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 Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran (Facilitation of the Quran) is a comprehensive Quran commentary by Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. Known for his eloquent and accessible writing style, Kilani authored this tafsir with a focus on clarity — making Quranic meanings understandable to the common reader. The tafsir provides detailed historical context for verses related to battles and expeditions, and firmly refutes modernist ideologies using strong scriptural evidence. It is widely regarded as an invaluable resource for understanding the Quran and countering deviant interpretations. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
17. If Allah should touch you with harm, none can remove it except Him; and if He intends good [18] for you, He is capable of all things.
[17] That is, let alone attaining the highest ranks in Paradise, if a person is saved from the torment of Hell on that Day, he should consider that he has achieved great success and that Allah has bestowed His special grace and mercy upon him.
[18] This verse cuts the root of shirk (associating partners with Allah), because if a person firmly believes that only Allah can remove pain and grant benefit, then why would he call upon anyone else, or offer vows and sacrifices to anyone else, or bow his head in submission before anyone else? For whenever a person commits shirk, it is for one of these two reasons: either to gain benefit or to ward off harm. If he considers Allah alone to be the owner and controller of both these matters, then he will never feel the need for shirk.
[17] That is, let alone attaining the highest ranks in Paradise, if a person is saved from the torment of Hell on that Day, he should consider that he has achieved great success and that Allah has bestowed His special grace and mercy upon him.
[18] This verse cuts the root of shirk (associating partners with Allah), because if a person firmly believes that only Allah can remove pain and grant benefit, then why would he call upon anyone else, or offer vows and sacrifices to anyone else, or bow his head in submission before anyone else? For whenever a person commits shirk, it is for one of these two reasons: either to gain benefit or to ward off harm. If he considers Allah alone to be the owner and controller of both these matters, then he will never feel the need for shirk.
