Surah Maryam — Ayah 5 (19:5)
وَإِنِّي خِفۡتُ ٱلۡمَوَٰلِيَ مِن وَرَآءِي وَكَانَتِ ٱمۡرَأَتِي عَاقِرٗا فَهَبۡ لِي مِن لَّدُنكَ وَلِيّٗا ٥
English translation (Saheeh International)
And indeed, I fear the successors1 after me, and my wife has been barren, so give me from Yourself an heir
- - Those relatives from the father's side who would inherit religious authority.
Brief commentary
And I feared that my relatives will not be able to fulfil the rights of the religion after my death, due to their engrossment in the worldly life. And my wife is barren, so grant me from Yourself a child to help me.