Those they invoke besides Him are incapable of intercession; only those who testify to the truth and have knowledge.
Az-Zukhruf 43:86
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وَلَا يَمْلِكُ الَّذِينَ يَدْعُونَ مِنْ دُونِهِ الشَّفَاعَةَ إِلَّا مَنْ شَهِدَ بِالْحَقِّ وَهُمْ يَعْلَمُونَ
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Those they invoke besides Him are incapable of intercession; only those who testify to the truth and have knowledge.
Those they pray to besides Allah can't speak for anyone — only those who speak the truth and know.
Those they pray to besides Allah have no power to speak for anyone — except those who speak the truth knowingly.
Those they invoke besides Him have no power of intercession — except those who testify to the truth while they know.
Those they call upon besides Him have no power of intercession; except whoever testifies with the truth, and they know.
Those they call upon besides Him have no power of intercession; except whoever testifies with the truth, and they know.
And those they invoke besides Him do not possess [power of] intercession; but only those who testify to the truth [can benefit], and they know.
And those whom they invoke instead of Him have no power of intercession - except for those who bear witness to the truth knowingly (i.e. believed in the Oneness of Allâh, and obeyed His Orders), and they know (the facts about the Oneness of Allâh).
Those whom they supplicate besides Him have no power to intercede, except those who testify to the truth knowingly.
And those whom they invoke besides Allah have no power of intercession;- only he who bears witness to the Truth, and they know (him).
And those unto whom they cry instead of Him possess no power of intercession, saving him who beareth witness unto the Truth knowingly.
Those whom they invoke besides God have no power of intercession, only those who bear witness to the truth and they know.
Those whom they call upon, instead of Allah have no power of intercession, except such that testify to the truth based on knowledge.
Those whom they invoke besides Him have no power of intercession, except those who are witness to the truth and who know [for whom to intercede].
Wala yamliku allatheena yadAAoona min doonihi alshshafaAAata illa man shahida bialhaqqi wahum yaAAlamoona