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Al-Muddaththir (The Cloaked One)

Verse 48of 56

فَمَا تَنفَعُهُمْ شَفَٰعَةُ ٱلشَّٰفِعِينَ﴿٤٨

Translation (Sahih International)

So there will not benefit them the intercession of [any] intercessors.

Word-by-word meaning

فَمَاfamāThen not
تَنفَعُهُمْtanfaʿuhumwill benefit them
شَفَـٰعَةُshafāʿatuintercession
ٱلشَّـٰفِعِينَl-shāfiʿīna(of) the intercessors

Commentary (Tafsir Ibn Kathir)

What will take place in the Discussion between the People of Paradise and the People of the HellfireAllah informs that,كُلُّ نَفْسٍ بِمَا كَسَبَتْ رَهِينَةٌ(Every person is a pledge for what he has earned,) meaning, bound to his deed on the Day of Judgement. Ibn `Abbas and others have said this.إِلاَّ أَصْحَـبَ الْيَمِينِ(Except those on the Right.

Source: Tafsir Ibn Kathir — abridged excerpt

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