Surah Yusuf Ayat 104 in Arabic Text
English Translation
Here you can read various translations of verse 104
And you do not ask of them for it any payment. It is not except a reminder to the worlds.
And no reward dost thou ask of them for this: it is no less than a message for all creatures.
You do not seek from them any recompense for your service. This is merely an admonition to all mankind.
And no reward you (O Muhammad SAW) ask of them (those who deny your Prophethood) for it, it (the Quran) is no less than a Reminder and an advice unto the ‘Alamin (men and jinns).
Thou askest them no fee for it. It is naught else than a reminder unto the peoples.
And in no way do you ask of them any reward for it; decidedly it is (nothing) except a Remembrance for the worlds.
You ask no reward from them for this: it is a reminder for all people
آپ ان سے اس پر کوئی اجرت طلب نہیں کر رہے ہیں۔ یہ تو تمام دنیا کے لئے نری نصیحت ہی نصیحت ہے
Quran 12 Verse 104 Explanation
For those looking for commentary to help with the understanding of Surah Yusuf ayat 104, we’ve provided two Tafseer works below. The first is the tafseer of Abul Ala Maududi, the second is of Ibn Kathir.
Ala-Maududi
(12:104) You do not seek from them any recompense for your service.[72] This is merely an admonition to all mankind.[73]
72. In order to grasp the full significance of the underlying admonition implied in it, we must keep in view the background of the revelation of this story given in the introduction to this Surah. The Quraish themselves had invited the Prophet (peace be upon him) to a meeting that had been arranged for putting him to a test which was to show whether he was a true Prophet or not. When he arrived there, they put this question to him without any previous notice or intimation: why did the Israelites go to Egypt? In answer to this, the Prophet (peace be upon him) recited this Surah then and there. As they themselves knew that this was an abrupt question and there had been no preparation for its answer beforehand, it was expected that they would believe in his Prophethood. But they were so obdurate that they did not believe in him even then. As Allah was aware of their intentions, he informed His Messenger beforehand, as if to say: Though you have come out successful in the test, to which they themselves put to you, yet most of them are not going to believe it because they are not sincere in their quest for the truth. That is why they will not believe even now when the revelation of this Surah has proved conclusively that the Quran is not being forged by you but is being sent down by Allah Himself. As their real aim and intention is to reject your message anyhow, they will now invent another excuse for their denial.
This is not meant to remove any misunderstanding the Prophet (peace be upon him) might have cherished, but is merely an indirect warning to the questioners that Allah knew their intentions well. This was meant to warn them like this: O obdurate people, this Surah has been placed before you to serve as a mirror for you. You demanded a proof from Our Messenger that he was not forging the Quran: had you been reasonable and sincere people, you would have accepted the truth that has been established according to your own test, but you are obdurate people and are still denying it.
73. This is another admonition more subtle than the one given above. Though this, too, has been addressed to the Prophet (peace be upon him), it is meant for the unbelievers, as if to say: O people, consider your attitude towards the message from another point of view. Had you noticed anything in the mission and the message of Our Prophet that might have smelt of any self interest whatsoever, you would have been justified in rejecting it as the work of a selfish person. But you yourselves have experienced it that he has absolutely no self interest in his work and demands no recompense for the message, which is nothing but instruction for all the people of the world. Therefore you should listen to it and consider it without prejudice and make your decisions about it on merit and merit alone.
Ibn-Kathir
The tafsir of Surah Yusuf verse 104 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Yusuf ayat 102 which provides the complete commentary from verse 102 through 104.
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