An-Najm 53:26 ۞ وكم من ملك في السماوات لا تغني شفاعتهم شييا الا من بعد ان ياذن الله لمن يشاء ويرضى ٢٦
۞ وَكَم
مِّن
مَّلَكٖ
فِي
ٱلسَّمَٰوَٰتِ
لَا
تُغۡنِي
شَفَٰعَتُهُمۡ
شَيۡـًٔا
إِلَّا
مِنۢ
بَعۡدِ
أَن
يَأۡذَنَ
ٱللَّهُ
لِمَن
يَشَآءُ
وَيَرۡضَىٰٓ
٢٦
˹Imagine˺ how many ˹noble˺ angels are in the heavens! ˹Even˺ their intercession would be of no benefit whatsoever, until Allah gives permission to whoever He wills and ˹only for the people He˺ approves.
— Dr. Mustafa Khattab, The Clear Quran
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
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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
Refuting Idolatry, Al-Lat and Al-`Uzza
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