Tafsir Al-Jalalayn: Al-Hijr, Ayah 84
فَمَآ أَغْنَىٰ عَنْهُم مَّا كَانُوا۟ يَكْسِبُونَ
So nothing availed them [from] what they used to earn.
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(And that which they were wont to count as gain) their words, deeds and that which they worshipped (availed them not) against Allah's torment.
Related Hadiths
Sunan an-Nasa'i#3810Sahih
"They do not bring any good; they are just a means of taking wealth from the miserly."
Narrated by It was narrated from 'Abdullah bin 'Umar that the Messenger of Allah forbade vows and said:
Sahih Muslim#4110Sahih
It does not (necessarily) bring good (in the form of substantial, and tangible results), but it is the meant whereby something is extracted from the miserly persons.
Narrated by Ibn Umar reported that Allah's Apostle (ﷺ) forbade (people) taking vows, and said:
Al-Jalalayn Commentary
And so that which they used to count as gain in the way of building fortresses and amassing riches did not avail did not protect them from the chastisement.