Meccan · Surah 6 of 114

Al-An'aam 6:107

The Cattle · ayah 107 of 165

وَلَوْ شَآءَ ٱللَّهُ مَآ أَشْرَكُوا۟ ۗ وَمَا جَعَلْنَٰكَ عَلَيْهِمْ حَفِيظًۭا ۖ وَمَآ أَنتَ عَلَيْهِم بِوَكِيلٍۢ

Walaw shaa Allahu maashrakoo wama jaAAalnaka AAalayhim hafeethanwama anta AAalayhim biwakeel

"But if Allāh had willed, they would not have associated. And We have not appointed you over them as a guardian, nor are you a manager over them."

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Other English translations

Abdel Haleem (Oxford)+

"If it had been God’s will, they would not have done so, but We have not made you their guardian, nor are you their keeper."

Pickthall (classic)+

"Had Allah willed, they had not been idolatrous. We have not set thee as a keeper over them, nor art thou responsible for them."

Yusuf Ali (classic)+

"If it had been Allah's plan, they would not have taken false gods: but We made thee not one to watch over their doings, nor art thou set over them to dispose of their affairs."

Tafsīr · classical commentary

Ibn Kathir

Abridged English, public domain

The Command to Follow the Revelation

Allah commands His Messenger and those who followed his path,

اتَّبِعْ مَآ أُوحِىَ إِلَيْكَ مِن رَّبِّكَ

(Follow what has been inspired to you from your Lord,) meaning, follow it, obey it and act according to it. What has been revealed to you from your Lord is the Truth, no doubt, and there is no deity worthy of worship except Him,

وَأَعْرِضْ عَنِ الْمُشْرِكِينَ

(and turn aside from the idolators) meaning, forgive them, be forbearing and endure their harm until Allah brings relief to you, supports you and makes you triumphant over them. Know -- O Muhammad -- that there is a wisdom behind misleading the idolators, and that had Allah willed, He would have directed all people to guidance,

وَلَوْ شَآءَ اللَّهُ مَآ أَشْرَكُواْ

(Had Allah willed, they would not have taken others besides Him in worship.) Allah's is the perfect will and wisdom in all decrees and decisions, and He is never questioned about what He does, while they all will be questioned. Allah's statement,

وَمَا جَعَلْنَـكَ عَلَيْهِمْ حَفِيظاً

(And We have not made you Hafiz over them.) means, a watcher who observes their statements and deeds,

وَمَآ أَنتَ عَلَيْهِم بِوَكِيلٍ

(Nor are you set over them to dispose of their affairs. ) or to control their provision. Rather, your only job is to convey, just as Allah said,

فَذَكِّرْ إِنَّمَآ أَنتَ مُذَكِّرٌ - لَّسْتَ عَلَيْهِم بِمُسَيْطِرٍ

(So remind them, you are only one who reminds. You are not a dictator over them.) 88:21-22 and,

فَإِنَّمَا عَلَيْكَ الْبَلَـغُ وَعَلَيْنَا الْحِسَابُ

(Your duty is only to convey and on Us is the reckoning.) 13:40

Tafsir Saʿdi

English translation, public domain

О Мухаммад! Если бы Аллах пожелал обратить многобожников в веру, то они не приобщали бы сотоварищей к Нему. Всевышний разъяснил, что они поклоняются вымышленным богам не вопреки Его божественной воле. Если бы Аллаху было известно, что они отдадут предпочтение правой вере, то Он непременно наставил бы их на прямой путь. Однако Ему известно, что они отдадут предпочтение многобожию, и поэтому Он не стал удерживать их от поклонения вымышленным богам. Ты не являешься смотрителем над ними, на тебя не возложена обязанность запоминать их дела, и ты не будешь нести ответственность за их преступления. Мы не давали тебе таких поручений, и они не назначали тебя своим поручителем, чтобы ты распоряжался их делами и заботился о соблюдении их интересов. Из общего смысла этого аята следует, что если бы Аллах пожелал, чтобы многобожники поклонялись Ему одному, то Он принудил бы их к этому благодаря Своему могуществу и Своей власти, однако Ему было угодно, чтобы они сами сделали свой выбор. Что же касается Пророка Мухаммада, да благословит его Аллах и приветствует, то ему не было поручено наблюдать за многобожниками, исчислять их деяния и устраивать их дела.

Maʿārif al-Qur'ān

Mufti Shafi Usmani, English

The reason for this has been given in the fifth verse (107). There it has been said: If Allah Ta` ala had willed - in consideration of His own creational imperative - that the whole human race should become Muslim in faith, then, it would have become impossible for them to associate partners in the Divinity of Allah (Shirk). But, it was because of their misdeeds that Allah willed that they be punished. So, He created the necessary conditions for that end. Now, how could he make them Muslims under these circumstances? In fact, why should he worry about what they choose to do with their lives? Allah has not made him to stand guard over what they do, nor has he been authorized by Allah to bring punishment on them for their misdeeds. Therefore, he should not have any anxiety on account of what they do to themselves or for themselves.

Tafsīr sourced from quran.com's open API. These are classical commentaries; for personal rulings consult a qualified scholar.

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