Shuayb
شعيب
Prophet · Quranic figure
The prophet sent to Madyan, who called his people to honest weights and measures.
Overview
Shuayb is the prophet sent to the people of Madyan (7:85), calling them to worship Allah alone and to give full measure and weight. His story appears in Al-A'raf, Hud and Ash-Shu'ara.
Many commentators identify Shuayb with the elderly man of Madyan whose daughter Musa married (28:23–28). The Quran leaves that man unnamed, so the identification is recorded here as tafsir-supported and disputed, not as a Quranic statement.
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Quran references
Selected passages. Shuayb is linked to 10 ayat in total.
Al-A'raf 7:85
NamesDirect — Direct textual. The source states this outright.وَإِلَىٰ مَدْيَنَ أَخَاهُمْ شُعَيْبًۭا ۗ قَالَ يَٰقَوْمِ ٱعْبُدُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ مَا لَكُم مِّنْ إِلَٰهٍ غَيْرُهُۥ ۖ قَدْ جَآءَتْكُم بَيِّنَةٌۭ مِّن رَّبِّكُمْ ۖ فَأَوْفُوا۟ ٱلْكَيْلَ وَٱلْمِيزَانَ وَلَا تَبْخَسُوا۟ ٱلنَّاسَ أَشْيَآءَهُمْ وَلَا تُفْسِدُوا۟ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ بَعْدَ إِصْلَٰحِهَا ۚ ذَٰلِكُمْ خَيْرٌۭ لَّكُمْ إِن كُنتُم مُّؤْمِنِينَ
And to [the people of] Madyan [We sent] their brother Shu'ayb. He said, "O my people, worship Allah; you have no deity other than Him. There has come to you clear evidence from your Lord. So fulfill the measure and weight and do not deprive people of their due and cause not corruption upon the earth after its reformation. That is better for you, if you should be believers.
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People
Musa
موسىfather-in-law of
Moses — the prophet sent to Pharaoh and to Bani Israel, whose story the Quran tells in more detail than any other.
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Places
Madyan
مدينsent to
Midian — the people of Shuayb, and the land where Musa found refuge, married, and worked for years before his call.
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Prophethood
النبوةassociated with
Nubuwwah — Allah's choosing of human beings to convey His message, sealed with Muhammad.
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Shuaybsent toMadyanDirect — Direct textual. The source states this outright.1 src
Evidence
- Quran Al-A'raf 7:85Direct — Direct textual. The source states this outright.
وَإِلَىٰ مَدْيَنَ أَخَاهُمْ شُعَيْبًۭا ۗ قَالَ يَٰقَوْمِ ٱعْبُدُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ مَا لَكُم مِّنْ إِلَٰهٍ غَيْرُهُۥ ۖ قَدْ جَآءَتْكُم بَيِّنَةٌۭ مِّن رَّبِّكُمْ ۖ فَأَوْفُوا۟ ٱلْكَيْلَ وَٱلْمِيزَانَ وَلَا تَبْخَسُوا۟ ٱلنَّاسَ أَشْيَآءَهُمْ وَلَا تُفْسِدُوا۟ فِى ٱلْأَرْضِ بَعْدَ إِصْلَٰحِهَا ۚ ذَٰلِكُمْ خَيْرٌۭ لَّكُمْ إِن كُنتُم مُّؤْمِنِينَ
“And to [the people of] Madyan [We sent] their brother Shu'ayb. He said, "O my people, worship Allah; you have no deity other than Him. There has come to you clear evidence from your Lord. So fulfill the measure and weight and do not deprive people of their due and cause not corruption upon the earth after its reformation. That is better for you, if you should be believers.”
"And to the people of Madyan We sent their brother Shu'ayb."
Open ayah 7:85 →
Shuaybassociated withProphethoodDirect — Direct textual. The source states this outright.1 src
Evidence
- Quran Ash-Shu'ara 26:178Direct — Direct textual. The source states this outright.
إِنِّى لَكُمْ رَسُولٌ أَمِينٌۭ
“Indeed, I am to you a trustworthy messenger.”
Open ayah 26:178 →
Shuaybfather-in-law ofMusaTafsir· disputed — Tafsir supported. Rests on classical commentary rather than on the text alone. Sources disagree. See the note for what is and is not established.2 src
The Quran leaves the man of Madyan whose daughter Musa married unnamed. Many commentators identify him as Shuayb; others hold that he was a different man of Madyan. IslamicGraph records the identification but does not present it as a Quranic statement.
Sources disagree. See the note for what is and is not established.
Evidence
- Quran Al-Qasas 28:27Direct — Direct textual. The source states this outright.
قَالَ إِنِّىٓ أُرِيدُ أَنْ أُنكِحَكَ إِحْدَى ٱبْنَتَىَّ هَٰتَيْنِ عَلَىٰٓ أَن تَأْجُرَنِى ثَمَٰنِىَ حِجَجٍۢ ۖ فَإِنْ أَتْمَمْتَ عَشْرًۭا فَمِنْ عِندِكَ ۖ وَمَآ أُرِيدُ أَنْ أَشُقَّ عَلَيْكَ ۚ سَتَجِدُنِىٓ إِن شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ مِنَ ٱلصَّٰلِحِينَ
“He said, "Indeed, I wish to wed you one of these, my two daughters, on [the condition] that you serve me for eight years; but if you complete ten, it will be [as a favor] from you. And I do not wish to put you in difficulty. You will find me, if Allah wills, from among the righteous."”
The unnamed man offers Musa one of his two daughters in marriage.
Open ayah 28:27 → - Tafsir Ibn Kathir on Quran 28:27Tafsir — Tafsir supported. Rests on classical commentary rather than on the text alone.
The identification of Musa's father-in-law with Shuayb is reported in tafsir but is not stated by the Quran.
Further reading
Recommended resources
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- Website
Tafsir Ibn Kathir on Surah Al-Qasas
Quran.com
Classical commentary on the surah covering Musa's infancy, his flight to Madyan and his call.