What is the benefit of Allah the Exalted’s saying: “...and do not consume their wealth...”
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The questioner : What is the benefit of Allah the Exalted’s saying: [An-Nisa 4:2], given that there are many ways to benefit from an orphan’s wealth, including eating, clothing, and the like?
The Shaykh : The benefit of mentioning eating is that it is the most common and the most comprehensive of the ways of benefiting, and because it is what the body benefits from directly. As for clothing, you benefit from it, but from the outside. For this reason, you will find that the verses all express it in terms of eating in most cases:[An-Nisa 4:10] [Ali 'Imran 3:130] and the like.
do not consume their properties
... ولا تأكلوا أموالهم ...The Shaykh : The benefit of mentioning eating is that it is the most common and the most comprehensive of the ways of benefiting, and because it is what the body benefits from directly. As for clothing, you benefit from it, but from the outside. For this reason, you will find that the verses all express it in terms of eating in most cases: