سُوْرَةُ النَّجْمِ
Surah An-Najm (53) — Ayah 26
۞ وَكَم مِّن مَّلَكٍ فِى ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ لَا تُغْنِى شَفَـٰعَتُهُمْ شَيْـًٔا إِلَّا مِنۢ بَعْدِ أَن يَأْذَنَ ٱللَّهُ لِمَن يَشَآءُ وَيَرْضَىٰٓ ﴿26﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And there are many angels in the heavens, whose intercession will avail nothing except after Allâh has given leave for whom He wills and is pleased with.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
۞ وَكَم
wakam
And how many
مِّن
min
of
مَّلَكٍۢ
malakin
(the) Angels
فِى
fī
in
ٱلسَّمَـٰوَٰتِ
l-samāwāti
the heavens
لَا
lā
not
تُغْنِى
tugh'nī
will avail
شَفَـٰعَتُهُمْ
shafāʿatuhum
their intercession
شَيْـًٔا
shayan
anything
إِلَّا
illā
except
مِنۢ
min
after
بَعْدِ
baʿdi
after
أَن
an
[that]
يَأْذَنَ
yadhana
Allah has given permission
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
Allah has given permission
لِمَن
liman
for whom
يَشَآءُ
yashāu
He wills
وَيَرْضَىٰٓ
wayarḍā
and approves
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 26) {وَ كَمْ مِّنْ مَّلَكٍ فِي السَّمٰوٰتِ لَا تُغْنِيْ شَفَاعَتُهُمْ شَيْـًٔا … :} That is, these helpers and removers of difficulties of yours, and the gods and goddesses made in the names of angels, are merely products of your imagination and conjecture; in reality, they do not exist at all. Here, even the real angels who dwell in the heavens and have closeness to Allah Almighty, their intercession is of no avail, except for the one whom Allah Almighty permits, and it benefits only the one for whom Allah Almighty is pleased with intercession and grants permission for it. In short, the authority of intercession also rests only with Allah Almighty. He said: « قُلْ لِّلّٰهِ الشَّفَاعَةُ جَمِيْعًا » [ الزمر : ۴۴ ] "Say, all intercession belongs entirely to Allah." Then why do you call upon and worship anyone else besides Him? For more on intercession, see Surah Al-Baqarah (255): « مَنْ ذَا الَّذِيْ يَشْفَعُ عِنْدَهٗۤ اِلَّا بِاِذْنِهٖ» (Ayat al-Kursi) and the commentary of Surah An-Naba (38).
