What is the difference between the poor and the needy?
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The Shaykh : First, let us discuss the poor and the needy; what is the difference between them?
The questioner : The poor person is the one who does not find his sufficiency, while the needy person is the one who has what suffices him, meaning a small amount...
The Shaykh : That is, the poor person is the one who finds nothing, or finds less than half; he finds absolutely nothing, or finds less than half of his sufficiency.
The questioner : The poor person is the one who does not find his sufficiency, while the needy person is the one who has what suffices him, meaning a small amount...
The Shaykh : That is, the poor person is the one who finds nothing, or finds less than half; he finds absolutely nothing, or finds less than half of his sufficiency.