What are the characteristics of the modest poor person by which he is known, and how do we verify the poverty of the poor person?
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Question:
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: What are the characteristics of the modest poor person by which he is known, and how do we verify the poverty of the poor person?
Answer:
The characteristics of the poor person are clear if poverty and destitution are apparent in his clothing and his body, or if people ask him for debts—meaning, you hear people asking him for debts and he has no means to repay them. So the signs of poverty are clear. The signs are clear. And if you do not know anything about him, you ask those who know him. Yes.
May Allah reward you, Honorable Shaykh. This questioner says: What are the characteristics of the modest poor person by which he is known, and how do we verify the poverty of the poor person?
Answer:
The characteristics of the poor person are clear if poverty and destitution are apparent in his clothing and his body, or if people ask him for debts—meaning, you hear people asking him for debts and he has no means to repay them. So the signs of poverty are clear. The signs are clear. And if you do not know anything about him, you ask those who know him. Yes.
Source
قناة «العلامة الدكتور صالح الفوزان»، [651 -954] ما هي سمات الفقير المتعفف التي يعرف بها وكيف نتأكد من فقر الفقير؟ - الشيخ صالح الفوزان — youtube.com
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