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Surah At-Tawba (9) — Ayah 115
وَمَا كَانَ ٱللَّهُ لِيُضِلَّ قَوْمًۢا بَعْدَ إِذْ هَدَىٰهُمْ حَتَّىٰ يُبَيِّنَ لَهُم مَّا يَتَّقُونَ ۚ إِنَّ ٱللَّهَ بِكُلِّ شَىْءٍ عَلِيمٌ ﴿115﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And Allâh will never lead a people astray after He has guided them until He makes clear to them as to what they should avoid. Verily, Allâh is the All-Knower of everything.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَمَا
wamā
And not
كَانَ
kāna
is
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
(for) Allah
لِيُضِلَّ
liyuḍilla
that He lets go astray
قَوْمًۢا
qawman
a people
بَعْدَ
baʿda
after
إِذْ
idh
[when]
هَدَىٰهُمْ
hadāhum
He has guided them
حَتَّىٰ
ḥattā
until
يُبَيِّنَ
yubayyina
He makes clear
لَهُم
lahum
to them
مَّا
mā
what
يَتَّقُونَ ۚ
yattaqūna
they should fear
إِنَّ
inna
Indeed
ٱللَّهَ
l-laha
Allah
بِكُلِّ
bikulli
(of) every
شَىْءٍ
shayin
thing
عَلِيمٌ
ʿalīmun
(is) All-Knower
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.
115. Allah does not lead a people astray after He has guided them, until He makes clear to them what they should avoid [132]. Surely, Allah is Knowing of all things.
One Who Does Not Know the Legal Ruling is Ignorant, Not Misguided:
That is, Allah’s law is that He makes clear to people what things they must avoid. This is both the completion of proof from Allah and guidance. Now, those who leave the path of Allah’s guidance and walk on the wrong path—that is, choose the path of misguidance—Allah grants them the ability to continue on that path, because it is not Allah’s way to forcibly keep anyone on the path of guidance. Incidentally, this verse also shows that one who does something whose prohibition has not been explicitly revealed is neither misguided nor sinful. It is as if it is being indicated that those who sought forgiveness for the polytheists before the prohibition was revealed are not to be held accountable, but after the command has come, doing so is misguidance. Similarly, if someone does not know a legal ruling at all, he can be called ignorant, but not misguided.
One Who Does Not Know the Legal Ruling is Ignorant, Not Misguided:
That is, Allah’s law is that He makes clear to people what things they must avoid. This is both the completion of proof from Allah and guidance. Now, those who leave the path of Allah’s guidance and walk on the wrong path—that is, choose the path of misguidance—Allah grants them the ability to continue on that path, because it is not Allah’s way to forcibly keep anyone on the path of guidance. Incidentally, this verse also shows that one who does something whose prohibition has not been explicitly revealed is neither misguided nor sinful. It is as if it is being indicated that those who sought forgiveness for the polytheists before the prohibition was revealed are not to be held accountable, but after the command has come, doing so is misguidance. Similarly, if someone does not know a legal ruling at all, he can be called ignorant, but not misguided.
