He invokes one whose harm is closer than his benefit - how (22:13)

Almuntakhab Fi Tafsir Alquran Alkarim

He invokes an object which would sooner hurt him than profit him. How bad is the tutelary guardian and how bad is the society

Tafseer Tafheem-ul-Quran by Syed Abu-al-A'la Maududi

(22:13) He invokes those who are more likely to do him harm than good. *18 What an evil guardian he chooses and what an evil companion ! *19

He invokes one whose harm is closer than his benefit - how meaning

*18) Vv. 12-13 clarify two things about the deities whom the mushriks invoke. Firstly, they can do a person neither any good nor any harm; nay, it is more probable that they do harm rather than good. For when the mushrik invokes other deities than Allah, he loses his faith forthwith. Secondly, the mushrik himself knows that there is no guarantee or probability of any good from his `god' who is utterly helpless and powerless. As regards the occasional grant of his request through his god, this is done by Allah merely to test his faith.

*19) That is, the one, who leads a person to the way of shirk is the worst guardian and the worst comrade, whether he be a human being or a satan.
 

He invokes one whose harm is closer than his benefit - how meaning in Urdu

وہ اُن کو پکارتا ہے جن کا نقصان اُن کے نفع سے قریب تر ہے بدترین ہے اُس کا مولیٰ اور بدترین ہے اُس کا رفیق