Surah Fussilat 41:21

Explained in Detail · Verse 21 of 54 · Juz 24 · Page 479

وَقَالُوا۟ لِجُلُودِهِمْ لِمَ شَهِدتُّمْ عَلَيْنَا ۖ قَالُوٓا۟ أَنطَقَنَا ٱللَّهُ ٱلَّذِىٓ أَنطَقَ كُلَّ شَىْءٍ وَهُوَ خَلَقَكُمْ أَوَّلَ مَرَّةٍ وَإِلَيْهِ تُرْجَعُونَ

And they will say to their skins, "Why have you testified against us?" They will say, "We were made to speak by Allāh, who has made everything speak; and He created you the first time, and to Him you are returned.

Translation: Saheeh International

Tafsir

And they will say to their skins ‘Why did you bear witness against us?’ They will say ‘God made us speak Who gave speech to all things in other words all things which He wanted to be able to speak. And He created you the first time and to Him you will be returned it is said that this statement is made by their skins; …

Excerpt from Tafsir al-Jalalayn, commentary on 41:21, via Quran.com. The reader has the full commentary and 9 more tafsirs.