The Holy Quran with Five Volume Commentary (Vol 2) — Page 252
PT. 5 إِلَّا الْمُسْتَضْعَفِينَ مِنَ الرِّجَالِ وَالنِّسَاءِ CH. 4 AN-NISA' 99. Except "such weak ones among men, women and children, as adopting any plan or of finding وَالْوِلْدَانِ لَا يَسْتَطِيعُونَ حِيْلَةً وَّلَا are incapable of يَهْتَدُونَ سَبيلان b any way. 567 فَأُولَيكَ عَسَى اللهُ اَنْ يَّعْفُوَ عَنْهُمُ As to these, maybe Allah. 100 will efface their sins; for Allah is the Effacer of sins, and is Most Forgiving. 568 environment more congenial to his faith; and if he does not do so, he is not sincere in his faith. 567. Important Words: "4:76. a (plan) is derived from JG i. e. it became changed or altered; it revolved and passed; it became complete, etc. as means, mode or manner of changing from one state to another; a mode or means of evading a thing; a mode or means of attaining an object; a contrivance, device, artifice or plan (Lane). Commentary: There may be cases in which a person is really unable to migrate. For such this verse provides an exception to the class mentioned in the preceding one; for God is just and never overlooks extenuating circumstances. The verse also shows that the word here translated) يهتدون as "finding any way" but generally rendered as "being rightly guided") is sometimes used in the sense of being saved, whether from the 692 وَكَانَ اللهُ عَفُوا غَفُورًا hardships of this world or from those of the next. 568. Important Words: (Effacer of sins) is derived from meaning, it was or became effaced, erased or obliterated; it perished or came to naught or came to an end. They say i. e. the wind effaced the traces of the house. as means, ask ye of God the effacement of your sins or pray for forgiveness. The word & also means, it was or became much in quantity or many in number. An Arab would say i. e. I left the hair of the اعفيت شعر البعير camel to become abundant and long. which is one of the attributes of God, means, One Who forgives of sins (Lane & Aqrab). See also much; the Very Forgiving; the Effacer 2:110, 188, 220, 238; 3:135. Commentary: The words, Allah will efface their sins, mean not only that Allah will forgive them their weaknesses but that He will also put an end to their hardships by giving victory to