Tafsir of Surah Al-Anbiyaa 21:66
﴿قَالَ أَفَتَعْبُدُونَ مِن دُونِ اللَّهِ مَا لَا يَنفَعُكُمْ شَيْئًا وَلَا يَضُرُّكُمْ﴾
Translation of the meaning
He said, "Then do you worship instead of Allāh that which does not benefit you at all or harm you?
English Translation - Noor International Center — v1.1.2 · QuranEnc.comThe words of the two imams are given in their original Arabic, verbatim, with references.
Imam Ibn al-Qayyim
فنفى سبحانه عن هؤلاء المعبودين من دونه النفع والضر القاصر والمتعدي فلا يملكونه لأنفسهم ولا لعابديهم.«بدائع الفوائد» 3/2