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مَآ أَغْنَىٰ عَنْهُ مَالُهُ وَمَا كَسَبَ
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-Al-Masad ( المسد )

Tafsir al-Tustari

His wealth will not avail him, nor what he has gained.[His wealth will not avail him,] in the Hereafter when he is brought to the Fire, nor what he has gained, that is, his sons, ʿUtba, ʿUtayba and Muʿtab.There is also another interpretation which is that the first Perish is like a supplication against him, while the second is describing the loss that will befall [him] according to that which has been pre-eternally destined [for him]. [This curse] is the response to Abū Lahab’s saying to the Prophet ‘May you perish!’ when he gathered them together and invited them to the profession of God’s oneness, and warned them of the punishment with His words, And warn the nearest of your kinsfolk [26:214].His words, Exalted is He:


Tafsīr al-Tustarī, trans. Annabel Keeler and Ali Keeler
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