سُوْرَةُ الْاَنْعَامِ
Surah Al-An'aam (6) — Ayah 88
ذَٰلِكَ هُدَى ٱللَّهِ يَهْدِى بِهِۦ مَن يَشَآءُ مِنْ عِبَادِهِۦ ۚ وَلَوْ أَشْرَكُوا۟ لَحَبِطَ عَنْهُم مَّا كَانُوا۟ يَعْمَلُونَ ﴿88﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
This is the Guidance of Allâh with which He guides whomsoever He wills of His slaves. But if they had joined in worship others with Allâh, all that they used to do would have been of no benefit to them.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
ذَٰلِكَ
dhālika
That
هُدَى
hudā
(is the) Guidance
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
(of) Allah
يَهْدِى
yahdī
He guides
بِهِۦ
bihi
with it
مَن
man
whom
يَشَآءُ
yashāu
He wills
مِنْ
min
of
عِبَادِهِۦ ۚ
ʿibādihi
His slaves
وَلَوْ
walaw
But if
أَشْرَكُوا۟
ashrakū
they (had) associated partners (with Allah)
لَحَبِطَ
laḥabiṭa
surely (would be) worthless
عَنْهُم
ʿanhum
for them
مَّا
mā
what
كَانُوا۟
kānū
they used to
يَعْمَلُونَ
yaʿmalūna
do
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.
88. 1. After mentioning the noble names of eighteen prophets, Allah Almighty is saying that if these personalities had also committed shirk, then all their deeds would have been rendered void. Just as in another place, addressing the Prophet ﷺ, Allah Almighty said, "O Prophet! If you also commit shirk, all your deeds will be rendered void," although it is not possible for prophets to commit shirk. The purpose is to warn the communities about the dangerous and destructive nature of shirk.
