The Holy Quran 89:19 — Surah Al-Fajr

Arabic text

وَتَأْكُلُونَ ٱلتُّرَاثَ أَكْلًا لَّمًّا

Translation

(because) you devour inheritance (of others, especially of women and orphans) with relish (without remorse)...

Tafsir (excerpt) — Tafsir Usmani

Heedlessness in taking inheritance: that is, in taking the inheritance of the dead you make no distinction between halal and haram, between right and wrong: whatever falls into your hands you swallow. If the rights of orphans and the poor are destroyed, let them be destroyed.

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