سُوْرَةُ الصَّافَّاتِ
Surah As-Saaffaat (37) — Ayah 153
أَصْطَفَى ٱلْبَنَاتِ عَلَى ٱلْبَنِينَ ﴿153﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Has He (then) chosen daughters rather than sons?
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
أَصْطَفَى
aṣṭafā
Has He chosen
ٱلْبَنَاتِ
l-banāti
[the] daughters
عَلَى
ʿalā
over
ٱلْبَنِينَ
l-banīna
sons
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.
153. 1 When they themselves do not prefer daughters for themselves, they prefer sons.
