سُوْرَةُ النِّسَآءِ
Surah An-Nisaa (4) — Ayah 9
وَلْيَخْشَ ٱلَّذِينَ لَوْ تَرَكُوا۟ مِنْ خَلْفِهِمْ ذُرِّيَّةً ضِعَـٰفًا خَافُوا۟ عَلَيْهِمْ فَلْيَتَّقُوا۟ ٱللَّهَ وَلْيَقُولُوا۟ قَوْلًا سَدِيدًا ﴿9﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And let those (executors and guardians) have the same fear in their minds as they would have for their own, if they had left weak offspring behind. So let them fear Allâh and speak right words.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَلْيَخْشَ
walyakhsha
And let fear
ٱلَّذِينَ
alladhīna
those who
لَوْ
law
if
تَرَكُوا۟
tarakū
they left
مِنْ
min
from
خَلْفِهِمْ
khalfihim
behind
ذُرِّيَّةًۭ
dhurriyyatan
offspring
ضِعَـٰفًا
ḍiʿāfan
weak
خَافُوا۟
khāfū
(and) they would have feared
عَلَيْهِمْ
ʿalayhim
about them
فَلْيَتَّقُوا۟
falyattaqū
So let them fear
ٱللَّهَ
l-laha
Allah
وَلْيَقُولُوا۟
walyaqūlū
and let them speak
قَوْلًۭا
qawlan
words
سَدِيدًا
sadīdan
appropriate
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.
9. 1. According to some, its addressees are the executors (those to whom a will is made). They are being advised that those orphans under their care should be treated in the same way as they would like their own children to be treated after their death. According to others, its addressees are the general people, that they should treat orphans and other small children well. It is their responsibility to make the dying person understand good things so that he does not fall short in the rights of Allah nor in the rights of mankind, and in the will, he should keep both these matters in view. If he is well-off, then he should definitely make a will for one third of his wealth in favor of those among his close relatives who are poor and deserving of help, or make a will to spend it on some religious purpose or institution so that this wealth becomes provision for his Hereafter. And if he is not well-off, then he should be prevented from making a will for one third of his wealth so that his family does not later face poverty and need. Similarly, if someone wants to deprive his heirs, he should be stopped from this and it should be considered that if his children are faced with poverty and hunger, what would he feel at the thought of it. With this detail, all the mentioned addressees are included in its application. (Tafsir Qurtubi and Fath al-Qadeer)
