Tafsir for verse: 4:8
وَإِذَا حَضَرَ ٱلۡقِسۡمَةَ أُوْلُواْ ٱلۡقُرۡبَىٰ وَٱلۡيَتَٰمَىٰ وَٱلۡمَسَٰكِينُ فَٱرۡزُقُوهُم مِّنۡهُ وَقُولُواْ لَهُمۡ قَوۡلٗا مَّعۡرُوفٗا ٨ ﴿8﴾
8If the relatives (who are not heirs) and the orphans and the needy are present at the time of distribution, give them some of it, and speak to them in fair words.
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Commentary
And when He clarified the obligatory, He followed it with the recommended. So He said, 'And when the distribution is present, let those who are closest in kinship [attend]'; meaning: from those who do not inherit, whether they are young or old. 'And the orphans and the needy'; meaning: relatives or strangers. 'So provide for them from it'; meaning: from what is left behind. This is a matter of recommendation, to soothe their hearts. The indication that it is not obligatory is the absence of specification. 'And speak to them'; meaning: along with giving, 'a good word'; meaning: something good, permissible in the Shari'ah, and accepted, which will please their souls.
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