Al-Furqán 25:55 ويعبدون من دون الله ما لا ينفعهم ولا يضرهم وكان الكافر على ربه ظهيرا ٥٥
وَيَعۡبُدُونَ
مِن
دُونِ
ٱللَّهِ
مَا
لَا
يَنفَعُهُمۡ
وَلَا
يَضُرُّهُمۡۗ
وَكَانَ
ٱلۡكَافِرُ
عَلَىٰ
رَبِّهِۦ
ظَهِيرٗا
٥٥
But they worship rather than Allāh that which does not benefit them or harm them, and the disbeliever is ever, against his Lord, an assistant [to Satan].
— Saheeh International
Yet they worship besides Allah what can neither benefit nor harm them. And the disbeliever always collaborates against their Lord.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran
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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
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