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An-Nisa 5

Ayah 5 of 176 · Medinan

وَلَا تُؤۡتُواْ ٱلسُّفَهَآءَ أَمۡوَٰلَكُمُ ٱلَّتِي جَعَلَ ٱللَّهُ لَكُمۡ قِيَٰمٗا وَٱرۡزُقُوهُمۡ فِيهَا وَٱكۡسُوهُمۡ وَقُولُواْ لَهُمۡ قَوۡلٗا مَّعۡرُوفٗا ٥

And do not give the weak-minded your property,1 which Allāh has made a means of sustenance for you, but provide for them with it and clothe them and speak to them words of appropriate kindness.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

1 Although it is their property, Allāh (subḥānahu wa taʿālā) refers to it in the collective sense, reminding us that all wealth is provided by Him for the maintenance of the community as well as of individual members.

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. وَلَاAnd (do) notwalā
  2. تُؤۡتُواْgivetu'tū
  3. ٱلسُّفَهَآءَthe foolishl-sufahāa
  4. أَمۡوَٰلَكُمُyour wealthamwālakumu
  5. ٱلَّتِيwhichallatī
  6. جَعَلَ(was) madejaʿala
  7. ٱللَّهُ(by) Allahl-lahu
  8. لَكُمۡfor youlakum
  9. قِيَٰمٗاa means of supportqiyāman
  10. وَٱرۡزُقُوهُمۡ(but) provide (for) themwa-ur'zuqūhum
  11. فِيهَاwith itfīhā
  12. وَٱكۡسُوهُمۡand clothe themwa-ik'sūhum
  13. وَقُولُواْand speakwaqūlū
  14. لَهُمۡto themlahum
  15. قَوۡلٗاwordsqawlan
  16. مَّعۡرُوفٗا(of) kindnessmaʿrūfan

Tafsir

Guardians, do not give property to those who do not know how to manage it well. Allah made this property a way to serve the interests of people and for them to live on it, and such people are not able to manage their wealth well. Provide for them, clothe them and speak to them in a good way. Make a firm commitment to give them their property if they get sound judgement and become able to manage it well.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran