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Surah Hud (11) — Ayah 46
قَالَ يَـٰنُوحُ إِنَّهُۥ لَيْسَ مِنْ أَهْلِكَ ۖ إِنَّهُۥ عَمَلٌ غَيْرُ صَـٰلِحٍ ۖ فَلَا تَسْـَٔلْنِ مَا لَيْسَ لَكَ بِهِۦ عِلْمٌ ۖ إِنِّىٓ أَعِظُكَ أَن تَكُونَ مِنَ ٱلْجَـٰهِلِينَ ﴿46﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
He said: "O Nûh (Noah)! Surely, he is not of your family; verily, his work is unrighteous, so ask not of Me that of which you have no knowledge! I admonish you lest you should be one of the ignorant."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
قَالَ
qāla
He said
يَـٰنُوحُ
yānūḥu
O Nuh
إِنَّهُۥ
innahu
Indeed, he
لَيْسَ
laysa
(is) not
مِنْ
min
of
أَهْلِكَ ۖ
ahlika
your family
إِنَّهُۥ
innahu
indeed, [he]
عَمَلٌ
ʿamalun
(his) deed
غَيْرُ
ghayru
(is) other than
صَـٰلِحٍۢ ۖ
ṣāliḥin
righteous
فَلَا
falā
so (do) not
تَسْـَٔلْنِ
tasalni
ask Me
مَا
mā
(about) what
لَيْسَ
laysa
not
لَكَ
laka
you have
بِهِۦ
bihi
of it
عِلْمٌ ۖ
ʿil'mun
any knowledge
إِنِّىٓ
innī
Indeed, I
أَعِظُكَ
aʿiẓuka
admonish you
أَن
an
lest
تَكُونَ
takūna
you be
مِنَ
mina
among
ٱلْجَـٰهِلِينَ
l-jāhilīna
the ignorant
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.
46. 1 Prophet Nuh (Noah) ؑ, considering the bond of blood relation, called him his son. But Allah Almighty, on the basis of faith, negated this in terms of the religious bond, saying that he is not of your household. Because the real household of a prophet is only those who believe in him, whoever they may be. And if someone does not believe, then even if he is the prophet’s father, son, or wife, he is not a member of the prophet’s household.
46. 2 Allah Almighty has stated its reason. From this, it is understood that whoever does not have faith and righteous deeds, even the messenger of Allah cannot save him from Allah’s punishment. Nowadays, people consider attachment to saints, spiritual leaders, and custodians of shrines as sufficient for salvation and do not consider righteous deeds necessary, whereas when even blood relation to a prophet is of no use without righteous deeds, then what benefit can these attachments provide?
46. 3 From this, it is understood that a prophet is not ‘Alim al-Ghaib’ (knower of the unseen); he only has as much knowledge as Allah Almighty grants him through revelation. If Prophet Nuh ؑ had known beforehand that his request would not be accepted, he would certainly have refrained from making it.
46. 4 This is an admonition from Allah Almighty to Prophet Nuh ؑ, the purpose of which is to elevate him to that high rank which is for the scholars of the worlds in the presence of Allah.
46. 2 Allah Almighty has stated its reason. From this, it is understood that whoever does not have faith and righteous deeds, even the messenger of Allah cannot save him from Allah’s punishment. Nowadays, people consider attachment to saints, spiritual leaders, and custodians of shrines as sufficient for salvation and do not consider righteous deeds necessary, whereas when even blood relation to a prophet is of no use without righteous deeds, then what benefit can these attachments provide?
46. 3 From this, it is understood that a prophet is not ‘Alim al-Ghaib’ (knower of the unseen); he only has as much knowledge as Allah Almighty grants him through revelation. If Prophet Nuh ؑ had known beforehand that his request would not be accepted, he would certainly have refrained from making it.
46. 4 This is an admonition from Allah Almighty to Prophet Nuh ؑ, the purpose of which is to elevate him to that high rank which is for the scholars of the worlds in the presence of Allah.
