He said, "O Noah, indeed he is not of your family; indeed, he is [one whose] work was other than righteous, so ask Me not for that about which you have no knowledge. Indeed, I advise you, lest you be among the ignorant."
اردو — مودودی
جواب میں ارشاد ہوا "اے نوحؑ، وہ تیرے گھر والوں میں سے نہیں ہے، وہ تو ایک بگڑا ہوا کام ہے، لہٰذا تو اُس بات کی مجھ سے درخواست نہ کر جس کی حقیقت تو نہیں جانتا، میں تجھے نصیحت کرتا ہوں کہ اپنے آپ کو جاہلوں کی طرح نہ بنا لے"
Bahasa Indonesia — Kemenag
Allah berfirman: "Hai Nuh, sesungguhnya dia bukanlah termasuk keluargamu (yang dijanjikan akan diselamatkan), sesungguhnya (perbuatan)nya perbuatan yang tidak baik. Sebab itu janganlah kamu memohon kepada-Ku sesuatu yang kamu tidak mengetahui (hakekat)nya. Sesungguhnya Aku memperingatkan kepadamu supaya kamu jangan termasuk orang-orang yang tidak berpengetahuan".
Ibn Kathir
A Return to the Story of the Son of Nuh and mentioning what transpired between Nuh and Allah concerning Him
This was a request for information and an inquiry from Nuh concerning the cirumstances of his son's drowning.
فَقَالَ رَبِّ إِنَّ ابُنِى مِنْ أَهْلِى
(and said, "O my Lord! Verily, my son is of my family!") This means, "Verily, You promised to save my family and Your promise is the truth that does not fail. Therefore, how can he (my son) be drowned and You are the Most Just of the judges"
قَالَ ينُوحُ إِنَّهُ لَيْسَ مِنْ أَهْلِكَ
(He (Allah) said: "O Nuh! Surely, he is not of your family...") This means, "He (your son) is not of those whom I promised to save. I only promised you that I would save those of your family who believe." For this reason Allah said,
وَأَهْلَكَ إِلاَّ مَن سَبَقَ عَلَيْهِ الْقَوْلُ مِنْهُمْ
l(and your family except him against whom the Word has already gone forth.) 11:40 Thus, for his son, it had already been decreed that he would be drowned due to his disbelief and his opposition to his father, the Prophet of Allah, Nuh peace be upon him. Concerning Allah's statement,
إِنَّهُ لَيْسَ مِنْ أَهْلِكَ
(Surely, he is not of your family;) meaning that he (Nuh's son) was not among those whom Allah promised to save. `Abdur-Razzaq recorded that Ibn `Abbas said, "He was the son of Nuh, but he opposed him in deeds and intention." `Ikrimah said in some of the modes of recitation it said here, (إِنَّهُ عَمِلَ عَمَلًا غَيْرَ صَالِحٍ) "Verily, he (Nuh's son) worked deeds that were not righteous."
المُيَسَّر
قال الله: يا نوح إن ابنك الذي هلك ليس من أهلك الذين وعدتك أن أنجيهم؛ وذلك بسبب كفره، وعمله عملا غير صالح، وإني أنهاك أن تسألني أمرًا لا علم لك به، إني أعظك لئلا تكون من الجاهلين في مسألتك إياي عن ذلك.