وَمَن يُضْلِلِ ٱللَّهُ فَمَا لَهُۥ مِن وَلِىٍّۢ مِّنۢ بَعْدِهِۦ ۗ وَتَرَى ٱلظَّٰلِمِينَ لَمَّا رَأَوُا۟ ٱلْعَذَابَ يَقُولُونَ هَلْ إِلَىٰ مَرَدٍّۢ مِّن سَبِيلٍۢ
Wa mai yudlilil laahu famaa lahoo minw waliyyim mim ba'dih; wa taraz zaalimeena lammaa ra awul 'azaaba yaqooloona hal ilaa maraddim min sabeel
And he whom Allah sends astray - for him there is no protector beyond Him. And you will see the wrongdoers, when they see the punishment, saying, "Is there for return [to the former world] any way?"
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42:44Ayah 153
6 ayahs in Ash-Shura are strongly about the Day of Judgment. This is one of them.
← Previous on Day of Judgment42:18Those who do not believe in it are impatient for it, but those who believe are fearful of it and know that it is the truth. Unquestionably,Next on Day of Judgment →42:45And you will see them being exposed to the Fire, humbled from humiliation, looking from [behind] a covert glance. And those who had believed will say, "Indeed,
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And whomever God leads astray has no protector after Him that is to say none to take charge of guiding him after God has led him astray. And you will see the wrongdoers when they sight the chastisement saying ‘Is there any way any route by which to return?’ to this world.
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You people recite this verse "You who believe, care for yourselves; he who goes astray cannot harm you when you are rightly-guided," and put it in its improper place.
Khalid's version has: We heard the Prophet (ﷺ) say: When the people see a wrongdoer and do not prevent him, Allah will soon punish them all. Amr ibn Hushaym's version has: I heard the Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) say: If acts of disobedience are done among any people and do not change them though the are able to do so, Allah will soon punish them all.
Adu Dawud said: This tradition has also been transmitted by Abu Usamah and a group transmitters similar to the version narrated by Khalid. The version of Shu'bah has: "If acts of obedience are done among any people who are more numerous than those who do them...."
“The
Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said: ‘There is no people among
whom sins are
committed when they are stronger and of a higher status
(i.e. they
have the power and ability to stop the sinners) and they
do not change
them, but Allah will send His punishment upon them
all.’”
"If a slave runs away to the land of Shirk, there is no protection (or immunity) for him."
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