Surah At-Tawbah (التوبة) • The Repentance

"Nothing will befall us except what Allah has decreed"The verse of trust in the decree of Allah · Quran 9:51

Also written Qul lan yusibana illa ma kataballahu lana · Verse of qadr · قُل لَّن يُصِيبَنَا إِلَّا مَا كَتَبَ اللَّهُ لَنَا

9:51

قُل لَّن يُصِيبَنَآ إِلَّا مَا كَتَبَ ٱللَّهُ لَنَا هُوَ مَوْلَىٰنَا ۚ وَعَلَى ٱللَّهِ فَلْيَتَوَكَّلِ ٱلْمُؤْمِنُونَ

qul lan yuṣībanā illā mā kataba l-lahu lanā huwa mawlānā waʿalā l-lahi falyatawakkali l-mu'minūna

Say, "Never will we be struck except by what Allāh has decreed for us; He is our protector." And upon Allāh let the believers rely.

— Saheeh International

Say, ‘Only what God has decreed will happen to us. He is our Master: let the believers put their trust in God.’

— M. A. S. Abdel Haleem

Say: "Nothing shall ever happen to us except what Allâh has ordained for us. He is our Maulâ (Lord, Helper and Protector)." And in Allâh let the believers put their trust.

— Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Muhammad Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali

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What is "Nothing will befall us except what Allah has decreed" about?

Verse 51 of Surah At-Tawbah is the believer’s answer to those who hoped for harm to reach the Muslims: "Say, nothing will ever befall us except what Allah has decreed for us. He is our Protector, and in Allah let the believers put their trust." The verse teaches two things together. First, that whatever happens, good or difficult, was written and is within Allah’s plan. Second, that this belief does not lead to passivity but to tawakkul, active reliance on Allah while doing what one can. It is one of the verses most often quoted when a calamity strikes.

When is it recited?

  • Recited and quoted at times of illness, loss or calamity.

Sources: Quran 9:51. Reviewed by Ummatey editorial, October 2026.

Word by Word

قُلqulSay
لَّنlanNever
يُصِيبَنَآyuṣībanāwill befall us
إِلَّاillāexcept
مَاmāwhat
كَتَبَkatabaAllah has decreed
ٱللَّهُl-lahuAllah has decreed
لَنَاlanāfor us
هُوَhuwaHe
مَوْلَىٰنَاۚmawlānā(is) our Protector
وَعَلَىwaʿalāAnd on
ٱللَّهِl-lahiAllah
فَلْيَتَوَكَّلِfalyatawakkali[so] let the believers put (their) trust
ٱلْمُؤْمِنُونَl-mu'minūna[so] let the believers put (their) trust
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