The righteous here means the righteous for guardianship
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Formulation of the claim
Shahrur defines “the righteous” in this verse as the righteous for guardianship, not the righteous in the general sense of acts of worship.
Explanation
He says that the context of the verse is not about prayer, fasting, and almsgiving, but about the qualities of the one who assumes guardianship within the family. He therefore reads “So the righteous” as a descriptor tied to this function. This means that “devoutly obedient” and “guarding” fall within the same field: discipline and family order. The whole reading, in his view, is functional, not merely exhortative.
Its place in the episode’s argument
This claim atom prevents the meaning from being shifted from general morality to a specific family meaning outside the context.
Limits of the claim
This idea does not deny that general righteousness is religiously required; rather, it says that what is intended here is narrower than the general meaning.
Brief evidence
“the righteous for guardianship”
Related links
- Shahrur - righteous action
- Shahrur - the Qur’an
- Shahrur - the decisive