سُوْرَةُ النِّسَآءِ
Surah An-Nisaa (4) — Ayah 5
وَلَا تُؤْتُوا۟ ٱلسُّفَهَآءَ أَمْوَٰلَكُمُ ٱلَّتِى جَعَلَ ٱللَّهُ لَكُمْ قِيَـٰمًا وَٱرْزُقُوهُمْ فِيهَا وَٱكْسُوهُمْ وَقُولُوا۟ لَهُمْ قَوْلًا مَّعْرُوفًا ﴿5﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And give not unto the foolish your property which Allâh has made a means of support for you, but feed and clothe them therewith, and speak to them words of kindness and justice.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَلَا
walā
And (do) not
تُؤْتُوا۟
tu'tū
give
ٱلسُّفَهَآءَ
l-sufahāa
the foolish
أَمْوَٰلَكُمُ
amwālakumu
your wealth
ٱلَّتِى
allatī
which
جَعَلَ
jaʿala
(was) made
ٱللَّهُ
l-lahu
(by) Allah
لَكُمْ
lakum
for you
قِيَـٰمًۭا
qiyāman
a means of support
وَٱرْزُقُوهُمْ
wa-ur'zuqūhum
(but) provide (for) them
فِيهَا
fīhā
with it
وَٱكْسُوهُمْ
wa-ik'sūhum
and clothe them
وَقُولُوا۟
waqūlū
and speak
لَهُمْ
lahum
to them
قَوْلًۭا
qawlan
words
مَّعْرُوفًۭا
maʿrūfan
(of) kindness
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim — Hafiz Abdus Salam Bin Muhammad Bhutvi
Tafsir al-Quran al-Karim is a 4-volume Quran commentary by Hafiz Abdus Salam bin Muhammad Bhutvi, a renowned Salafi (Ahl al-Hadith) scholar and Sheikh ul-Hadith from Pakistan. Based on over 45 years of teaching and research, this tafsir follows the methodology of Tafsir bil-Ma'thur — interpreting the Quran through authentic Hadith, statements of the Companions, and the understanding of the early generations (Salaf). It is distinguished by its complete avoidance of Israeliyyat (Judeo-Christian narratives) and unverified reports. The tafsir is originally written in Urdu, translated to English by tohed.com.
(Ayah 5) Here, the term "foolish" refers to those people who do not possess the ability to manage wealth. This includes young children, an inexperienced wife, and also naive orphans, meaning if an orphan is inexperienced and of weak intellect, then the guardian or trustee should provide for the orphan’s food, drink, and clothing from the orphan's wealth, but should not hand over the wealth to him. Abu Musa (may Allah be pleased with him) narrates from the Prophet (peace be upon him) that three people supplicate to Allah Almighty but their supplication is not accepted: one is the man whose wife is ill-tempered but he does not divorce her, another is the man to whom someone owes wealth but he does not appoint a witness over it, and the third is the man who gives his wealth to a foolish (unwise) person, even though Allah Almighty has said, "Do not give your wealth to the foolish." [ صحیح الجامع : ۳۰۷۵ ] From this verse, the scholars have derived the ruling of {’’حجر‘‘ } (restriction) upon the foolish (of weak intellect), that the ruler of the time can impose restrictions on their transactions. (Qurtubi)
