سُوْرَةُ الْاَنْعَامِ
Surah Al-An'aam (6) — Ayah 58
قُل لَّوْ أَنَّ عِندِى مَا تَسْتَعْجِلُونَ بِهِۦ لَقُضِىَ ٱلْأَمْرُ بَيْنِى وَبَيْنَكُمْ ۗ وَٱللَّهُ أَعْلَمُ بِٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ ﴿58﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Say: "If I had that which you are asking for impatiently (the torment), the matter would have been settled at once between me and you, but Allâh knows best the Zâlimûn (polytheists and wrong-doers)."
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
قُل
qul
Say
لَّوْ
law
If
أَنَّ
anna
that
عِندِى
ʿindī
(were) with me
مَا
mā
what
تَسْتَعْجِلُونَ
tastaʿjilūna
you seek to hasten
بِهِۦ
bihi
of it
لَقُضِىَ
laquḍiya
surely would have been decided
ٱلْأَمْرُ
l-amru
the matter
بَيْنِى
baynī
between me
وَبَيْنَكُمْ ۗ
wabaynakum
and between you
وَٱللَّهُ
wal-lahu
And Allah
أَعْلَمُ
aʿlamu
(is) most knowing
بِٱلظَّـٰلِمِينَ
bil-ẓālimīna
of the wrongdoers
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.
58. 1. That is, if Allah were to send punishment immediately upon my request, or if Allah had given me the authority to do so, then according to your wish, punishment would have been sent and the matter would have been decided quickly. But since this matter depends on Allah’s will, He has neither given me this authority nor is it possible that punishment would be sent immediately upon my request.
Necessary clarification: In the hadith, it is mentioned that on one occasion, by Allah’s command, the Angel of the Mountains came to the service of the Prophet ﷺ and said that if you order, I will crush the entire population between the two mountains. You ﷺ replied, “No, rather I hope that Allah will bring forth from their descendants those who will worship Allah alone and will not associate anyone with Him.” (Sahih Muslim) This hadith is not contrary to the verse under explanation, as it may apparently seem, because in the verse, the sending of punishment upon request is mentioned, whereas in this hadith, the intention to send punishment was expressed only due to the harm caused by the polytheists, without their request, which the Prophet ﷺ did not approve of.
Necessary clarification: In the hadith, it is mentioned that on one occasion, by Allah’s command, the Angel of the Mountains came to the service of the Prophet ﷺ and said that if you order, I will crush the entire population between the two mountains. You ﷺ replied, “No, rather I hope that Allah will bring forth from their descendants those who will worship Allah alone and will not associate anyone with Him.” (Sahih Muslim) This hadith is not contrary to the verse under explanation, as it may apparently seem, because in the verse, the sending of punishment upon request is mentioned, whereas in this hadith, the intention to send punishment was expressed only due to the harm caused by the polytheists, without their request, which the Prophet ﷺ did not approve of.
