سُوْرَةُ الْاَنْعَامِ
Surah Al-An'aam (6) — Ayah 17
وَإِن يَمْسَسْكَ ٱللَّهُ بِضُرٍّ فَلَا كَاشِفَ لَهُۥٓ إِلَّا هُوَ ۖ وَإِن يَمْسَسْكَ بِخَيْرٍ فَهُوَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَدِيرٌ ﴿17﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And if Allâh touches you with harm, none can remove it but He, and if He touches you with good, then He is Able to do all things.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَإِن
wa-in
And if
يَمْسَسْكَ
yamsaska
touches you
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
Allah
بِضُرٍّۢ
biḍurrin
with affliction
فَلَا
falā
then no
كَاشِفَ
kāshifa
remover
لَهُۥٓ
lahu
of it
إِلَّا
illā
except
هُوَ ۖ
huwa
Him
وَإِن
wa-in
And if
يَمْسَسْكَ
yamsaska
He touches you
بِخَيْرٍۢ
bikhayrin
with good
فَهُوَ
fahuwa
then He
عَلَىٰ
ʿalā
(is) on
كُلِّ
kulli
every
شَىْءٍۢ
shayin
thing
قَدِيرٌۭ
qadīrun
All-Powerful
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 17) {وَ اِنْ يَّمْسَسْكَ اللّٰهُ بِضُرٍّ … :} With this verse, the root of shirk is cut off. Because when a person’s belief becomes firm that the remover of pain and hardship and the owner of every kind of good is only Allah Ta’ala, then prostrating before others, making offerings at their graves, and thinking that they can fulfill needs will be considered a great folly. The Qur’an has placed special emphasis on the fact that every kind of benefit and harm is in the hands of Allah; if this belief becomes firm, then a person does not fall into shirk. See also Surah Al-A’raf (188), Yunus (104 to 107), Fatir (2), Surah Az-Zumar (38), and Surah Al-Jinn (21).
