And indeed, I fear the successors after me, and my wife has been barren, so give me from Yourself an heir
Tafseer
{ وإني خفت الموالي } أي الذين يلوني في النسب كبني العم { من ورائي } أي بعد موتي على الدين أن يُضيعوه كما شاهدته في بني إسرائيل من تبديل الدين { وكانت امرأتي عاقرا } لا تلد { فهب لي من لدنك } من عندك { وليا } ابنا .
{And I feared my relatives} that is, those who are next to me in lineage, such as my paternal cousins {after me} that is, after my death in the religion, that they would neglect it, as I witnessed in the case of the Children of Israel, with the change of religion. {And my wife was barren} did not bear children. {So grant me from Yourself} from You {an heir} a son.
