سُوْرَةُ الْحَجِّ
Surah Al-Hajj (22) — Ayah 52
وَمَآ أَرْسَلْنَا مِن قَبْلِكَ مِن رَّسُولٍ وَلَا نَبِىٍّ إِلَّآ إِذَا تَمَنَّىٰٓ أَلْقَى ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنُ فِىٓ أُمْنِيَّتِهِۦ فَيَنسَخُ ٱللَّهُ مَا يُلْقِى ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنُ ثُمَّ يُحْكِمُ ٱللَّهُ ءَايَـٰتِهِۦ ۗ وَٱللَّهُ عَلِيمٌ حَكِيمٌ ﴿52﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Never did We send a Messenger or a Prophet before you but when he did recite the revelation or narrated or spoke, Shaitân (Satan) threw (some falsehood) in it. But Allâh abolishes that which Shaitân (Satan) throws in. Then Allâh establishes His Revelations. And Allâh is All-Knower, All-Wise:
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَمَآ
wamā
And not
أَرْسَلْنَا
arsalnā
We sent
مِن
min
before you
قَبْلِكَ
qablika
before you
مِن
min
any
رَّسُولٍۢ
rasūlin
Messenger
وَلَا
walā
and not
نَبِىٍّ
nabiyyin
a Prophet
إِلَّآ
illā
but
إِذَا
idhā
when
تَمَنَّىٰٓ
tamannā
he recited
أَلْقَى
alqā
threw
ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنُ
l-shayṭānu
the Shaitaan
فِىٓ
fī
in
أُمْنِيَّتِهِۦ
um'niyyatihi
his recitation
فَيَنسَخُ
fayansakhu
But Allah abolishes
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
But Allah abolishes
مَا
mā
what
يُلْقِى
yul'qī
throws
ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنُ
l-shayṭānu
the Shaitaan
ثُمَّ
thumma
then
يُحْكِمُ
yuḥ'kimu
Allah will establish
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
Allah will establish
ءَايَـٰتِهِۦ ۗ
āyātihi
His Verses
وَٱللَّهُ
wal-lahu
And Allah
عَلِيمٌ
ʿalīmun
(is) All-Knower
حَكِيمٌۭ
ḥakīmun
All-Wise
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.
52. 1. "Tamanni" has one meaning as "wish" or "an idea that came to the heart." The second meaning is "recited" or "read aloud." Accordingly, "umniyyah" will be translated as "wish," "thought," or "recitation." According to the first meaning, the implication is that Satan placed obstacles in the way of his wish so that it would not be fulfilled. And the wish of a Messenger or Prophet is always that as many people as possible should come to faith; Satan, by placing obstacles, wants to keep as many people as possible away from faith. According to the second meaning, the implication is that whenever Allah's Messenger or Prophet recites the revealed word and reads it aloud, Satan tries to insert his own words into its recitation or casts doubts about it into people's hearts and tries to undermine it. Allah Almighty removes Satan's obstacles or foils his attempts to mix things into the recitation, and by dispelling the doubts and suspicions created by Satan, He makes His word or His verses firm (established). In this, the Prophet ﷺ is being comforted that these tricks of Satan are not only with you ﷺ; with every Messenger and Prophet before you ﷺ, he has always done the same. However, you ﷺ should not be distressed by these mischiefs and conspiracies of Satan; just as We have always protected the previous Prophets (peace be upon them), you ﷺ will certainly remain protected, and despite Satan, Allah Almighty will make His word firm. Here, some commentators have mentioned the story of the Gharaniq (the cranes), which, according to the researchers, is not established at all, so there is no need to present it here at all.
