سُوْرَةُ الْاَنْعَامِ
Surah Al-An'aam (6) — Ayah 17
وَإِن يَمْسَسْكَ ٱللَّهُ بِضُرٍّ فَلَا كَاشِفَ لَهُۥٓ إِلَّا هُوَ ۖ وَإِن يَمْسَسْكَ بِخَيْرٍ فَهُوَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَدِيرٌ ﴿17﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And if Allâh touches you with harm, none can remove it but He, and if He touches you with good, then He is Able to do all things.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَإِن
wa-in
And if
يَمْسَسْكَ
yamsaska
touches you
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
Allah
بِضُرٍّۢ
biḍurrin
with affliction
فَلَا
falā
then no
كَاشِفَ
kāshifa
remover
لَهُۥٓ
lahu
of it
إِلَّا
illā
except
هُوَ ۖ
huwa
Him
وَإِن
wa-in
And if
يَمْسَسْكَ
yamsaska
He touches you
بِخَيْرٍۢ
bikhayrin
with good
فَهُوَ
fahuwa
then He
عَلَىٰ
ʿalā
(is) on
كُلِّ
kulli
every
شَىْءٍۢ
shayin
thing
قَدِيرٌۭ
qadīrun
All-Powerful
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. That is, the owner of benefit and harm, the only one who has all kinds of control in the universe, is Allah, and there is no one who can reject His command and decree. In a hadith, this subject is described as follows: اللھم لا مانع لما اعطیت ولا معطی لما منعت ولا ینفع ذا الجد منک الجد (Sahih Bukhari, Muslim) — "There is no one who can withhold what You give, and there is no one who can give what You withhold, and no person of status can benefit from his status in comparison to You." The Prophet ﷺ used to recite this supplication after every prayer.
