Surah An-Naba' 78:37
ﱛ ﱜ ﱝ ﱞ ﱟ ﱠ ﱡ ﱢ ﱣ ﱤ ﱥ
[From] the Lord of the heavens and the earth and whatever is between them, the Most Merciful. They possess not from Him [authority for] speech.
Tafsir of An-Naba' 78:37
Tafsir
Tafsir Ibn Kathir
Verse range: 78:37
No one will dare to speak before Allah -- not even the Angels - without first receiving Permission
رب السماوات واﻻرض وما بينهما الرحمن
The Lord of the heavens and the earth, and whatsoever is in between them, the Most Gracious, Allah informs of His magnificence and His majesty, and that He is the Lord of the heavens and the earth, and whatever is in them and between them. He explains that He is the Most Gracious, Whose mercy covers all things. Then He says,
ﻻ يملكون منه خطابا
With Whom they cannot dare to speak. meaning, no one is able to begin addressing Him except by His permission. This is as Allah says,
من ذا الذى يشفع عنده إﻻ بٳذنه
Who is he that can intercede with Him except with His permission, (2:255) It is also similar to His statement,
يوم يٲت ﻻ تكلم نفس إﻻ بٳذنه
On the Day when it comes, no person shall speak except by His leave. (11:105)