سُوْرَةُ الْفُرْقَانِ
Surah Al-Furqaan (25) — Ayah 57
قُلْ مَآ أَسْـَٔلُكُمْ عَلَيْهِ مِنْ أَجْرٍ إِلَّا مَن شَآءَ أَن يَتَّخِذَ إِلَىٰ رَبِّهِۦ سَبِيلًا ﴿57﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Say: "No reward do I ask of you for this (that which I have brought from my Lord and its preaching), save that whosoever wills may take a Path to his Lord.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
قُلْ
qul
Say
مَآ
mā
Not
أَسْـَٔلُكُمْ
asalukum
I ask (of) you
عَلَيْهِ
ʿalayhi
for it
مِنْ
min
any
أَجْرٍ
ajrin
payment
إِلَّا
illā
except
مَن
man
(that) whoever wills
شَآءَ
shāa
(that) whoever wills
أَن
an
to
يَتَّخِذَ
yattakhidha
take
إِلَىٰ
ilā
to
رَبِّهِۦ
rabbihi
his Lord
سَبِيلًۭا
sabīlan
a way
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
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57. Say to them: I do not ask you for any reward for this (preaching). My reward is only that whoever wishes may take the path to his Lord. [70]
[70]
The Reward for the Effort of the Prophets?
In the context of the prophets’ invitation and the disbelievers’ rejection, this statement from the prophets as a response is mentioned at several places in the Quran. There are two aspects to this response. One is that if you do not like my work of inviting towards Allah, it is not as if I am taking any compensation or salary from you that you could stop it and I would abandon my work, nor do I have any such demand from you. Therefore, whether you like this work or not, I will continue to do my work. The second aspect is that I am inviting you to the straight path with complete sincerity and selflessness for your own good, and I do not take anything from you; rather, I hear mockery and ridicule from you and endure hardships, yet you do not even consider that at the very least you should reflect a little on what I am saying. The next part of this verse supports this aspect or meaning, that is, if Allah wills and even a single person among you is guided, I will consider that I have received the reward or compensation for my effort.
[70]
The Reward for the Effort of the Prophets?
In the context of the prophets’ invitation and the disbelievers’ rejection, this statement from the prophets as a response is mentioned at several places in the Quran. There are two aspects to this response. One is that if you do not like my work of inviting towards Allah, it is not as if I am taking any compensation or salary from you that you could stop it and I would abandon my work, nor do I have any such demand from you. Therefore, whether you like this work or not, I will continue to do my work. The second aspect is that I am inviting you to the straight path with complete sincerity and selflessness for your own good, and I do not take anything from you; rather, I hear mockery and ridicule from you and endure hardships, yet you do not even consider that at the very least you should reflect a little on what I am saying. The next part of this verse supports this aspect or meaning, that is, if Allah wills and even a single person among you is guided, I will consider that I have received the reward or compensation for my effort.
