His saying (Glorified and Exalted is He): “And when those who are of kin, the orphans, and the poor are present at the division, give them [something]” (the verse)
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Al-Halabi : The questioner says: His saying (Glorified and Exalted is He): [An-Nisa 4:8] (the verse); is this command for obligation or for recommendation? And if it is for recommendation, what is the factor that shifts it?
The Shaykh : We do not know of any factor that shifts it; rather, it is for obligation. And I think I mentioned this in “Rulings on Funerals.” Do you remember this? Yes, we mentioned this at the beginning of “The Book of Funerals.”
Yes.
And when [other] relatives and orphans and the needy are present at the [time of] division, then provide for them
وَإِذَا حَضَرَ الْقِسْمَةَ أُولُو الْقُرْبَى وَالْيَتَامَى وَالْمَسَاكِينُ فَارْزُقُوهُمْThe Shaykh : We do not know of any factor that shifts it; rather, it is for obligation. And I think I mentioned this in “Rulings on Funerals.” Do you remember this? Yes, we mentioned this at the beginning of “The Book of Funerals.”
Yes.
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