Exegesis of the saying of Allah the Exalted: “Take from their wealth a charity by which you purify them”
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Question:
In the noble verse, this questioner says: Shaykh, regarding the saying of the Blessed and Exalted:[At-Tawbah 9:103]
Answer:
Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, commands His Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) to take from the wealth of the Muslims a charity, meaning it is the zakah. It is one of the pillars of Islam, and it is paired with prayer in the Qur'an and the Sunnah. It is an obligatory zakah on wealth, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) specified its amounts and in which wealth amounts and types of wealth it becomes obligatory. So it is an obligatory charity paired with prayer[Al-Baqarah 2:43].
In the noble verse, this questioner says: Shaykh, regarding the saying of the Blessed and Exalted:
Take, [O, Muhammad], from their wealth a charity by which you purify them
خُذْ مِنْ أَمْوَالِهِمْ صَدَقَةً تُطَهِّرُهُمْAnswer:
Allah, Glorified and Exalted is He, commands His Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) to take from the wealth of the Muslims a charity, meaning it is the zakah. It is one of the pillars of Islam, and it is paired with prayer in the Qur'an and the Sunnah. It is an obligatory zakah on wealth, and the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) specified its amounts and in which wealth amounts and types of wealth it becomes obligatory. So it is an obligatory charity paired with prayer
And establish prayer and give zakah and bow with those who bow [in worship and obedience].
وَأَقِيمُوا الصَّلَاةَ وَآتُوا الزَّكَاةَ وَارْكَعُوا مَعَ الرَّاكِعِينَ
Source
قناة «إذاعة القرآن الكريم»، نور على الدرب مع فضيلة الشيخ صالح الفوزان ح7479 — youtube.com (5:51)
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