Al-Hajj 22:12 يدعو من دون الله ما لا يضره وما لا ينفعه ذالك هو الضلال البعيد ١٢
يَدۡعُواْ
مِن
دُونِ
ٱللَّهِ
مَا
لَا
يَضُرُّهُۥ
وَمَا
لَا
يَنفَعُهُۥۚ
ذَٰلِكَ
هُوَ
ٱلضَّلَٰلُ
ٱلۡبَعِيدُ
١٢
He prays to someone, instead of Allah, who can neither harm him nor benefit him. That is the error that takes him too far from the right path.
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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
The meaning of worshipping Allah as it were upon the edge
Mujahid, Qatadah and others said:
عَلَى حَرْفٍ
(upon the edge) means, in doubt. Others said that it meant on the edge, such as on the edge or side of a mountain, i.e., (this person) enters Islam on the edge, and if he finds what he likes he will
…The meaning of worshipping Allah as it were upon the edge
Mujahid, Qatadah and others said:
عَلَى حَرْفٍ
(upon the edge) means, in doubt. Others said tha
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