"And give the relative his right, and the needy and the traveller. And do not squander recklessly. Surely, squanderers are brothers to Satans, and the Satan is very ungrateful to his Lord" (Surah Bani Isra'il:26)
This verse establishes the rights of common relatives over a person. According to Imam Abu Hanifah RE this verse establishes right of financial help for those relatives who are in the category of near blood kinship (Dhu Rahim) and have a relationship that precludes marriage (mahram). If they do not have financial means to sustain themselves, and are unable to earn a living by themselves, be they a woman, a child, or because of having some handicap, it then becomes incumbent upon their relatives who have the financial means to support them, to do so. If there are several relatives who have the financial means to support them, then the expanses will be divided between all of them to provide a subsistence allowance for the needy.
In this verse providing financial support to the relatives, the traveller and the needy has been declared their right. In this way it has been hinted that if a person provides them financial help he is not doing them a favour, he is fulfilling his own obligations. He is doing his own duty.
From Ma'ariful Quran, Interpretation of Surah Bani isra'il, by Mufti Muhammad Shafi RE
This verse establishes the rights of common relatives over a person. According to Imam Abu Hanifah RE this verse establishes right of financial help for those relatives who are in the category of near blood kinship (Dhu Rahim) and have a relationship that precludes marriage (mahram). If they do not have financial means to sustain themselves, and are unable to earn a living by themselves, be they a woman, a child, or because of having some handicap, it then becomes incumbent upon their relatives who have the financial means to support them, to do so. If there are several relatives who have the financial means to support them, then the expanses will be divided between all of them to provide a subsistence allowance for the needy.
In this verse providing financial support to the relatives, the traveller and the needy has been declared their right. In this way it has been hinted that if a person provides them financial help he is not doing them a favour, he is fulfilling his own obligations. He is doing his own duty.
From Ma'ariful Quran, Interpretation of Surah Bani isra'il, by Mufti Muhammad Shafi RE
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