وَأَمَّا ٱلْغُلَٰمُ فَكَانَ أَبَوَاهُ مُؤْمِنَيْنِ فَخَشِينَآ أَن يُرْهِقَهُمَا طُغْيَٰنًۭا وَكُفْرًۭا
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سُورَةُ الكَهۡفِ
English — Sahih International
And as for the boy, his parents were believers, and we feared that he would overburden them by transgression and disbelief.
اردو — مودودی
رہا وہ لڑکا، تو اس کے والدین مومن تھے، ہمیں اندیشہ ہوا کہ یہ لڑکا اپنی سرکشی اور کفر سے ان کو تنگ کرے گا
Bahasa Indonesia — Kemenag
Dan adapun anak muda itu, maka keduanya adalah orang-orang mukmin, dan kami khawatir bahwa dia akan mendorong kedua orang tuanya itu kepada kesesatan dan kekafiran.
Ibn Kathir
Interpretation of why the Boy was killed
Ibn `Abbas narrated from Ubayy bin Ka`b that the Prophet said:
«الْغُلَامُ الَّذِي قَتَلَهُ الْخَضِرُ طُبِعَ يَوْمَ طُبِعَ كَافِرًا»
(The boy Al-Khidr killed was destined to be a disbeliever from the day he was created.) It was recorded by Ibn Jarir from Ibn `Abbas. He said:
فَكَانَ أَبَوَاهُ مُؤْمِنَيْنِ فَخَشِينَآ أَن يُرْهِقَهُمَا طُغْيَـناً وَكُفْراً
(his parents were believers, and we feared he would oppress them by rebellion and disbelief) Their love for him might make them follow him in disbelief. Qatadah said, "His parents rejoiced when he was born and grieved for him when he was killed. If he had stayed alive, he would have been the cause of their doom. So let a man be content with the decree of Allah, for the decree of Allah for the believer, if he dislikes it, is better for him than if He were to decree something that he likes for him." An authentic Hadith says;
«لَا يَقْضِي اللهُ لِلْمُؤْمِنِ مِنْ قَضَاءٍ إِلَّا كَانَ خَيْرًا لَه»
(Allah does not decree anything for the believer except it is good for him.) And Allah says:
وَعَسَى أَن تَكْرَهُواْ شَيْئًا وَهُوَ خَيْرٌ لَّكُمْ
(and it may be that you dislike a thing which is good for you.) 2:216.
فَأَرَدْنَآ أَن يُبْدِلَهُمَا رَبُّهُمَا خَيْراً مِّنْهُ زَكَـوةً وَأَقْرَبَ رُحْماً
(So we intended that their Lord should exchange him for them for one better in righteousness and nearer to mercy. ) A child who was better than this one, a child for whom they would feel more compassion. This was the view of Ibn Jurayj.
المُيَسَّر
وأما الغلام الذي قتلته فكان في علم الله كافرًا، وكان أبوه وأمه مؤمِنَيْن، فخشينا لو بقي الغلام حيًا لَحمل والديه على الكفر والطغيان؛ لأجل محبتهما إياه أو للحاجة إليه.