سُوْرَةُ النَّجْمِ
Surah An-Najm (53) — Ayah 26
۞ وَكَم مِّن مَّلَكٍ فِى ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ لَا تُغْنِى شَفَـٰعَتُهُمْ شَيْـًٔا إِلَّا مِنۢ بَعْدِ أَن يَأْذَنَ ٱللَّهُ لِمَن يَشَآءُ وَيَرْضَىٰٓ ﴿26﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And there are many angels in the heavens, whose intercession will avail nothing except after Allâh has given leave for whom He wills and is pleased with.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
۞ وَكَم
wakam
And how many
مِّن
min
of
مَّلَكٍۢ
malakin
(the) Angels
فِى
fī
in
ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ
l-samāwāti
the heavens
لَا
lā
not
تُغْنِى
tugh'nī
will avail
شَفَـٰعَتُهُمْ
shafāʿatuhum
their intercession
شَيْـًٔا
shayan
anything
إِلَّا
illā
except
مِنۢ
min
after
بَعْدِ
baʿdi
after
أَن
an
[that]
يَأْذَنَ
yadhana
Allah has given permission
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
Allah has given permission
لِمَن
liman
for whom
يَشَآءُ
yashāu
He wills
وَيَرْضَىٰٓ
wayarḍā
and approves
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.
26. 1. That is, even the angels, who are the closest creation to Allah, will be granted the right of intercession only for those whom Allah is pleased with. When this is the case, then how can these stone idols, in whom you have placed your hopes, intercede for anyone? Furthermore, when shirk is unforgivable in the sight of Allah, when will Allah ever grant anyone the right to intercede on behalf of the polytheists?
