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Scholarly commentary explaining a verse — its context, its meaning and how the scholars have understood it.

Al-Isra 17:28

Word by word

وَإِمَّا تُعْرِضَنَّ عَنْهُمُ ٱبْتِغَآءَ رَحْمَةٍ مِّن رَّبِّكَ تَرْجُوهَا فَقُل لَّهُمْ قَوْلًا مَّيْسُورًا

And if you [must] turn away from them [i.e., the needy] awaiting mercy from your Lord which you expect, then speak to them a gentle word.

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Tafsir Muyassar

Ministry of Islamic Affairs, Saudi Arabia

وإن أعرضت عن إعطاء هؤلاء الذين أُمِرْت بإعطائهم؛ لعدم وجود ما تعطيهم منه طلبًا لرزق تنتظره من عند ربك، فقل لهم قولا ليِّنًا لطيفًا، كالدعاء لهم بالغنى وسعة الرزق، وعِدْهم بأن الله إذا أيسر من فضله رزقًا أنك تعطيهم منه.

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