لَّن
يَسۡتَنكِفَ
ٱلۡمَسِيحُ
أَن
يَكُونَ
عَبۡدٗا
لِّلَّهِ
وَلَا
ٱلۡمَلَٰٓئِكَةُ
ٱلۡمُقَرَّبُونَۚ
وَمَن
يَسۡتَنكِفۡ
عَنۡ
عِبَادَتِهِۦ
وَيَسۡتَكۡبِرۡ
فَسَيَحۡشُرُهُمۡ
إِلَيۡهِ
جَمِيعٗا
١٧٢
Never would the Messiah disdain to be a servant of Allāh, nor would the angels near [to Him]. And whoever disdains His worship and is arrogant - He will gather them to Himself all together.
— Saheeh International
The Messiah would never be too proud to be a servant of Allah, nor would the angels nearest to Allah. Those who are too proud and arrogant to worship Him will be brought before Him all together.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran
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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
The Prophets and Angels Are Never too Proud to Worship Allah
Ibn Abi Hatim recorded that Ibn `Abbas said that, `proud', means insolent. Qatadah said that,
الْمَسِيحُ أَن يَكُونَ عَبْداً للَّهِ وَلاَ الْمَلَـئِكَةُ الْمُقَرَّبُونَ
(Al-Masih will never be too proud to be a servant of Allah nor the angels
…The Prophets and Angels Are Never too Proud to Worship Allah
Ibn Abi Hatim recorded that Ibn `Abbas said that, `proud', means insolent. Qatadah said th
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