فَإِذَا قَرَأْتَ ٱلْقُرْءَانَ فَٱسْتَعِذْ بِٱللَّهِ مِنَ ٱلشَّيْطَـٰنِ ٱلرَّجِيمِ
- EnglishSaheeh International
- So when you recite the Qur’ān, [first] seek refuge in Allāh from Satan, the expelled [from His mercy].
- TamilJan Trust Foundation
- மேலும் (நபியே!) நீர் குர்ஆனை ஓதுவீராயின் (முன்னதாக) வெருட்டப்பட்ட ஷைத்தானை விட்டும் அல்லாஹ்விடம் காவல் தேடிக்கொள்வீராக.
- SinhalaRuwwad Center
- එහෙයින් නුඹ අල් කුර්ආනය පාරායනා කළ විට පලවා හරින ලද ෂෙයිතාන්ගෙන් ආරක්ෂාව අල්ලාහ්ගෙන් පතනු.
- UrduMaulana Muhammad Junagarhi
- قرآن پڑھنے کے وقت راندے ہوئے شیطان سے اللہ کی پناه طلب کرو.
- JapaneseRyoichi Mita
- あなたがクルアーンを読唱する時は，忌まわしきシャイターンに対して，アッラーの御加護を祈れ。
- ChineseMa Jian
- 当你要诵读《古兰经》的时候，你应当求真主保护，以防受诅咒的恶魔的干扰。
Tafsir of 16:98
The Command to seek Refuge with Allah before reciting the Qur'an This is a command from Allah to His servants upon the tongue of His Prophet , telling them that when they want to read Qur'an, they should seek refuge with Allah from the cursed Shaytan. The Hadiths mentioned about seeking refuge with Allah (Isti`adhah), were quoted in our discussion at the beginning of this Tafsir, praise be to Allah. The reason for seeking refuge with Allah before reading is that the reader should not get confused or mixed up, and that the Shaytan would not confuse him or stop him from thinking about and pondering over the meaning of what he reads. Hence the majority of scholars said that refuge should be sought with Allah before starting to read. إِنَّهُ لَيْسَ لَهُ سُلْطَانٌ عَلَى الَّذِينَ ءَامَنُواْ وَعَلَى رَبِّهِمْ يَتَوَكَّلُونَ (Verily, he has no power over those who believe and put their trust only in their Lord.) Ath-Thawri said: "He has no power to make them commit a sin they will not repent from." Others said: it means that he has no argument for them.…
Source: Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
