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Surah Al-Kahf, Verse 103

سورة الكهف، الآية ١٠٣

18:103 Juz 16 Hizb 31 Page 304 of the mushaf Meccan surah

Text of verse 18:103

قُلْ هَلْ نُنَبِّئُكُم بِٱلْأَخْسَرِينَ أَعْمَٰلًا ۝١٠٣

Transliteration

qul hal nunabbi-ukum bil-akhsarīna aʿmālan

Translation

Say, [O Muḥammad], "Shall we [believers] inform you of the greatest losers as to [their] deeds?

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Verse 103 of Surah Al-Kahf (18:103), a Meccan surah, is in juz 16, on page 304 of the mushaf. Read it in Arabic with its transliteration, translations and tafsir, and listen to it recited by 73 reciters.

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Tafsir of verse 103

Al-Mukhtasar

Say - O Messenger: Shall we tell you, O people, which people are the biggest losers in their actions?

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Other translations of verse 103

Say, “Shall we inform you of the greatest losers in terms of their deeds?

Say (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم): "Shall We tell you the greatest losers in respect of (their) deeds?

Say: Shall We inform you who will be the greatest losers by their works?

Say: "Shall we tell you of those who lose most in respect of their deeds?-

Say: Shall We inform you of the greatest losers in (their) deeds?

Say, "Shall we fully inform you who will be the greatest losers in their deeds?"

Verse 103 word by word

  1. قُلْ qul Say ق و ل
  2. هَلْ hal Shall
  3. نُنَبِّئُكُم nunabbi-ukum We inform you ن ب أ
  4. بِٱلْأَخْسَرِينَ bil-akhsarīna of the greatest losers خ س ر
  5. أَعْمَٰلًا aʿmālan (as to their) deeds ع م ل

Hadiths that cite this verse

Authentic Sahih al-Bukhari 4728

I asked my father, "Was the Verse:-- 'Say: (O Muhammad) Shall We tell you the greatest losers in respect of their deeds?'(18.103) revealed regarding Al-Haruriyya?" He said, "No, but regarding the Jews and the Christians, for the Jews disbelieved Muhammad and the Christians disbelieved in Paradise…

لاَ، هُمُ الْيَهُودُ وَالنَّصَارَى، أَمَّا الْيَهُودُ فَكَذَّبُوا مُحَمَّدًا صلى الله عليه وسلم وَأَمَّا النَّصَارَى كَفَرُوا بِالْجَنَّةِ وَقَالُوا لاَ طَعَامَ فِيهَا وَلاَ شَرَابَ، وَالْحَرُورِيَّةُ الَّذِينَ…

Narrated by Sa‘d

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih al-Bukhari 4727

I said to Ibn `Abbas, "Nauf-al-Bakali " claims that Moses of Bani Israel was not Moses, the companion of Al-Khadir." Ibn `Abbas said, "Allah's enemy tells a lie! Ubai bin Ka`b narrated to us that Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, 'Moses got up to deliver a sermon before Bani Israel and he was asked, 'Who…

قَامَ مُوسَى خَطِيبًا فِي بَنِي إِسْرَائِيلَ فَقِيلَ لَهُ أَىُّ النَّاسِ أَعْلَمُ قَالَ أَنَا، فَعَتَبَ اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ، إِذْ لَمْ يَرُدَّ الْعِلْمَ إِلَيْهِ، وَأَوْحَى إِلَيْهِ بَلَى عَبْدٌ مِنْ عِبَادِي بِمَجْمَعِ…

Narrated by ’Ubayy ibn Ka‘b + 20 other versions

Authentic Muttafaq ‘alayh (Bukhari and Muslim) Sahih al-Bukhari 4734

Khabbab said, "During the pre-lslamic period, I was a blacksmith and Al-Asi bin Wail owed me a debt." So Khabbab went to him to demand the debt. He said, "I will not give you (your due) till you disbelieve in Muhammad." Khabbab said, "By Allah, I shall not disbelieve in Muhammad till Allah makes…

لِي دَيْنٌ عَلَى الْعَاصِي بْنِ وَائِلٍ قَالَ فَأَتَاهُ يَتَقَاضَاهُ، فَقَالَ لاَ أُعْطِيكَ حَتَّى تَكْفُرَ بِمُحَمَّدٍ فَقَالَ وَاللَّهِ لاَ أَكْفُرُ حَتَّى يُمِيتَكَ اللَّهُ ثُمَّ تُبْعَثَ‏.‏ قَالَ فَذَرْنِي حَتَّى…

Narrated by Khabbāb ibn al-Aratti + 9 other versions

Verses related to verse 103

Cited by Ibn Kathir in his explanation of this verse

  • Al-Ghashiyah 88:2–4

    وُجُوهٌ يَوْمَئِذٍ خَٰشِعَةٌ …

    [Some] faces, that Day, will be humbled, …

  • Al-Furqan 25:23

    وَقَدِمْنَآ إِلَىٰ مَا عَمِلُوا۟ مِنْ عَمَلٍ فَجَعَلْنَٰهُ هَبَآءً مَّنثُورًا

    And We will approach [i.e., regard] what they have done of deeds and make them as dust dispersed.

  • An-Nur 24:39

    وَٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوٓا۟ أَعْمَٰلُهُمْ كَسَرَابٍۭ بِقِيعَةٍ يَحْسَبُهُ ٱلظَّمْـَٔانُ مَآءً حَتَّىٰٓ إِذَا جَآءَهُۥ لَمْ يَجِدْهُ شَيْـًٔا وَوَجَدَ ٱللَّهَ عِندَهُۥ فَوَفَّىٰهُ حِسَابَهُۥ وَٱللَّهُ سَرِيعُ ٱلْحِسَابِ

    But those who disbelieved - their deeds are like a mirage in a lowland which a thirsty one thinks is water until, when he comes to it, he finds it is nothing but finds Allāh before him, and He will pay him in full his due; and Allāh is swift in account.

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