سُوْرَةُ النِّسَآءِ
Surah An-Nisaa (4) — Ayah 98
إِلَّا ٱلْمُسْتَضْعَفِينَ مِنَ ٱلرِّجَالِ وَٱلنِّسَآءِ وَٱلْوِلْدَٰنِ لَا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ حِيلَةً وَلَا يَهْتَدُونَ سَبِيلًا ﴿98﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
Except the weak ones among men, women and children who cannot devise a plan, nor are they able to direct their way.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
إِلَّا
illā
Except
ٱلْمُسْتَضْعَفِينَ
l-mus'taḍʿafīna
the oppressed
مِنَ
mina
among
ٱلرِّجَالِ
l-rijāli
the men
وَٱلنِّسَآءِ
wal-nisāi
and the women
وَٱلْوِلْدَٰنِ
wal-wil'dāni
and the children
لَا
lā
(who) not
يَسْتَطِيعُونَ
yastaṭīʿūna
are able to
حِيلَةًۭ
ḥīlatan
plan
وَلَا
walā
and not
يَهْتَدُونَ
yahtadūna
they are directed
سَبِيلًۭا
sabīlan
(to) a way
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.
98. 1. This is the command to exempt those men, women, and children from migration who were deprived of its means and were also unaware of the way. Although children are not legally responsible for Shariah rulings, their mention here is to highlight the importance of migration—even children should migrate, or here, by children, it may mean those close to puberty.
