The idea behind this attitude seems to be that the waliy endows the marriage with a formal dignity which is not thought necessary in the case of a low-born woman. Al-Shafi'i says to him, "What would you think if someone were to tell you that he will not permit the marriage of a low-born woman without a guardian for she is more liable to enter into a spurious marriage and to fall into evil than a noble-born one who has a sense of honors of her noble origin . Would such a person not be nearer the truth than you?
Itakuwa ni vizuri kunakili aliyoyataja mwenye Al-amanar wakati wa kufasiri Aya hii, katika mwaka wa 60 wakati Palestina ilipokuwa katika utawala wa dola ya Uthmaniya, Ninamnukuu: "Maana yanayopatikana katika Aya hii, ni kwamba hawa mayahudi ni watu wachoyo na wabakhili sana, wanaona tabu kunufaika mwengine yeyote kutokana nao. Wakiwa na utawala wanawazuilia watu wasinufaike hata kidogo, japokuwa ni kitu kipuuzi tu. Basi kwa nini isiwe uzito kwao kutokea Mtume wa kiarabu (Muhammad) ambaye ana milki wakiwemo mayahudi? Sifa hii bado wanayo hadi leo.