سُوْرَةُ الْحَجِّ
Surah Al-Hajj (22) — Ayah 12
يَدْعُوا۟ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ مَا لَا يَضُرُّهُۥ وَمَا لَا يَنفَعُهُۥ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ هُوَ ٱلضَّلَـٰلُ ٱلْبَعِيدُ ﴿12﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
He calls besides Allâh unto that which can neither harm him, nor profit him. That is a straying far away.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
يَدْعُوا۟
yadʿū
He calls
مِن
min
besides
دُونِ
dūni
besides
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
Allah
مَا
mā
what
لَا
lā
not
يَضُرُّهُۥ
yaḍurruhu
harms him
وَمَا
wamā
and what
لَا
lā
not
يَنفَعُهُۥ ۚ
yanfaʿuhu
benefits him
ذَٰلِكَ
dhālika
That
هُوَ
huwa
[it]
ٱلضَّلَـٰلُ
l-ḍalālu
(is) the straying
ٱلْبَعِيدُ
l-baʿīdu
far away
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.
The exegesis of this verse has been done along with the previous verse.
