Transliteration:( Wa taakuloonat turaasa aklal lammaa )
19. "To devour greedily" denotes accumulative and by incorrect food is meant utilizing them. This means you lay your hands on the wealth of your relatives and the bequest of the deceased without differentiating between what is lawful and what is unlawful, by not paying the debts and trusts of the deceased, you do not execute his will, you do not separate the unlawful wealth in his possession accrued from gambling, stealing, etc.
You do not give his wife and daughters their share due to them. In short, without any careful consideration you want to lay your hands on the legacy.
 From this verse emerge three benefits:
1. Before the advent of Islam the distribution of legacy was in vogue in Arabia according to the law of Hazrat Ebrahim (On whom be peace) in which they would commit malpractices. Otherwise, this verse is Makkan while the laws pertaining inheritance were revealed in Madina.
 2. The legacy of the Holy Prophet صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم ,is not for distribution otherwise it would become obligatory that during his Caliphate Hazrat Alli (May Allah be Pleased with him) had wrongfully seized by taking over Holy Prophet صلى الله عليه وآله وسلم legacy by taking territory owned by him without giving to his rightful heirs, and the conquered territories of Hazrat Abu Bakr, Hazrat Umar and Hazrat Uthman (May Allah be pleased with them) were not handed to their heirs.Â
Thus, Hazrat Alli, too, would be adversely affected by this verse. May Allah protect us!
3. The wrong distribution of the legacy, to deprive the daughter of her share, etc. is the practice of the infidels and a means of severe punishment. From it those Muslims should take a lesson who are afraid to pay the daughters their share from the legacy.
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The tafsir of Surah Fajr verse 19 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Fajr ayat 15 which provides the complete commentary from verse 15 through 21.
(89:19) and greedily devour the entire inheritance,[13]
13. In Arabia, the women and children were as a rule deprived of inheritance and the people’s idea in this regard was that the right to inheritance belonged only to those male members who were fit to fight and safeguard the family. Besides, the one who was more powerful and influential among the heirs of the deceased, would annex the whole inheritance without qualms, and usurp the shares of all those who did not have the power to secure their shares. They did not give any importance to the right and duty so that they should honestly render the right to whom it was due as a duty whether he had the power to secure it or not.
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