Tafsir of Al-Balad 90:15

Al-Zajjaj said: *Dhu qarabah* (possessor of kinship) is used, just as one says, "Zayd is *dhu qarabati* (my kinsman) and *dhu maqrabati* (one near to me)."

[The phrase] *Zayd qarabati* (Zayd is my kinship) is awkward because *qarabah* is a verbal noun (masdar).

**Al-Muqatil said:** This means an orphan who has a kinship tie with him. Thus, two rights are combined in him: the right of being an orphan and the right of kinship. Therefore, feeding him is superior (in merit).

It is also said that closeness through neighborhood (*jiwar*) is included here, just as closeness through lineage (*nasab*) is included.

**Or a needy person covered in dust (أو مسكينا ذا متربة)**