Surah Ash-Shu'araa
Chapter 26 · Verse 88 · Revealed in Makkah
يَوْمَ لَا يَنفَعُ مَالٌۭ وَلَا بَنُونَ
“The Day when there will not benefit [anyone] wealth or children”
Translation: Saheeh International
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Mishary Rashid Alafasy
Reflection — Ibn Kathir
The Prayer of Ibrahim for Himself and for His Father
Here Ibrahim, upon him be peace, asks his Lord to give him Hukm. Ibn `Abbas said, "This is knowledge."
وَأَلْحِقْنِى بِالصَّـلِحِينَ
Reflection — Maarif ul Quran
يَوْمَ لَا يَنفَعُ مَالٌ وَلَا بَنُونَ ﴿88﴾ إِلَّا مَنْ أَتَى اللَّـهَ بِقَلْبٍ سَلِيمٍ ﴿89﴾
The Day when neither wealth will be of any use (to any one) nor sons, [ 88] except to one who will come to Allah with a sound heart, [ 26:89]
What does this verse bring up for you today?