سُوْرَةُ النَّبَاِ
Surah An-Naba (78) — Ayah 38
يَوْمَ يَقُومُ ٱلرُّوحُ وَٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةُ صَفًّا ۖ لَّا يَتَكَلَّمُونَ إِلَّا مَنْ أَذِنَ لَهُ ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنُ وَقَالَ صَوَابًا ﴿38﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
The Day that Ar-Rûh [Jibrîl (Gabriel) or another angel] and the angels will stand forth in rows, they will not speak except him whom the Most Gracious (Allâh) allows, and he will speak what is right.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
يَوْمَ
yawma
(The) Day
يَقُومُ
yaqūmu
will stand
ٱلرُّوحُ
l-rūḥu
the Spirit
وَٱلْمَلَـٰٓئِكَةُ
wal-malāikatu
and the Angels
صَفًّۭا ۖ
ṣaffan
(in) rows
لَّا
lā
not
يَتَكَلَّمُونَ
yatakallamūna
they will speak
إِلَّا
illā
except
مَنْ
man
(one) who
أَذِنَ
adhina
permits
لَهُ
lahu
[for] him
ٱلرَّحْمَـٰنُ
l-raḥmānu
the Most Gracious
وَقَالَ
waqāla
and he (will) say
صَوَابًۭا
ṣawāban
(what is) correct
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
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38. On the Day when Gabriel and all the angels will stand in rows, none will speak except the one to whom the Most Merciful grants permission, and who speaks what is right [25].
[25] ﴿وقال صوابا﴾ can have two meanings: one is that the intercessor will only be able to intercede on behalf of the person who spoke the correct word in the world, and by the correct word is meant the word of Tawheed, that is, ﴿لا اله الا الله﴾. That is, intercession can be made for such a sinner who remained firm on Tawheed and obedient to Allah. But no intercession can be made on behalf of a polytheist or a rebel against Allah. According to the second meaning, both these attributes belong to the intercessor. That is, only that person will be able to intercede who is granted permission by Allah, and at the time of intercession, he will only say what is correct and in accordance with Allah’s pleasure. That is, regarding the sin for which Allah wishes to accept intercession for a sinner, the intercessor will only intercede for that.
[25] ﴿وقال صوابا﴾ can have two meanings: one is that the intercessor will only be able to intercede on behalf of the person who spoke the correct word in the world, and by the correct word is meant the word of Tawheed, that is, ﴿لا اله الا الله﴾. That is, intercession can be made for such a sinner who remained firm on Tawheed and obedient to Allah. But no intercession can be made on behalf of a polytheist or a rebel against Allah. According to the second meaning, both these attributes belong to the intercessor. That is, only that person will be able to intercede who is granted permission by Allah, and at the time of intercession, he will only say what is correct and in accordance with Allah’s pleasure. That is, regarding the sin for which Allah wishes to accept intercession for a sinner, the intercessor will only intercede for that.
