سُوْرَةُ الْحَجِّ
Surah Al-Hajj (22) — Ayah 4
كُتِبَ عَلَيْهِ أَنَّهُۥ مَن تَوَلَّاهُ فَأَنَّهُۥ يُضِلُّهُۥ وَيَهْدِيهِ إِلَىٰ عَذَابِ ٱلسَّعِيرِ ﴿4﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
For him (the devil) it is decreed that whosoever follows him, he will mislead him, and will drive him to the torment of the Fire. [Tafsir At-Tabarî]
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
كُتِبَ
kutiba
It has been decreed
عَلَيْهِ
ʿalayhi
for him
أَنَّهُۥ
annahu
that he
مَن
man
who
تَوَلَّاهُ
tawallāhu
befriends him
فَأَنَّهُۥ
fa-annahu
then indeed, he
يُضِلُّهُۥ
yuḍilluhu
will misguide him
وَيَهْدِيهِ
wayahdīhi
and will guide him
إِلَىٰ
ilā
to
عَذَابِ
ʿadhābi
(the) punishment
ٱلسَّعِيرِ
l-saʿīri
(of) the Blaze
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim — Hafiz Abdus Salam Bin Muhammad Bhutvi
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim is a 4-volume Quran commentary by Hafiz Abdus Salam bin Muhammad Bhutvi, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar and Sheikh ul-Hadith from Pakistan. Based on over 45 years of teaching and research, this tafsir follows the methodology of Tafsir bil-Ma'thur — interpreting the Quran through authentic Hadith, statements of the Companions, and the understanding of the early generations (Salaf). It is distinguished by its complete avoidance of Israeliyyat (Judeo-Christian narratives) and unverified reports. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
(Ayah 4){ كُتِبَ عَلَيْهِ اَنَّهٗ مَنْ تَوَلَّاهُ …: ’’ تَوَلّٰي يَتَوَلّٰي‘‘} Taking as a friend. In {’’ عَلَيْهِ ‘‘}, the pronoun {’’هِ‘‘} is referring back to Satan. In the first { ’’ اَنَّهٗ ‘‘ }, the pronoun is for the matter, so it has been translated as "the fact is." This means to establish firmness in the matter, that is, it has already been written regarding Satan that whoever befriends him, Satan will misguide him. The meaning is that in the divine decree, this has already been decided about him. The word "writing" has been used because once a matter is written, it becomes firm, or it means that it has already been written in the Preserved Tablet (al-Lawh al-Mahfuz).
