"Say, 'I do not possess for myself any harm or benefit.'" He informs them that the punishment they are hastening is not in his hand.
"For every nation is a term. When their term has come, they will not remain behind an hour," regarding the punishment of Allah when it descends upon them, "nor will they precede it," the punishment, before its appointed time.
﴿قُلْ لَا أَمْلِكُ لِنَفْسِي ضَرًّا وَلَا نفعا﴾ يُخْبِرُهُمْ أَنَّ الَّذِي يَسْتَعْجِلُونَ بِهِ مِنَ الْعَذَابِ لَيْسَ فِي يَدَيْهِ.
﴿لِكُلِّ أُمَّةٍ أَجَلٌ إِذَا جَاءَ أَجلهم فَلَا يَسْتَأْخِرُونَ سَاعَة﴾ عَنْ عَذَابِ اللَّهِ إِذَا نَزَلَ بهم ﴿وَلَا يَسْتَقْدِمُونَ﴾ الْعَذَاب قبل أَجله.
