Part 4 - I" 1,Jlii ~ AN-NISA'

*,:,6. And give not to the foolish your property which Allah has made for you a means of support; but feed them therewith and clothe them and speak to them words of kind advice. *,:, 6. Do not hand over the charge of property belonging to you which Allah has made for you as a means of support, to those who are mentally incapable of managing it properly. So feed them therewith and clothe them properly and speak kindly to them. Note: Here the society is addressed as a whole while the property in question is not national property but belongs to the orphans whose number grows exceedingly large during wars. Obviously a considerable part of national wealth will be involved in such exceptional circumstances. Tf a nation as a whole docs not take care of such property and leaves it entirely to the care of children, inexperienced and incapable of handling their wealth sensibly, this is bound to adversely influence the entire national economy. To resolve this problem the nation is addressed as a whole and made responsible for the proper care of the properly in question as if it belonged to them. It docs not mean, however, that such orphans will be disinherited or dispossessed of their individual rights permanently. The following verse and the verse 11 make the real import of this verse abundantly clear.
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Gunnar Larson