What is meant by your statement in the previous answer: "he gives out of it its own substance"?

The questioner : The second point: You affirmed that the correct view is that it is taken from the saying of Allah (Mighty and Majestic): , , and ; it is this that establishes social solidarity between the rich and the poor.

The Shaykh : You have done well.

The questioner : And you say: that he gives out of it its own substance. Do you mean by "its own substance" that he does not appraise it in money and give out of its specific item itself?

The Shaykh : Here I have a detail. I say that some of the goods are given as their specific items, because the poor person does not do without something like them, and some others cannot be given to the poor person, so in that case, they are appraised and the value is given to the poor person. For example, suppose a car dealer and a millionaire; it may be obligatory upon him not just one car but cars. To whom does he give them? To the poor person. The poor person does not need a car. So he appraises this portion that his soul is generous with, and he thinks that he purifies and purifies his soul with it, then he distributes it among the poor and the needy within the limits of what he knows. So there are two categories: a category that needs to be distributed to the poor and the needy, and they do not need to sell it to benefit from its value, and the other category, as we mentioned, is appraised and the value of these goods is given to the poor and the needy, not the goods themselves.

The questioner: All right.