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Zakah & Charity
Surah: Al-Ma'arij (24)
Those in Whose Wealth Is a Known Right for the Asking and the Deprived
وَٱلَّذِينَ فِيٓ أَمۡوَٰلِهِمۡ حَقٌّ مَّعۡلُومٌ
— المعارج الآية 24
Verse: "And those in whose wealth is a known right for the asking and the deprived." (70:24-25) — "Known right" — not favor but defined right. Zakat is not optional charity but the poor person's right in the wealthy's wealth. "Asking" and "deprived" — both the one who asks and the self-sufficient one who doesn't ask deserve it.
Source: Ibn Kathir (8/225); Al-Qurtubi (18/285)
Test Yourself
What is the difference between "the asking" and "the deprived" in the verse?
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