سُوْرَةُ الْحَجِّ
Surah Al-Hajj (22) — Ayah 15
مَن كَانَ يَظُنُّ أَن لَّن يَنصُرَهُ ٱللَّهُ فِى ٱلدُّنْيَا وَٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ فَلْيَمْدُدْ بِسَبَبٍ إِلَى ٱلسَّمَآءِ ثُمَّ لْيَقْطَعْ فَلْيَنظُرْ هَلْ يُذْهِبَنَّ كَيْدُهُۥ مَا يَغِيظُ ﴿15﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Whoever thinks that Allâh will not help him (Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) in this world and in the Hereafter, let him stretch out a rope to the ceiling and let him strangle himself. Then let him see whether his plan will remove that whereat he rages!
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
مَن
man
Whoever
كَانَ
kāna
[is]
يَظُنُّ
yaẓunnu
thinks
أَن
an
that
لَّن
lan
not
يَنصُرَهُ
yanṣurahu
Allah will help him
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
Allah will help him
فِى
fī
in
ٱلدُّنْيَا
l-dun'yā
the world
وَٱلْـَٔاخِرَةِ
wal-ākhirati
and the Hereafter
فَلْيَمْدُدْ
falyamdud
then let him extend
بِسَبَبٍ
bisababin
a rope
إِلَى
ilā
to
ٱلسَّمَآءِ
l-samāi
the sky
ثُمَّ
thumma
then
لْيَقْطَعْ
l'yaqṭaʿ
let him cut off
فَلْيَنظُرْ
falyanẓur
then let him see
هَلْ
hal
whether
يُذْهِبَنَّ
yudh'hibanna
will remove
كَيْدُهُۥ
kayduhu
his plan
مَا
mā
what
يَغِيظُ
yaghīẓu
enrages
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.
15. 1. One meaning given is that such a person, who wishes that Allah does not help His Messenger ﷺ, because he is distressed by his dominance and victory, should hang a rope from the roof of his house and put its noose around his neck and strangle himself. Perhaps this suicide will save him from the rage and anger he feels in his heart upon seeing the increasing influence of Muhammad ﷺ. In this case, "sky" would mean the roof of the house. The second meaning is that he should take a rope and climb up to the sky and cut off the connection of revelation or help that comes from the sky (if he can do so), and see whether his heart is cooled after that. Imam Ibn Kathir preferred the first meaning, and Imam Shawkani preferred the second meaning, and from the context, the second meaning seems closer.
