Exegesis of the saying of Allah the Exalted: “Take from their wealth a charity”

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Question:
May Allah keep you safe, Honorable Shaykh Salih, what is the meaning of the saying of Allah the Exalted:

Take, [O, Muhammad], from their wealth a charity by which you purify them and cause them increase

خُذْ مِنْ أَمْوَالِهِمْ صَدَقَةً تُطَهِّرُهُمْ وَتُزَكِّيهِم بِهَا

[At-Tawbah 9:103]

Answer:
This is a command from Allah (Mighty and Majestic) to His Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), and it is a command to the rulers of the Muslims until the Hour comes, to take the alms, the zakah, the zakah of wealth,

Take, [O, Muhammad], from their wealth

خُذْ مِنْ أَمْوَالِهِمْ

[At-Tawbah 9:103]

meaning from the wealth of the rich, alms, meaning the zakah, because it is called alms,

Take, [O, Muhammad], from their wealth a charity by which you purify them

خُذْ مِنْ أَمْوَالِهِمْ صَدَقَةً تُطَهِّرُهُمْ

[At-Tawbah 9:103]

, to purify their morals from stinginess and miserliness, and to purify their wealth as well, because it is a purification. One of the meanings of zakah is purity, so it purifies the one who pays it and purifies the wealth as well.

Take, [O, Muhammad], from their wealth a charity

خُذْ مِنْ أَمْوَالِهِمْ صَدَقَةً

[At-Tawbah 9:103]

purifies them. We know the meaning of

by which you purify them and cause them increase

تُطَهِّرُهُمْ وَتُزَكِّيهِم بِهَا

[At-Tawbah 9:103]

Zakah is also used to mean growth and increase, because zakah increases the wealth. It adds blessing to it, and if it is withheld and not paid out, it is a cause for the loss and destruction of the wealth. Yes.

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