سُوْرَةُ الْجِنِّ
Surah Al-Jinn (72) — Ayah 9
وَأَنَّا كُنَّا نَقْعُدُ مِنْهَا مَقَـٰعِدَ لِلسَّمْعِ ۖ فَمَن يَسْتَمِعِ ٱلْـَٔانَ يَجِدْ لَهُۥ شِهَابًا رَّصَدًا ﴿9﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
‘And verily, we used to sit there in stations, to (steal) a hearing, but any who listens now will find a flaming fire watching him in ambush.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَأَنَّا
wa-annā
And that we
كُنَّا
kunnā
used to
نَقْعُدُ
naqʿudu
sit
مِنْهَا
min'hā
there in
مَقَـٰعِدَ
maqāʿida
positions
لِلسَّمْعِ ۖ
lilssamʿi
for hearing
فَمَن
faman
but (he) who
يَسْتَمِعِ
yastamiʿi
listens
ٱلْـَٔانَ
l-āna
now
يَجِدْ
yajid
will find
لَهُۥ
lahu
for him
شِهَابًۭا
shihāban
a flaming fire
رَّصَدًۭا
raṣadan
waiting
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.
9. 1 And after hearing some heavenly matters, they used to inform the soothsayers, in which they would add a hundred lies from themselves.
9. 2 But after the advent of Muhammad ﷺ, this sequence was stopped; now whoever goes up with this intention, a flame lies in wait for him and falls upon him.
9. 2 But after the advent of Muhammad ﷺ, this sequence was stopped; now whoever goes up with this intention, a flame lies in wait for him and falls upon him.
