Today's Verse

ﺳﻮﺭﺓ ﺍﻟﻤﺴﺪ.           Arabic

Transliteration:

Suuratul Masad

English:

The Palm Fibre

Verse 2

مَا أَغْنَىٰ عَنْهُ مَالُهُ وَمَا كَسَبَ

Transliteration:

General: Ma agna anhu maluhu wa ma kasab

With Tajweed: Maa agnaa 'an hu maaluhuu wa maa kasabe

Translation:

His wealth and his children (etc.) will not benefit him!
Tafsir:

Concerning Allah's statement,
﴿ﻣَﺂ ﺃَﻏْﻨَﻰ ﻋَﻨْﻪُ ﻣَﺎﻟُﻪُ ﻭَﻣَﺎ ﻛَﺴَﺐَ ﴾
(His wealth and his children (Kasab) will not benefit him!)

Ibn `Abbas and others have said,
﴿ﻭَﻣَﺎ ﻛَﺴَﺐَ﴾
(and his children (Kasab) will not benefit him!)

"Kasab means his children.'' A similar statement has been reported from `A'ishah, Mujahid, `Ata', Al-Hasan and Ibn Sirin. It has
been mentioned from Ibn Mas`ud that when the Messenger of Allah called his people to faith, Abu Lahab said, "Even if
what my nephew says is true, I will ransom myself (i.e., save myself) from the painful torment on the Day of Judgement with my wealth and my children.''

Thus, Allah revealed,
﴿ﻣَﺂ ﺃَﻏْﻨَﻰ ﻋَﻨْﻪُ ﻣَﺎﻟُﻪُ ﻭَﻣَﺎ ﻛَﺴَﺐَ ﴾
(His wealth and his children will not benefit him!)

Tafsir Ibn Kathir