سُوْرَةُ الْاَنْعَامِ
Surah Al-An'aam (6) — Ayah 107
وَلَوْ شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ مَآ أَشْرَكُوا۟ ۗ وَمَا جَعَلْنَـٰكَ عَلَيْهِمْ حَفِيظًا ۖ وَمَآ أَنتَ عَلَيْهِم بِوَكِيلٍ ﴿107﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Had Allâh willed, they would not have taken others besides Him in worship. And We have not made you a watcher over them nor are you a Wakîl (disposer of affairs, guardian, trustee) over them.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَلَوْ
walaw
And if
شَآءَ
shāa
(had) willed
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
Allah
مَآ
mā
not (they would have)
أَشْرَكُوا۟ ۗ
ashrakū
associated partners (with Him)
وَمَا
wamā
And not
جَعَلْنَـٰكَ
jaʿalnāka
We have made you
عَلَيْهِمْ
ʿalayhim
over them
حَفِيظًۭا ۖ
ḥafīẓan
a guardian
وَمَآ
wamā
and not
أَنتَ
anta
you
عَلَيْهِم
ʿalayhim
(are) over them
بِوَكِيلٍۢ
biwakīlin
a manager
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.
17. 1. The explanation of this point has already been given that Allah's will is one thing, and His pleasure lies only in not associating partners with Him. However, He has not compelled humans in this matter because, in the case of compulsion, there would be no test for humans. Otherwise, Allah has such powers that if He wills, no human would be able to commit shirk (associating partners with Him) at all. (See also Surah Al-Baqarah verse 253 and Surah Al-An'am verse 35, footnote).
17. 2. This subject has also been mentioned in several places in the Quran. The purpose is to clarify the invitational and propagational status of the Prophet ﷺ, which is the requirement of the office of Prophethood. And you were only responsible to this extent; if you had more authority than this, you would certainly have made your benefactor uncle, Abu Talib, a Muslim, for whose acceptance of Islam you had a strong desire.
17. 2. This subject has also been mentioned in several places in the Quran. The purpose is to clarify the invitational and propagational status of the Prophet ﷺ, which is the requirement of the office of Prophethood. And you were only responsible to this extent; if you had more authority than this, you would certainly have made your benefactor uncle, Abu Talib, a Muslim, for whose acceptance of Islam you had a strong desire.
