Al-Kashshaf on Yunus 10:106

Surah Yunus 10:106

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ﳋ ﳌ ﳍ ﳎ ﳏ ﳐ ﳑ ﳒ ﳓ ﳔ ﳕ ﳖ ﳗ ﳘ ﳙ ﳚ ﳛ

And do not invoke besides Allah that which neither benefits you nor harms you, for if you did, then indeed you would be of the wrongdoers.'"

{And do not invoke besides Allah that which neither benefits you nor harms you}

{Then if you do} Its meaning is: If you invoke besides Allah that which neither benefits you nor harms you. He used the verb "do" as a metonymy for the invocation to achieve conciseness.

{Then indeed, you are then among the wrongdoers} "Then" (idhan) is the consequence of the conditional clause and serves as an answer to an implied question, as if an inquirer asked about the consequences of worshipping idols. He categorized him as being "among the wrongdoers" because there is no injustice greater than shirk (polytheism), as it is said: "Indeed, shirk is a great injustice."

{And if Allah should touch you with adversity, there is no remover of it except Him; and if He intends for you good, then there is no repeller of His bounty. He causes it to reach whom He wills of His servants. And He is the Forgiving, the Merciful. Say, "O mankind, the truth has come to you from your Lord, so whoever is guided is only guided for [the benefit of] his soul, and whoever goes astray only goes astray against it. And I am not over you a manager."}

Tafsir of Yunus 10:106

Al-Kashshaf

{And do not invoke besides Allah that which neither benefits you nor harms you}