۞ وَكَم
مِّن
مَّلَكٖ
فِي
ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ
لَا
تُغۡنِي
شَفَٰعَتُهُمۡ
شَيۡـًٔا
إِلَّا
مِنۢ
بَعۡدِ
أَن
يَأۡذَنَ
ٱللَّهُ
لِمَن
يَشَآءُ
وَيَرۡضَىٰٓ
٢٦
And how many angels are in the heavens whose intercession availeth naught save after Allah giveth leave to whom He chooseth and accepteth.
— M. Pickthall
And how many angels there are in the heavens whose intercession will not avail at all except [only] after Allāh has permitted [it] to whom He wills and approves.
— Saheeh International
How many-so-ever be the angels in the heavens, their intercession will avail nothing except after Allah has given leave for whom He pleases and that he is acceptable to Him.
— A. Yusuf Ali
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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
Refuting Idolatry, Al-Lat and Al-`Uzza
Allah the Exalted rebukes the idolators for worshipping idols and taking rivals to Him. They built houses for their idols to resemble the Ka`bah built by Prophet Ibrahim, Allah's Khalil.
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Allah the Exalted rebukes the idolators for worshipping idols and taking rivals to Him. They built houses for t
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