22:12
يَدْعُوا۟ مِن دُونِ ٱللَّهِ مَا لَا يَضُرُّهُۥ وَمَا لَا يَنفَعُهُۥ ۚ ذَٰلِكَ هُوَ ٱلضَّلَـٰلُ ٱلْبَعِيدُ ١٢
Saheeh International
He invokes instead of Allah that which neither harms him nor benefits him. That is what is the extreme error.
Tafsir of "Ibn Kathir" (English)
يَدْعُو مِن دُونِ اللَّهِ مَا لَا يَضُرُّهُ وَمَا لَا يَنفَعُهُHe calls besides Allah unto that which can neither harm him nor profit him.means, the idols, rivals, and false gods which he calls upon for help, support and provision -- they can neither benefit him nor harm him.ذَلِكَ هُوَ الضَّلَلُ الْبَعِيدُThat is a straying far away.