سُوْرَةُ النِّسَآءِ
Surah An-Nisaa (4) — Ayah 118
لَّعَنَهُ ٱللَّهُ ۘ وَقَالَ لَأَتَّخِذَنَّ مِنْ عِبَادِكَ نَصِيبًا مَّفْرُوضًا ﴿118﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Allâh cursed him. And he [Shaitân (Satan)] said: "I will take an appointed portion of your slaves.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
لَّعَنَهُ
laʿanahu
He was cursed
ٱللَّهُ ۘ
l-lahu
by Allah
وَقَالَ
waqāla
and he said
لَأَتَّخِذَنَّ
la-attakhidhanna
I will surely take
مِنْ
min
from
عِبَادِكَ
ʿibādika
your slaves
نَصِيبًۭا
naṣīban
a portion
مَّفْرُوضًۭا
mafrūḍan
appointed
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.
118. 1. The specified portion may refer to the vows and offerings that the polytheists dedicate to their idols and to the persons buried in graves, and it may also refer to the quota of the inhabitants of Hell whom Satan will mislead and take with him to Hell.
