سُوْرَةُ الْجِنِّ
Surah Al-Jinn (72) — Ayah 4
وَأَنَّهُۥ كَانَ يَقُولُ سَفِيهُنَا عَلَى ٱللَّهِ شَطَطًا ﴿4﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
‘And that the foolish among us [i.e. Iblîs (Satan) or the polytheists amongst the jinn] used to utter against Allâh that which was an enormity in falsehood.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَأَنَّهُۥ
wa-annahu
And that he
كَانَ
kāna
used to
يَقُولُ
yaqūlu
speak
سَفِيهُنَا
safīhunā
the foolish among us
عَلَى
ʿalā
against
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
Allah
شَطَطًۭا
shaṭaṭan
an excessive transgression
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.
4. 1. (From among our foolish ones) some have taken it to mean Satan, and some have taken it to mean their companion jinn, and some have taken it as a generic term; that is, every person who holds this false belief that Allah has offspring. Several meanings have been given for شَطَطًا: injustice, lie, falsehood, extreme disbelief, etc. The purpose is to indicate deviation from the path of moderation and exceeding the limits. The meaning is that the statement that Allah has offspring is the saying of those foolish ones who are far from the path of moderation, are excessive, and are liars and fabricators.
