Surah 6

Surah 6:115

"Perfect is the word of your Lord in truth and justice. No one can change His words. He is the Hearing, the Knowing."
Tafsir Ibn Kathir Verses 6:115
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Verse 115

وَتَمَّتۡ كَلِمَتُ رَبِّكَ صِدۡقٗا وَعَدۡلٗاۚ لَّا مُبَدِّلَ لِكَلِمَٰتِهِۦۚ وَهُوَ ٱلسَّمِيعُ ٱلۡعَلِيمُ

Perfect is the word of your Lord in truth and justice. No one can change His words. He is the Hearing, the Knowing.

He commands. All of Allah’s statements are true, there is no doubt or cause for speculation about this fact, and all His commandments are pure justice, besides which there is no justice. All that He forbade is evil, for He only forbids what brings about evil consequences. Allah said in another Ayah,

He commands them with good; and forbids them from evil ...} [7:157] until the end of the Ayah.

None can change His Words.} meaning, none can avert Allah’s judgment whether in this life or the Hereafter,

And He is the All-Hearer,} Hearing, His servants’ statements,

The All-Knower.} of their activities and lack of activity. Who awards each according to their deeds.

— from Tafsir Ibn Kathir (Vol. 4, Page 447)

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Universal Sunni Consensus: Tafsir al-Qur'an al-Azim by Hafiz Ibn Kathir (701–774 AH / 1301–1373 AD) is universally regarded across all major schools of Sunni Islam (traditional, Salafi, Ash'ari) as the most authoritative classical exegesis. It is prized because it relies on Tafsir bil-Ma'thur—interpreting the Quran using the Quran itself, authentic Hadiths of Prophet Muhammad, and recorded statements of the early Companions (Sahabah).

Standard English Edition: This text is from the standard 10-volume English abridgment published by Dar-us-Salam Publications (supervised by Shaykh Safiur-Rahman Al-Mubarakpuri), which is the official, most widely distributed English Quranic commentary in mosques and Islamic libraries worldwide today.