سُوْرَةُ اٰلِ عِمْرٰنَ
Surah Aal-i-Imraan (3) — Ayah 116
إِنَّ ٱلَّذِينَ كَفَرُوا۟ لَن تُغْنِىَ عَنْهُمْ أَمْوَٰلُهُمْ وَلَآ أَوْلَـٰدُهُم مِّنَ ٱللَّهِ شَيْـًٔا ۖ وَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ أَصْحَـٰبُ ٱلنَّارِ ۚ هُمْ فِيهَا خَـٰلِدُونَ ﴿116﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Surely, those who reject Faith (disbelieve in Allâh and in Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم) as being Allâh’s Messenger and in all that which he صلى الله عليه وسلم has brought from Allâh), neither their properties, nor their offspring will avail them aught against Allâh. They are the dwellers of the Fire, therein they will abide.[1] (Tafsir At-Tabarî).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
those who
كَفَرُوا۟
kafarū
disbelieved
لَن
lan
never
تُغْنِىَ
tugh'niya
will avail
عَنْهُمْ
ʿanhum
[for] them
أَمْوَٰلُهُمْ
amwāluhum
their wealth
وَلَآ
walā
and not
أَوْلَـٰدُهُم
awlāduhum
their children
مِّنَ
mina
against
ٱللَّهِ
l-lahi
Allah
شَيْـًۭٔا ۖ
shayan
anything
وَأُو۟لَـٰٓئِكَ
wa-ulāika
and those
أَصْحَـٰبُ
aṣḥābu
(are the) companions
ٱلنَّارِ ۚ
l-nāri
(of) the Fire
هُمْ
hum
they
فِيهَا
fīhā
in it
خَـٰلِدُونَ
khālidūna
(will) abide forever
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 117,116) ➊ {لَنْ تُغْنِيَ عَنْهُمْ اَمْوَالُهُمْ …:} That is, the wealth that was spent and not given for the pleasure of Allah, whether given or not given in the Hereafter, is the same. (Mudhih) Generally, in times of hardship, children are of help to a person, but at that time, the children of the disbelievers will be of no use to them. In the previous verses, the outcome of the good deeds of the believers and the pious was mentioned, that even their smallest good deed will not be wasted, rather, they will receive its full reward. Now, in this verse, the charity and welfare works of the disbelievers, in terms of being useless and wasted in the Hereafter, are likened to the crops of those who wronged themselves, which appear lush and green, but suddenly a severe cold wind blows and destroys them completely. This is the state of the charity and welfare works of the disbelievers; since they are deprived of the wealth of faith and sincerity, their deeds will be destroyed in the Hereafter and they will not receive any reward for those deeds. See also Surah Al-Furqan (23) and Surah An-Nur (39, 40). However, the disbelievers will receive the reward for their good deeds in this world only. See Surah Al-Ahqaf (20). {’’صِرٌّ ‘‘} A severe cold wind that burns the crops. It should be noted that in the Qur'an, generally the word {’’رِيْحٌ‘‘} is used for punishment, and {”رِيَاحٌ“} (a plural word) is used for mercy. (Mufradat) In Surah Yunus (22), the word {’’رِيْحٌ‘‘} is used for a favorable wind: «وَ جَرَيْنَ بِهِمْ بِرِيْحٍ طَيِّبَةٍ » In other places, it is used for a wind of punishment.
➋ {وَ مَا ظَلَمَهُمُ اللّٰهُ …:} That is, their deeds which were wasted and destroyed, this is not because Allah wronged them, but it is the result of wronging themselves. Because they neither affirmed Allah and His messengers and books, nor did they act purely for Allah, rather, they kept showing off.
➋ {وَ مَا ظَلَمَهُمُ اللّٰهُ …:} That is, their deeds which were wasted and destroyed, this is not because Allah wronged them, but it is the result of wronging themselves. Because they neither affirmed Allah and His messengers and books, nor did they act purely for Allah, rather, they kept showing off.
