وَلۡيَخۡشَ
ٱلَّذِينَ
لَوۡ
تَرَكُواْ
مِنۡ
خَلۡفِهِمۡ
ذُرِّيَّةٗ
ضِعَٰفًا
خَافُواْ
عَلَيۡهِمۡ
فَلۡيَتَّقُواْ
ٱللَّهَ
وَلۡيَقُولُواْ
قَوۡلٗا
سَدِيدًا
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And let those fear (in their behaviour toward orphans) who if they left behind them weak offspring would be afraid for them. So let them mind their duty to Allah, and speak justly.
— M. Pickthall
And let those [executors and guardians] fear [injustice] as if they [themselves] had left weak offspring behind and feared for them. So let them fear Allāh and speak words of appropriate justice.
— Saheeh International
Let those (disposing of an estate) have the same fear in their minds as they would have for their own if they had left a helpless family behind: Let them fear Allah, and speak words of appropriate (comfort).
— A. Yusuf Ali
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Ibn Kathir (Abridged)
The Necessity of Surrendering the Inheritance According to the Portions that Allah Ordained
Sa`id bin Jubayr and Qatadah said, "The idolators used to give adult men a share of inheritance and deprive women and children of it. Allah revealed;
لِّلرِّجَالِ نَصيِبٌ مِّمَّا تَرَكَ الْوَلِدَنِ وَالاٌّقْرَب
…The Necessity of Surrendering the Inheritance According to the Portions that Allah Ordained
Sa`id bin Jubayr and Qatadah said, "The idolators used to g
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