Which Surah and Juz is Quran 98:6 from?

This ayah is from Surah Al-Bayyina (The Evidence), the 98th surah of the Quran. It appears in Juz 30.

Are there hadiths related to Quran 98:6?

Yes — there are 3 hadiths related to this ayah from Sahih al-Bukhari, Sunan Ibn Majah.

What tafsir is available for Quran 98:6?

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

What topics does Quran 98:6 relate to?

This ayah connects to these Quranic topics: Disbelief, Hellfire, People of the Book, Day of Judgment, Accountability.

Ayah 5

وَمَآ أُمِرُوٓا۟ إِلَّا لِيَعْبُدُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ مُخْ...

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Q: What does Quran 98:6 mean?

Quran 98:6 (Surah Al-Bayyina, Ayah 6) translates to: "Indeed, they who disbelieved among the People of the Scripture and the polytheists will be in the fire of Hell, abiding eternally therein. Those are the worst of creatures."

Ayah 7

إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوا۟ وَعَمِلُوا۟ ٱلصَّٰلِحَٰ...

إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ مِنْ أَهْلِ ٱلْكِتَٰبِ وَٱلْمُشْرِكِينَ فِى نَارِ جَهَنَّمَ خَٰلِدِينَ فِيهَآ ۚ أُو۟لَٰٓئِكَ هُمْ شَرُّ ٱلْبَرِيَّةِ

Innal lazeena kafaru min ahlil kitaabi wal mushri keena fee nari jahan nama khaali deena feeha; ulaa-ika hum shar rul ba reeyah

Indeed, they who disbelieved among the People of the Scripture and the polytheists will be in the fire of Hell, abiding eternally therein. Those are the worst of creatures.

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98:6Ayah 18

2 ayahs in Al-Bayyina are strongly about Paradise and Hell. This is one of them.

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Tafsir

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Truly the disbelievers from among the People of the Scripture and the idolaters shall be in the fire of Hell to abide therein khālidīna an implied circumstantial qualifier in other words it will be decreed for them by God exalted be He to abide therein — those are the worst of creatures.

Regarding the Verse: "Verily! The worst of beasts in the Sight of Allah are the deaf and the dumb---- those who understand not." (8.22) (The people referred to here) were some persons from the tribe of Bani `Abd-Addar.

Sunan Ibn Majah #4255Abu Ghalib narrated that Abu Umamah said:Hasan

"(The Khawarij) are the worst of the slain who are killed under heaven, and the best of the slain are those who were killed by them. Those (Khawarij) are the dogs of Hell. Those people were Muslims but they became disbelievers." I said: "O Abu Umamah, is that your opinion?" He said: "Rather I heard it from the Messenger of Allah."

Sahih al-Bukhari #3710Narrated `Aisha:Sahih

Um Habiba and Um Salama mentioned a church they had seen in Ethiopia and in the church there were pictures. When they told the Prophet (ﷺ) of this, he said, "Those people are such that if a pious man amongst them died, they build a place of worship over his grave and paint these pictures in it. Those people will be Allah's worst creatures on the Day of Resurrection . "