سُوْرَةُ فَاطِرٍ
Surah Faatir (35) — Ayah 18
وَلَا تَزِرُ وَازِرَةٌ وِزْرَ أُخْرَىٰ ۚ وَإِن تَدْعُ مُثْقَلَةٌ إِلَىٰ حِمْلِهَا لَا يُحْمَلْ مِنْهُ شَىْءٌ وَلَوْ كَانَ ذَا قُرْبَىٰٓ ۗ إِنَّمَا تُنذِرُ ٱلَّذِينَ يَخْشَوْنَ رَبَّهُم بِٱلْغَيْبِ وَأَقَامُوا۟ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ ۚ وَمَن تَزَكَّىٰ فَإِنَّمَا يَتَزَكَّىٰ لِنَفْسِهِۦ ۚ وَإِلَى ٱللَّهِ ٱلْمَصِيرُ ﴿18﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And no bearer of burdens shall bear another’s burden; and if one heavily laden calls another to (bear) his load, nothing of it will be lifted even though he be near of kin. You (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) can warn only those who fear their Lord unseen and perform As-Salât (Iqâmat-as-Salât). And he who purifies himself (from all kinds of sins), then he purifies only for the benefit of his ownself. And to Allâh is the (final) Return (of all).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَلَا
walā
And not
تَزِرُ
taziru
will bear
وَازِرَةٌۭ
wāziratun
bearer of burdens
وِزْرَ
wiz'ra
burden
أُخْرَىٰ ۚ
ukh'rā
(of) another
وَإِن
wa-in
And if
تَدْعُ
tadʿu
calls
مُثْقَلَةٌ
muth'qalatun
a heavily laden
إِلَىٰ
ilā
to
حِمْلِهَا
ḥim'lihā
(carry) its load
لَا
lā
not
يُحْمَلْ
yuḥ'mal
will be carried
مِنْهُ
min'hu
of it
شَىْءٌۭ
shayon
anything
وَلَوْ
walaw
even if
كَانَ
kāna
he be
ذَا
dhā
near of kin
قُرْبَىٰٓ ۗ
qur'bā
near of kin
إِنَّمَا
innamā
Only
تُنذِرُ
tundhiru
you can warn
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
those who
يَخْشَوْنَ
yakhshawna
fear
رَبَّهُم
rabbahum
their Lord
بِٱلْغَيْبِ
bil-ghaybi
unseen
وَأَقَامُوا۟
wa-aqāmū
and establish
ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ ۚ
l-ṣalata
the prayer
وَمَن
waman
And whoever
تَزَكَّىٰ
tazakkā
purifies himself
فَإِنَّمَا
fa-innamā
then only
يَتَزَكَّىٰ
yatazakkā
he purifies
لِنَفْسِهِۦ ۚ
linafsihi
for his own self
وَإِلَى
wa-ilā
And to
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
Allah
ٱلْمَصِيرُ
l-maṣīru
(is) the destination
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.
18. 1 Yes, whoever has led others astray will bear the burden of their own sins along with the burden of those whom they misled, as is clear in verse (وَلَيَحْمِلُنَّ اَثْــقَالَهُمْ وَاَثْــقَالًا مَّعَ اَثْقَالِهِمْ) 29. Al-Ankabut:13), but even this burden of others is in reality their own burden, because they themselves were the ones who led those others astray.
18. 2 Such a person who is laden with the burden of sins, if he calls upon his relative to carry his burden, he will not be willing.
18. 3 That is, the benefit of your warning and preaching can only reach those people, so you only warn them, not those who do not benefit from warning, just as it is stated in another place (اِنَّمَآ اَنْتَ مُنْذِرُ مَنْ يَّخْشٰىهَا) 79. An-Nazi'at:45)
18. 4 The meaning of تطهر is to be purified from the impurities of shirk and immoralities.
18. 2 Such a person who is laden with the burden of sins, if he calls upon his relative to carry his burden, he will not be willing.
18. 3 That is, the benefit of your warning and preaching can only reach those people, so you only warn them, not those who do not benefit from warning, just as it is stated in another place (اِنَّمَآ اَنْتَ مُنْذِرُ مَنْ يَّخْشٰىهَا) 79. An-Nazi'at:45)
18. 4 The meaning of تطهر is to be purified from the impurities of shirk and immoralities.
