سُوْرَةُ صٓ
Surah Saad (38) — Ayah 41
وَٱذْكُرْ عَبْدَنَآ أَيُّوبَ إِذْ نَادَىٰ رَبَّهُۥٓ أَنِّى مَسَّنِىَ ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنُ بِنُصْبٍ وَعَذَابٍ ﴿41﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And remember Our slave Ayyûb (Job), when he invoked his Lord (saying): "Verily Shaitân (Satan) has touched me with distress (by ruining my health) and torment (by ruining my wealth)!
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَٱذْكُرْ
wa-udh'kur
And remember
عَبْدَنَآ
ʿabdanā
Our slave
أَيُّوبَ
ayyūba
Ayyub
إِذْ
idh
when
نَادَىٰ
nādā
he called
رَبَّهُۥٓ
rabbahu
his Lord
أَنِّى
annī
That [I]
مَسَّنِىَ
massaniya
(has) touched me
ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنُ
l-shayṭānu
Shaitaan
بِنُصْبٍۢ
binuṣ'bin
with distress
وَعَذَابٍ
waʿadhābin
and suffering
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.
41. 1. The illness of Prophet Ayyub (علیہ السلام) and his patience during it are well-known, according to which Allah Almighty tested him through the destruction of his family and wealth and through illness, in which he remained afflicted for many years. Until only one wife remained with him, who served him morning and evening and also arranged for sustenance by working somewhere to provide for their needs. This has been attributed to Shaytan, even though the only One who does everything is Allah, because it is possible that the whispers of Shaytan became the cause of some action that brought about this trial, or it is out of etiquette that good is attributed to Allah Almighty and evil is attributed to oneself or to Shaytan.
