Surah Ahzab ayat 17 Tafsir Quran 33:17

﴿قُلْ مَن ذَا الَّذِي يَعْصِمُكُم مِّنَ اللَّهِ إِنْ أَرَادَ بِكُمْ سُوءًا أَوْ أَرَادَ بِكُمْ رَحْمَةً ۚ وَلَا يَجِدُونَ لَهُم مِّن دُونِ اللَّهِ وَلِيًّا وَلَا نَصِيرًا﴾
[ الأحزاب: 17]

33:17 Say, "Who is it that can protect you from Allah if He intends for you an ill or intends for you a mercy?" And they will not find for themselves besides Allah any protector or any helper.

Say ‘Who is it that can protect you grant you sanctuary from God should He desire to cause you ill whether it be destruction or defeat or who is it that can cause you ill should He God desire for you mercy?’ good. And they shall not find for themselves besides God in other words other than God any protector to avail them or helper to ward off harm from them.

Say to them: Who can defend you against Allah or protect you from Him should He decide to befall you with a misfortune or wed you to a calamity or obstruct His mercy if He decides to extend it to you. Such people will not find a tutelary guardian nor someone to afford them help

يَقُولُونَ إِنَّ بُيُوتَنَا عَوْرَةٌ وَمَا هِىَ بِعَوْرَةٍ إِن يُرِيدُونَ إِلاَّ فِرَاراً ( "Truly, our homes lie open." And they lay not open.
They but wished to flee. ) If the enemy had entered upon them from every side of Al-Madinah and from every direction, then demanded that they become disbelievers, they would have promptly done so.
They would not have adhered to their faith or remained steadfast in it if they were faced with the slightest fear.
This is how it was interpreted by Qatadah, `Abdur-Rahman bin Zayd and Ibn Jarir.
This is a condemnation of them in the clearest terms.
Then Allah reminds them of the promise they had made to Him before this fear struck them, that they would not turn their backs or flee from the battlefield. وَكَانَ عَهْدُ اللَّهِ مَسْئُولاً ( and a covenant with Allah must be answered for. ) means, Allah will inevitably ask them about that covenant.
Then Allah tells them that fleeing from battle will not delay their appointed demise or make their lives any longer; on the contrary, it may be the cause of their being taken sooner, and in a sudden manner.
Allah says: وَإِذاً لاَّ تُمَتَّعُونَ إِلاَّ قَلِيلاً ( and then you will enjoy no more than a little while! ) meaning, `after you run away and flee from battle.' قُلْ مَتَـعُ الدُّنْيَا قَلِيلٌ وَالاٌّخِرَةُ خَيْرٌ لِّمَنِ اتَّقَى ( Say: "Short is the enjoyment of this world.
The Hereafter is better for him who have Taqwa" ) ( 4:77 ).
Then Allah says: قُلْ مَن ذَا الَّذِى يَعْصِمُكُمْ مِّنَ اللَّهِ إِنْ أَرَادَ بِكُمْ سُوءاً أَوْ أَرَادَ بِكُمْ رَحْمَةً وَلاَ يَجِدُونَ لَهُمْ مِّن دُونِ اللَّهِ وَلِيّاً وَلاَ نَصِيراً ( Say: "Who is he who can protect you from Allah if He intends to harm you, or intends mercy on you" And they will not find, besides Allah, for themselves any protector or any helper. ) meaning, they have no one else except Allah to respond to their cries.

يَقُولُونَ إِنَّ بُيُوتَنَا عَوْرَةٌ وَمَا هِىَ بِعَوْرَةٍ إِن يُرِيدُونَ إِلاَّ فِرَاراً ( "Truly, our homes lie open." And they lay not open.
They but wished to flee. ) If the enemy had entered upon them from every side of Al-Madinah and from every direction, then demanded that they become disbelievers, they would have promptly done so.
They would not have adhered to their faith or remained steadfast in it if they were faced with the slightest fear.
This is how it was interpreted by Qatadah, `Abdur-Rahman bin Zayd and Ibn Jarir.
This is a condemnation of them in the clearest terms.
Then Allah reminds them of the promise they had made to Him before this fear struck them, that they would not turn their backs or flee from the battlefield. وَكَانَ عَهْدُ اللَّهِ مَسْئُولاً ( and a covenant with Allah must be answered for. ) means, Allah will inevitably ask them about that covenant.
Then Allah tells them that fleeing from battle will not delay their appointed demise or make their lives any longer; on the contrary, it may be the cause of their being taken sooner, and in a sudden manner.
Allah says: وَإِذاً لاَّ تُمَتَّعُونَ إِلاَّ قَلِيلاً ( and then you will enjoy no more than a little while! ) meaning, `after you run away and flee from battle.' قُلْ مَتَـعُ الدُّنْيَا قَلِيلٌ وَالاٌّخِرَةُ خَيْرٌ لِّمَنِ اتَّقَى ( Say: "Short is the enjoyment of this world.
The Hereafter is better for him who have Taqwa" ) ( 4:77 ).
Then Allah says: قُلْ مَن ذَا الَّذِى يَعْصِمُكُمْ مِّنَ اللَّهِ إِنْ أَرَادَ بِكُمْ سُوءاً أَوْ أَرَادَ بِكُمْ رَحْمَةً وَلاَ يَجِدُونَ لَهُمْ مِّن دُونِ اللَّهِ وَلِيّاً وَلاَ نَصِيراً ( Say: "Who is he who can protect you from Allah if He intends to harm you, or intends mercy on you" And they will not find, besides Allah, for themselves any protector or any helper. ) meaning, they have no one else except Allah to respond to their cries.

( Say ) O Muhammad to Banu Harithah: ( Who is he who can preserve you from Allah ) from Allah’s chastisement ( if He intendeth harm for you ) if He intends to punish you by killing you, ( or intendeth mercy for you ) or intends well-being for you by sparing you from being killed. ( They will not find ) i.e. Banu Harithah ( that they have any friend or helper other than Allah ) that they have anyone to spare them from or help them against Allah’s chastisement.

Say: "Who is he who can protect you from Allah if He intends to harm you, or intends mercy on you?" And they will not find, besides Allah, for themselves any Wali (protector, supporter, etc.) or any helper.

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