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Is there evidence that zakah was made obligatory in Makkah based on the saying of Allah the Exalted: “Have you not seen those who were told, ‘Restrain your hands…’”

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Question:
He says: Honorable Shaykh, may Allah grant you success, regarding the saying of Allah
Have you not seen those who were told, "Restrain your hands [from fighting] and establish prayer and give zakah"?أَلَمْ تَرَ إِلَى الَّذِينَ قِيلَ لَهُمْ كُفُّوا أَيْدِيَكُمْ وَأَقِيمُوا الصَّلَاةَ وَآتُوا الزَّكَاةَ
[An-Nisa 4:77]
, is there evidence in this verse that zakah was made obligatory in Makkah?

Answer:
Yes, this is among the evidence that it was made obligatory in Makkah.
Source قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [654 -2802] هل يستدل على أن الزكاة فرضت في مكة بقوله تعالى (ألم ترى إلى الذين قيل لهم كفوا أيديكم..) — youtube.com

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