سُوْرَةُ اٰلِ عِمْرٰنَ
Surah Aal-i-Imraan (3) — Ayah 128
لَيْسَ لَكَ مِنَ ٱلْأَمْرِ شَىْءٌ أَوْ يَتُوبَ عَلَيْهِمْ أَوْ يُعَذِّبَهُمْ فَإِنَّهُمْ ظَـٰلِمُونَ ﴿128﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Not for you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه وسلم, but for Allâh) is the decision; whether He turns in mercy to (pardons) them or punishes them; verily, they are the Zâlimûn (polytheists, disobedients, and wrong-doers).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
لَيْسَ
laysa
Not
لَكَ
laka
for you
مِنَ
mina
of
ٱلْأَمْرِ
l-amri
the decision
شَىْءٌ
shayon
(of) anything
أَوْ
aw
whether
يَتُوبَ
yatūba
He turns
عَلَيْهِمْ
ʿalayhim
to them
أَوْ
aw
or
يُعَذِّبَهُمْ
yuʿadhibahum
punishes them
فَإِنَّهُمْ
fa-innahum
for indeed, they
ظَـٰلِمُونَ
ẓālimūna
(are) wrongdoers
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 129,128) ➊ {لَيْسَ لَكَ مِنَ الْاَمْرِ شَيْءٌ … :} In this verse, it is stated to the Prophet (peace be upon him) that the servant has no authority; all kinds of authority are in the hands of Allah Almighty. (Muwaddih)
At Bi’r Ma‘unah, the tribes who deceitfully killed seventy of his companions, and those who were at the forefront among the polytheists in the Battle of Uhud, against them the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) began to supplicate by mentioning their names in the Qunoot. The incident of Bi’r Ma‘unah is present in Bukhari. [ بخاری، المغازی، باب غزوۃ الرجیع… : ۴۰۸۶ ]
Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) says that when the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) would raise his head after bowing in the second rak‘ah of Fajr prayer, after {’’ سَمِعَ اللّٰهُ لِمَنْ حَمِدَهٗ رَبَّنَا وَ لَكَ الْحَمْدُ ‘‘}, he would supplicate: “O Allah! Curse so-and-so, so-and-so, and so-and-so.” So Allah Almighty revealed this verse: «لَيْسَ لَكَ مِنَ الْاَمْرِ شَيْءٌ » “You have no part in the matter at all.” [ بخاری، التفسیر، باب : «لیس لک من الأمر شیء» : ۴۰۶۹ ]
Thus, Allah Almighty granted all those people, whom he used to curse by name, the ability to repent and they became Muslims. From this, it is understood that the only one who is absolutely authoritative and Knower of the unseen is Allah alone, otherwise he would have surely made his dear uncle a Muslim and would have surely had those who committed oppression at Uhud and Bi’r Ma‘unah accursed.
➋ From these verses and hadiths, it is understood that in Qunoot Nazilah, it is not permissible to curse any disbeliever by name, for who knows, Allah Almighty may grant him the ability to repent. However, cursing the general disbelievers is correct, and this is also established from the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him).
At Bi’r Ma‘unah, the tribes who deceitfully killed seventy of his companions, and those who were at the forefront among the polytheists in the Battle of Uhud, against them the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) began to supplicate by mentioning their names in the Qunoot. The incident of Bi’r Ma‘unah is present in Bukhari. [ بخاری، المغازی، باب غزوۃ الرجیع… : ۴۰۸۶ ]
Abdullah bin Umar (may Allah be pleased with them both) says that when the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him) would raise his head after bowing in the second rak‘ah of Fajr prayer, after {’’ سَمِعَ اللّٰهُ لِمَنْ حَمِدَهٗ رَبَّنَا وَ لَكَ الْحَمْدُ ‘‘}, he would supplicate: “O Allah! Curse so-and-so, so-and-so, and so-and-so.” So Allah Almighty revealed this verse: «لَيْسَ لَكَ مِنَ الْاَمْرِ شَيْءٌ » “You have no part in the matter at all.” [ بخاری، التفسیر، باب : «لیس لک من الأمر شیء» : ۴۰۶۹ ]
Thus, Allah Almighty granted all those people, whom he used to curse by name, the ability to repent and they became Muslims. From this, it is understood that the only one who is absolutely authoritative and Knower of the unseen is Allah alone, otherwise he would have surely made his dear uncle a Muslim and would have surely had those who committed oppression at Uhud and Bi’r Ma‘unah accursed.
➋ From these verses and hadiths, it is understood that in Qunoot Nazilah, it is not permissible to curse any disbeliever by name, for who knows, Allah Almighty may grant him the ability to repent. However, cursing the general disbelievers is correct, and this is also established from the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him).
