سُوْرَةُ الْعَنْكَبُوْتِ

Surah Al-Ankaboot (29) — Ayah 6

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وَمَن جَـٰهَدَ فَإِنَّمَا يُجَـٰهِدُ لِنَفْسِهِۦٓ ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ لَغَنِىٌّ عَنِ ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ ﴿6﴾
And whosoever strives, he strives only for himself. Verily, Allâh stands not in need of any of the ‘Âlamîn (mankind, jinn, and all that exists).
وَمَن waman And whoever
جَـٰهَدَ jāhada strives
فَإِنَّمَا fa-innamā then only
يُجَـٰهِدُ yujāhidu he strives
لِنَفْسِهِۦٓ ۚ linafsihi for himself
إِنَّ inna Indeed
ٱللَّهَ l-laha Allah
لَغَنِىٌّ laghaniyyun (is) Free from need
عَنِ ʿani of
ٱلْعَـٰلَمِينَ l-ʿālamīna the worlds

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.

6-1 That is, whoever does a good deed, its benefit will be for himself. Otherwise, Allah is independent of the actions of His servants. If all become righteous, it will not increase His dominion in strength, and if all become disobedient, it will not decrease His sovereignty. Due to the appropriateness of the words, jihad against the disbelievers is also included in this, as it too is among the righteous deeds.