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At-Tawbah 113

Ayah 113 of 129 · Medinan

مَا كَانَ لِلنَّبِيِّ وَٱلَّذِينَ ءَامَنُوٓاْ أَن يَسۡتَغۡفِرُواْ لِلۡمُشۡرِكِينَ وَلَوۡ كَانُوٓاْ أُوْلِي قُرۡبَىٰ مِنۢ بَعۡدِ مَا تَبَيَّنَ لَهُمۡ أَنَّهُمۡ أَصۡحَٰبُ ٱلۡجَحِيمِ ١١٣

It is not for the Prophet and those who have believed to ask forgiveness for the polytheists, even if they were relatives, after it has become clear to them that they are companions of Hellfire.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. مَاNotmā
  2. كَانَ(it) iskāna
  3. لِلنَّبِيِّfor the Prophetlilnnabiyyi
  4. وَٱلَّذِينَand those whowa-alladhīna
  5. ءَامَنُوٓاْbelieveāmanū
  6. أَنthatan
  7. يَسۡتَغۡفِرُواْthey ask forgivenessyastaghfirū
  8. لِلۡمُشۡرِكِينَfor the polytheistslil'mush'rikīna
  9. وَلَوۡeven thoughwalaw
  10. كَانُوٓاْthey bekānū
  11. أُوْلِيnear of kinulī
  12. قُرۡبَىٰnear of kinqur'bā
  13. مِنۢaftermin
  14. بَعۡدِafterbaʿdi
  15. مَا[what]mā
  16. تَبَيَّنَhas become cleartabayyana
  17. لَهُمۡto themlahum
  18. أَنَّهُمۡthat theyannahum
  19. أَصۡحَٰبُ(are the) companionsaṣḥābu
  20. ٱلۡجَحِيمِ(of) the Hellfirel-jaḥīmi

Tafsir

It is not right for the Prophet and the believers to seek forgiveness from Allah for the idolaters, even if they are their relatives, after it has become clear to them that they are the people of the fire of Hell – because they died as idolaters.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran