Which Surah and Juz is Quran 91:13 from?

This ayah is from Surah Ash-Shams (The Sun), the 91th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 30.

Are there hadiths related to Quran 91:13?

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

What tafsir is available for Quran 91:13?

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

What topics does Quran 91:13 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Allah, Prophet Salih, People of Thamud, Divine Signs, Prophets.

Ayah 12

إِذِ ٱنۢبَعَثَ أَشْقَىٰهَا...

91:13Ash-Shams

Q: What does Quran 91:13 mean?

Quran 91:13 (Surah Ash-Shams, Ayah 13) translates to: "And the messenger of Allah [Salih] said to them, "[Do not harm] the she-camel of Allah or [prevent her from] her drink.""

Ayah 14

فَكَذَّبُوهُ فَعَقَرُوهَا فَدَمْدَمَ عَلَيْهِمْ رَ...

فَقَالَ لَهُمْ رَسُولُ ٱللَّهِ نَاقَةَ ٱللَّهِ وَسُقْيَٰهَا

Faqaala lahum Rasoolul laahi naaqatal laahi wa suqiyaahaa

And the messenger of Allah [Salih] said to them, "[Do not harm] the she-camel of Allah or [prevent her from] her drink."

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Lessons from past peoples

91:13Ayah 115

4 ayahs in Ash-Shams are strongly about lessons from past peoples. This is one of them.

← Previous on Lessons from past peoples91:12When the most wretched of them was sent forth.Next on Lessons from past peoples →91:14But they denied him and hamstrung her. So their Lord brought down upon them destruction for their sin and made it equal [upon all of them].

Tafsir

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But then the messenger of God Sālih said to them ‘This is the she-camel of God so let her have her drink!’ her drink on her day — one day was hers the next theirs.

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) as saying: Excess water should not be withheld so as to prevent (cattle) by it from grass.

Sahih al-Bukhari #2261Narrated Abu Huraira:Sahih

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "Do not withhold the superfluous water, for that will prevent people from grazing their cattle."

Sahih al-Bukhari #6704Narrated Abu Huraira:Sahih

Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "One should not prevent others from watering their animals with the surplus of his water in order to prevent them from benefiting by the surplus of grass."

Sunan an-Nasa'i #5687It was narrated that Abu Burdah bin Niyar said:Sahih

"The Messenger of Allah said: 'Drink from vessels but do not become intoxicated.'"

Sunan Abu Dawud #3788Narrated Abdullah ibn Umar:

The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) forbade riding the camel which feeds on filth and drinking its milk.