Surah Al-An'am Ayah 17

وَإِن يَمْسَسْكَ ٱللَّهُ بِضُرٍّ فَلَا كَاشِفَ لَهُۥٓ إِلَّا هُوَ ۖ وَإِن يَمْسَسْكَ بِخَيْرٍ فَهُوَ عَلَىٰ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ قَدِيرٌ

In Abdul Haleem's English translation, Quran 6:17 says: “If God touches you [Prophet] with affliction, no one can remove it except Him, and if He touches you with good, He has power over all things:”

Translation source: Abdul Haleem

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Quran 6:17 is in Surah Al-An'am, chapter 6 of the Quran.

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