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Surah Al-Maaida (5) — Ayah 118

The Table · Medinan · Juz 7 · Page 127

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إِن تُعَذِّبْهُمْ فَإِنَّهُمْ عِبَادُكَ ۖ وَإِن تَغْفِرْ لَهُمْ فَإِنَّكَ أَنتَ ٱلْعَزِيزُ ٱلْحَكِيمُ ﴿118﴾

Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali

"If You punish them, they are Your slaves, and if You forgive them, verily You, only You, are the All-Mighty, the All-Wise."

Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning

إِن in If
تُعَذِّبْهُمْ tuʿadhib'hum You punish them
فَإِنَّهُمْ fa-innahum then indeed they
عِبَادُكَ ۖ ʿibāduka (are) Your slaves
وَإِن wa-in and if
تَغْفِرْ taghfir You forgive
لَهُمْ lahum [for] them
فَإِنَّكَ fa-innaka then indeed You
أَنتَ anta You
ٱلْعَزِيزُ l-ʿazīzu (are) the All-Mighty
ٱلْحَكِيمُ l-ḥakīmu the All-Wise

Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim — Hafiz Abdus Salam Bin Muhammad Bhutvi

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(Ayah 118) {اِنْ تُعَذِّبْهُمْ فَاِنَّهُمْ عِبَادُكَ …:} According to this verse, Isa (Jesus) عليه السلام will intercede for them in a very wise manner. First, while declaring the greatness of Allah, he will say that if You punish them, they are Your servants; they can neither utter a sound in protest nor escape anywhere, and if You forgive them, then You are dominant over every matter and none of Your actions are devoid of wisdom. Abu Dharr رضي الله عنه narrates: "The Messenger of Allah صلى الله عليه وسلم once recited this verse repeatedly throughout the entire night (in prayer) until morning." [ نسائی، الافتتاح، باب تردید الآیۃ : ۱۰۱۱ ]

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118. 1. That is, the meaning is: O Allah! Their matter is entrusted to Your will, because You are also fa‘ālul-limā yurīd (Doer of whatever You will), You can do whatever You wish, and there is no one to question You (لَا يُسْــَٔـلُ عَمَّا يَفْعَلُ وَهُمْ يُسْــَٔــلُوْنَ 23؀) 21:23. Allah will not be questioned about what He does, but people will be questioned about their deeds. Thus, in this verse, there is an expression of the servants’ humility and helplessness before Allah, and also a statement of Allah’s greatness and majesty, and His being absolutely powerful and completely sovereign. And then, in reference to both these things, there is also a plea for forgiveness and mercy. Subhan Allah! What a wondrous and eloquent verse this is. That is why it is mentioned in the hadith that one night, while reciting nawafil, the Prophet ﷺ was so affected by this verse that he kept reciting it repeatedly in every rak‘ah until morning came. (Musnad Ahmad, Volume 5, p. 119)

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118. If You punish them, they are Your servants; and if You forgive them, [169] surely You are the Mighty, the Wise.

[169] Then ‘Isa (Jesus) ؑ will intercede for them in a most wise manner. First, after proclaiming the greatness of Allah, he will say that if You punish them, they are Your servants; they can neither utter a word nor escape anywhere. And if You forgive them, then how magnificent is Your attribute of forgiveness. In any case, You have power over everything and every action of Yours is full of wisdom. If Your wisdom demands their punishment, still You are sovereign, and if You forgive, You are sovereign as well.
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