Transliteration:( Wa izal maw'oodatu su'ilat )
7. So that the one who is going to bury her should be sentenced to death. And if he is a polytheist then he should be given the punishment of both murder and polytheism. That, which is stated in the Hadith that both WAAIDA and MAUOODA will be sent into Hell. WAAIDA is that lady who throws herself in the fire willfully, and MAUOODA is that lady who is thrown into the fire in accordance with a custom, as was the case in India where the Hindu wife, after the death of her husband she was burnt alive with him. This does not denote minor daughters. Thus, there is no inconsistency between the verses and the Hadith.
The tafsir of Surah Takwir verse 8 by Ibn Kathir is unavailable here.
Please refer to Surah Takwir ayat 1 which provides the complete commentary from verse 1 through 14.
(81:8) and when the girl-child buried alive shall be asked:
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