Surah Al-Kahf 18:23 — translation and meaning

الكهف · Verse 23 / 110 · Page 296

وَلَا تَقُولَنَّ لِشَيْءٍ إِنِّي فَاعِلٌ ذَلِكَ غَدًا

Word by Word

وَلَا
wala
And (do) not
تَقُولَنَّ
taqulanna
say
لِشَيْءٍ
lishay'in
of anything
إِنِّي
inni
Indeed I
فَاعِلٌ
fa'ilun
will do
ذَلِكَ
dhalika
that
غَدًا
ghadan
tomorrow

Transliteration

Wa laa taqoolanna lishai'in innee faa'ilun zaalika ghadaa

Translation

And never say of anything, "Indeed, I will do that tomorrow,"

Verse interpretation (Tafsir)

Do not say - O Prophet - about anything that you want to do tomorrow: “I am going to do this tomorrow,” because you do not know whether you will do it or you will be prevented from doing so? This is a directive for every Muslim.

Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.

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