In His saying, the Exalted: “And as for the boy, his parents were believers, so We feared that he would burden them with transgression and disbelief,” to whom does the pronoun refer?

Question:
The questioner’s statement was unclear to me regarding His saying, the Exalted: specifically in His saying “We feared,” to whom does the pronoun refer?

Answer:
The pronoun refers to al-Khidr, the one who did this act. This is because he feared for the father that this boy would corrupt him if he grew up. Allah revealed to al-Khidr the state of this boy and that he was wretched, and if he had grown up, he would have corrupted his father, so he killed him to protect his father. This is from the knowledge of Allah which He revealed to al-Khidr. It is said that al-Khidr was a prophet because this was a prophetic miracle, and it is said that he was a wali (close friend of Allah) among the awliya (close friends of Allah), and this was a karamah (a miracle granted to a righteous person), not a prophetic miracle, and Allah knows best. The important point is that he killed him to protect his father’s religion, because if he had grown up, he would have brought disbelief and transgression upon his father.