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Surah Yunus (10) — Ayah 49
قُل لَّآ أَمْلِكُ لِنَفْسِى ضَرًّا وَلَا نَفْعًا إِلَّا مَا شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ ۗ لِكُلِّ أُمَّةٍ أَجَلٌ ۚ إِذَا جَآءَ أَجَلُهُمْ فَلَا يَسْتَـْٔخِرُونَ سَاعَةً ۖ وَلَا يَسْتَقْدِمُونَ ﴿49﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Say (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم): "I have no power over any harm or profit to myself except what Allâh may will. For every Ummah (a community or a nation), there is a term appointed; when their term comes, neither can they delay it nor can they advance it an hour (or a moment)." (Tafsir Al-Qurtubî).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
قُل
qul
Say
لَّآ
lā
Not
أَمْلِكُ
amliku
I have power
لِنَفْسِى
linafsī
for myself
ضَرًّۭا
ḍarran
(for) any harm
وَلَا
walā
and not
نَفْعًا
nafʿan
(for) any profit
إِلَّا
illā
except
مَا
mā
what
شَآءَ
shāa
Allah wills
ٱللَّهُ ۗ
l-lahu
Allah wills
لِكُلِّ
likulli
For every
أُمَّةٍ
ummatin
nation
أَجَلٌ ۚ
ajalun
(is) a term
إِذَا
idhā
When
جَآءَ
jāa
comes
أَجَلُهُمْ
ajaluhum
their term
فَلَا
falā
then not
يَسْتَـْٔخِرُونَ
yastakhirūna
they remain behind
سَاعَةًۭ ۖ
sāʿatan
an hour
وَلَا
walā
and not
يَسْتَقْدِمُونَ
yastaqdimūna
they can precede (it)
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan — Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan is a well-known Quran commentary by Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. This tafsir explains the meanings of the Quran in accordance with the methodology of the Salaf (early righteous generations), relying on authentic sources and straightforward language. Due to its reliability and adherence to sound Islamic scholarship, the Saudi government publishes and distributes this tafsir among the Hujjaj (pilgrims) visiting the Haramain. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
49. 1. This is being said in response to the polytheists demanding the punishment of Allah, that I do not even have the authority to bring benefit or harm to myself. How then could I bring benefit or harm to anyone else? Yes, all authority is in the hands of Allah, and He alone decides, according to His will, whom to benefit or harm. Furthermore, Allah has appointed a fixed time for every nation; He grants respite until that time. But when that time comes, they can neither delay it by a moment nor advance it.
Note: Here, it is extremely important to understand that when even the best of creation, the leader of the messengers, Muhammad ﷺ, is not able to bring benefit or harm to anyone, then after him, which human being could possibly have the power to fulfill needs or remove difficulties for anyone? Similarly, seeking help from the Prophet himself, calling out to him, saying "O Messenger of Allah, help," and using words like "Aghithni ya Rasul Allah," etc., for seeking aid and assistance, is in no way permissible, because this is against this verse of the Quran and other clear teachings of this kind. In fact, this falls under the category of shirk.
Note: Here, it is extremely important to understand that when even the best of creation, the leader of the messengers, Muhammad ﷺ, is not able to bring benefit or harm to anyone, then after him, which human being could possibly have the power to fulfill needs or remove difficulties for anyone? Similarly, seeking help from the Prophet himself, calling out to him, saying "O Messenger of Allah, help," and using words like "Aghithni ya Rasul Allah," etc., for seeking aid and assistance, is in no way permissible, because this is against this verse of the Quran and other clear teachings of this kind. In fact, this falls under the category of shirk.
