وَلَقَدْ رَءَاهُ بِٱلْأُفُقِ ٱلْمُبِينِ...

وَمَا صَاحِبُكُم بِمَجْنُونٍۢ

Wa maa saahibukum bimajnoon

And your companion is not [at all] mad.

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And your companion Muhammad (s) wa-mā sāhibukum a supplement to the clause from innahu ‘truly this is’ up to the last of the oath clauses is not a madman as you claim.

When your companion dies, leave him and do not revile him.

Sahih Muslim #7457Ahmad bin Ibrāhīm narrated to me, he said, Sulaymān bin Harb narrated to me, on authority of Hammād bin Zayd, he said, Farqad was mentioned near Ayyūb, so he said:Sahih

‘Indeed Farqad is not a companion of Ḥadīth’.

Sahih Muslim #5647Jabir reported Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) as saying:Sahih

There is no transitive disease, no ghoul, no safar.

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