سُوْرَةُ الإِسۡرَاءِ
Surah Al-Israa (17) — Ayah 28
وَإِمَّا تُعْرِضَنَّ عَنْهُمُ ٱبْتِغَآءَ رَحْمَةٍ مِّن رَّبِّكَ تَرْجُوهَا فَقُل لَّهُمْ قَوْلًا مَّيْسُورًا ﴿28﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And if you (O Muhammad صلى الله عليه و سلم) turn away from them (kindred, poor, wayfarer whom We have ordered you to give their rights, but if you have no money at the time they ask you for it) and you are awaiting a mercy from your Lord for which you hope, then, speak unto them a soft kind word (i.e. Allâh will give me and I shall give you).
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَإِمَّا
wa-immā
And if
تُعْرِضَنَّ
tuʿ'riḍanna
you turn away
عَنْهُمُ
ʿanhumu
from them
ٱبْتِغَآءَ
ib'tighāa
seeking
رَحْمَةٍۢ
raḥmatin
mercy
مِّن
min
from
رَّبِّكَ
rabbika
your Lord
تَرْجُوهَا
tarjūhā
which you expect
فَقُل
faqul
then say
لَّهُمْ
lahum
to them
قَوْلًۭا
qawlan
a word
مَّيْسُورًۭا
maysūran
gentle
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan — Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf
Tafsir Ahsan al-Bayan is a well-known Quran commentary by Hafiz Salahuddin Yusuf, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar from Pakistan. This tafsir explains the meanings of the Quran in accordance with the methodology of the Salaf (early righteous generations), relying on authentic sources and straightforward language. Due to its reliability and adherence to sound Islamic scholarship, the Saudi government publishes and distributes this tafsir among the Hujjaj (pilgrims) visiting the Haramain. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
28. 1. That is, due to the lack of financial ability, for the removal of which and for the expansion of sustenance, you hope from your Lord. If you have to turn away from poor relatives, the needy, and those in need—that is, if you have to apologize—then apologize with gentleness and excellence, meaning even if you give a response, do so in a gentle and loving tone, not with harshness and bad manners, as is commonly done with the needy and the poor.
