4:5

Salaam all,

This is 4:5
وَلاَ تُؤْتُواْ السُّفَهَاء أَمْوَالَكُمُ الَّتِي جَعَلَ اللّهُ لَكُمْ قِيَاماً وَارْزُقُوهُمْ فِيهَا وَاكْسُوهُمْ وَقُولُواْ لَهُمْ قَوْلاً مَّعْرُوفًا
Wala tutoo alssufahaa amwalakumu allatee jaAAala Allahu lakum qiyaman waorzuqoohum feeha waoksoohum waqooloo lahum qawlan maAAroofan

The Aya says:
And do not give your money that Allah made upright for you (plural), to the mentally incapable. And provide them and clothe them and say to them appropriate saying.

My personal note:
The message gives us the obligation for the mentally weak. We do not give money to them but we are responsible for their provisions, including clothing and communicating with them in what is good and appropriate.

Translation of the transliterated words:
Wala: and not
Tutoo: you (plural) make come/ you give
Note: The root is Hamza-T-Y and it means in concrete the water that comes from the rain of another land. In concrete it means the coming of something or someone with many of it’s implications. TUTOO is an action that is being completed or will be completed. It means: the making of the object (amwalakum= your money) come to another object (alssufaha= the light brained) is happening or will be happening by subject (second person plural).
Alssufahaa: the light brained/ the mentally light/ incapable
Note: the root is S-F-H and it means weighing light or light weight and the light weight can conceptually cover all aspects. In the Qur’an, it is used to mean light weight in the mental and spiritual manner or otherwise. Here, the context points to mental power or mental and psychological power.
Amwalakumu: your belongings/ your money
Note: the root is M-W-L and it means what a person owns of gold and silver. This is used to mean anything owned or just money. AMWALA means moneys of. KUMU means plural you.
Allatee: which
jaAAala: He made
Note: the root is J-Ain-L and it means making or to make. JaAAaLA is an action that is completed. It means: the action of making the object (ALLATEE= which) by the subject (Allah, coming up).
Allahu: Allah
Lakum: to you (plural)/ for you
Qiyaman: standing/ upright/ standing upright
Note: the root is Q-W-M and it means standing upright. QIYAMAN means standing upright or upright standing or just standing. Conceptually, it can mean standing as correct and rightful in this case.
Waorzuqoohum: and provide them
Note: WA is a letter that links what is before with what is after. This link is through inclusion, either one is included in the other or they are all included in the bigger sentence or bigger picture. WA often corresponds with “and/ addition” but the more encompassing meaning is in inclusion one in another or all in a bigger picture or sentence. ORZUQOOHUM is derived from the root R-Z-Qaf and it means provision and conceptually, it covers any form of providing especially for needs. ORZUQOO is an order or request or demand addressing a group of people. It means provide for the object HUM= them (pointing to the mentally incapable).
Feeha: in her (pointing to the money)
Waoksoohum: and clothe them/ and dress them
Note: WA is a letter that links what is before with what is after. This link is through inclusion, either one is included in the other or they are all included in the bigger sentence or bigger picture. WA often corresponds with “and/ addition” but the more encompassing meaning is in inclusion one in another or all in a bigger picture or sentence. OKSOOHUM is derived from the root K-S-Y and it means clothing and clothes. OKSOO is an order or demand or request addressed to a group of people. It means dress them or clothe them.
Waqooloo: and say/ communicate
Note: WA is a letter that links what is before with what is after. This link is through inclusion, either one is included in the other or they are all included in the bigger sentence or bigger picture. WA often corresponds with “and/ addition” but the more encompassing meaning is in inclusion one in another or all in a bigger picture or sentence. QOOLOO, the root is Qaf-W-L and it means saying or communicating. QOOLOO is an order to a group of people and it means Say or communicate.
Lahum: to them
Qawlan: saying/ communication
maAAroofan: recognized or recognized to be good/ appropriate
Note: MaAAROOF is derived from the root Ain-R-F and it means the elevated place that will be known or recognized from a distance. MaAAROOF is what is recognized. This is also used to mean what is good or recognized as being good or appropriate. MaAAROOFAN means recognized as good.

Salaam all and have a great day.


Hussein