What does Quran 89:5 mean?

Quran 89:5 (Surah Al-Fajr, Ayah 5) translates to: "Is there [not] in [all] that an oath [sufficient] for one of perception?"

Which Surah and Juz is Quran 89:5 from?

This ayah is from Surah Al-Fajr (The Dawn), the 89th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 30.

Are there hadiths related to Quran 89:5?

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

What tafsir is available for Quran 89:5?

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

What topics does Quran 89:5 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Quran, Divine Signs, Spiritual Reflection, Divine Revelation, Tawhid.

Ayah 4

وَٱلَّيْلِ إِذَا يَسْرِ...

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Ayah 6

أَلَمْ تَرَ كَيْفَ فَعَلَ رَبُّكَ بِعَادٍ...

هَلْ فِى ذَٰلِكَ قَسَمٌۭ لِّذِى حِجْرٍ

Hal fee zaalika qasamul lizee hijr

Is there [not] in [all] that an oath [sufficient] for one of perception?

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Is there in that oath an oath for one of sense? one of intellect the response to the oath has been omitted that is to say it is to be understood as something like la-tu‘adhdhabunna yā kuffāra Makka ‘you will assuredly be chastised O disbelievers of Mecca!’.

"The oath is only according to the intention of the one who requests the oath to be taken."'

Sunan an-Nasa'i #3801'Amr bin Shu'aib narrated from his father, from his grandfather, that the Messenger of Allah said:Sahih

"There is no vow and no oath concerning that which one does not possess, nor to commit sin, nor to sever the ties of kinship."

Sunan Abu Dawud #3255Narrated Aisha, Ummul Mu'minin:Sahih

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said about the futile oath: It is man's speech in his house: No, by Allah, and Yes, by Allah. Abu Dawud said: Ibrahim al-Sa'igh, the narrator of this tradition , was a pious man. Abu Muslim killed him at 'Aranda. When he raised a hammed and heard the call to prayer, he gave it up. Abu Dawud said: This tradition has been transmitted by Dawud b. Abi al-Furat from Ibrahim al-Sa'igh as a statement of 'Aishah (not attributed to the Prophet). Similarly, it has been transmitted by al-Zuhri, 'Abd al-Malik b. Abi Sulaiman and Malik b. Mughul. All of them transmitted it from 'Ata on the authority of 'Aishah on her own statement.

Sahih Muslim #247It is narrated on the authority of Abu Huraira that some people from amongst the Companions of the Apostle (ﷺ) came to him and said:Sahih

Verily we perceive in our minds that which every one of us considers it too grave to express. He (the Holy Prophet) said: Do you really perceive it? They said: Yes. Upon this he remarked: That is the faith manifest.

Sunan an-Nasa'i #3859It was narrated from 'Abdur-Rahman bin Samurah that the Prophet said:Sahih

"There is no vow to commit an act of disobedience or with regard to that which the son of Adam does not possess."