The Meaning of "Let Him Eat in a Manner Befitting the Norm": By the Amount of the Wage or by the Amount of Need
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: In His saying, the Exalted:[An-Nisa 4:6] does it mean according to the amount of his wage, or according to the amount of his need?
Answer:
The lesser of the two. We said to you: he eats the lesser of the two. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh,
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: In His saying, the Exalted:
and whoever is poor - let him take according to what is acceptable
وَمَن كَانَ فَقِيرًا فَلْيَأْكُلْ بِالْمَعْرُوفِAnswer:
The lesser of the two. We said to you: he eats the lesser of the two. Yes.
The presenter:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh,
Source
شرح كتاب المنتقى من أخبار المصطفى صلى الله عليه وسلم، بداية من باب الحجر على المدين وبيع ماله في قضاء دينه — islamhouse.com (55:29)
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