Tafsir Ibn Abbas: An-Najm, Ayah 26

An-Najm · Ayah 26 · View Ayah
۞ وَكَم مِّن مَّلَكٍۢ فِى ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ لَا تُغْنِى شَفَٰعَتُهُمْ شَيْـًٔا إِلَّا مِنۢ بَعْدِ أَن يَأْذَنَ ٱللَّهُ لِمَن يَشَآءُ وَيَرْضَىٰٓ
And how many angels there are in the heavens whose intercession will not avail at all except [only] after Allah has permitted [it] to whom He wills and approves.

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Ibn Abbas Commentary

(And how many angels are in the heavens) whom you claim are Allah's daughters (whose intercession availeth naught) who intercede for no one (save after Allah giveth leave) except after Allah commands them to intercede (to whom He chooseth) to whoever deserves it from among the believers (and accepteth) them through the profession of Allah's divine Oneness!

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And how many an angel that is to say many an angel there is in the heavens and how honoured they are in God’s sight but whose intercession cannot avail in any way except after God gives permission to them for this intercession for whomever He wills of His servants and with whom He is satisfied because of His saying and they do not intercede except for him with whom He is satisfied Q. 2128. It is also well-known that it intercession cannot be forthcoming from them except after permission for it has been granted who is there that shall intercede with Him save with His leave Q. 2255.

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