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Surah Al-Maaida (5) — Ayah 76
قُلْ أَتَعْبُدُونَ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ مَا لَا يَمْلِكُ لَكُمْ ضَرًّا وَلَا نَفْعًا ۚ وَٱللَّهُ هُوَ ٱلسَّمِيعُ ٱلْعَلِيمُ ﴿76﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Say (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم to mankind): "How do you worship besides Allâh something which has no power either to harm or benefit you? But it is Allâh Who is the All-Hearer, All-Knower."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
قُلْ
qul
Say
أَتَعْبُدُونَ
ataʿbudūna
Do you worship
مِن
min
from
دُونِ
dūni
besides
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
Allah
مَا
mā
what
لَا
lā
not
يَمْلِكُ
yamliku
has power
لَكُمْ
lakum
to (cause) you
ضَرًّۭا
ḍarran
any harm
وَلَا
walā
and not
نَفْعًۭا ۚ
nafʿan
any benefit
وَٱللَّهُ
wal-lahu
while Allah
هُوَ
huwa
He
ٱلسَّمِيعُ
l-samīʿu
(is) the All-Hearing
ٱلْعَلِيمُ
l-ʿalīmu
the All-Knowing
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.
76. 1. This explains the lack of understanding of the polytheists, that they have taken as deities those who can neither benefit anyone nor harm anyone. In fact, far from causing harm, they do not even have the power to hear anyone or to know anyone's condition. This power belongs only to Allah. Therefore, only He is the fulfiller of needs and remover of difficulties.
