LessonsCharacter, trust, and mutual care (Hadith 31–36)Quiz

Arabic word or phraseMeaning
عَنْهُfrom him
ضَيْعَتَهُhis loss; waste or loss affecting him
وَيَحُوطُهُand safeguards him
مِنْ وَرَائِهِliterally from behind him; here, in his absence

In يَكُفُّ عَنْهُ ضَيْعَتَهُ, loss is kept from the fellow believer. Loss of belongings is an illustration of ضَيْعَتَهُ; do not reduce it to poverty alone. The ending of يَحُوطُهُ also refers to that fellow believer. مِنْ means “from” and وَرَائِهِ means “behind him”; the whole expression here concerns his absence.

Teaching example: a colleague is absent and their belongings are about to be damaged by rain. You move them to safety, attending to their interests rather than merely standing physically behind them.

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Preventing loss and caring in absence

Character, trust, and mutual care (Hadith 31–36)

Arabic word or phraseMeaning
عَنْهُfrom him
ضَيْعَتَهُhis loss; waste or loss affecting him
وَيَحُوطُهُand safeguards him
مِنْ وَرَائِهِliterally from behind him; here, in his absence

In يَكُفُّ عَنْهُ ضَيْعَتَهُ, loss is kept from the fellow believer. Loss of belongings is an illustration of ضَيْعَتَهُ; do not reduce it to poverty alone. The ending of يَحُوطُهُ also refers to that fellow believer. مِنْ means “from” and وَرَائِهِ means “behind him”; the whole expression here concerns his absence.

Teaching example: a colleague is absent and their belongings are about to be damaged by rain. You move them to safety, attending to their interests rather than merely standing physically behind them.