سُوْرَةُ طٰهٰ
Surah Taa-Haa (20) — Ayah 109
يَوْمَئِذٍ لَّا تَنفَعُ ٱلشَّفَـٰعَةُ إِلَّا مَنْ أَذِنَ لَهُ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنُ وَرَضِىَ لَهُۥ قَوْلًا ﴿109﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
On that day no intercession shall avail, except the one for whom the Most Gracious (Allâh) has given permission and whose word is acceptable to Him.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
يَوْمَئِذٍۢ
yawma-idhin
(On) that Day
لَّا
lā
not
تَنفَعُ
tanfaʿu
will benefit
ٱلشَّفَـٰعَةُ
l-shafāʿatu
the intercession
إِلَّا
illā
except
مَنْ
man
(to) whom
أَذِنَ
adhina
has given permission
لَهُ
lahu
[to him]
ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنُ
l-raḥmānu
the Most Gracious
وَرَضِىَ
waraḍiya
and He has accepted
لَهُۥ
lahu
for him
قَوْلًۭا
qawlan
a word
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.
19. 1. That is, on that Day, no one's intercession will benefit anyone, except for those whom the Most Merciful allows to intercede, and even they will not intercede for everyone, but only for those for whom Allah is pleased to allow intercession. And who are these people? Only the people of Tawheed, for whom Allah will permit intercession. This subject has been mentioned in several places in the Quran. For example, Surah Najm, 26; Surah Anbiya, 28; Surah Saba, 23; Surah Naba, 38; and Ayat al-Kursi.
