[Has He] chosen daughters over sons?" meaning: He has not done so.
Muhammad said: The interpretation of Yahya indicates that his reading of (اصطفى - istafa) is with a hamza (alif), and there is a difference among the reciters regarding this word.
Interpretation of verses 154 through 170 of Surah as-Saffat.
﴿اصطفي﴾ أخْتَار ﴿الْبَنَات على الْبَنِينَ﴾ أَي: لمْ يفعل.
قَالَ محمدٌ: تَفْسِير يحيى يدل عَلَى أَن قِرَاءَته (أصطفى) مَهْمُوز، وَفِي هَذَا الْحَرْف اخْتِلَاف بَين الْقُرَّاء.
تَفْسِير الْآيَات من ١٥٤ وَحَتَّى ١٧٠ من سُورَة الصافات
