How do we know that the poor person has less than half of his needs?
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The Shaykh : How do we know that he has less than half of his needs, since this is a matter subject to increase and decrease?
The questioner : For example, a man has a salary of approximately eight hundred riyals, while he and his dependents need one thousand and two hundred riyals, so he is given one thousand and two hundred riyals.
The Shaykh : Now, consider a man whose salary is eight hundred riyals, while he and his dependents need two thousand riyals per month. In this case, what he has is less than half.
The questioner : Less than half.
The Shaykh : The one who has less than half is what we call a poor person.
The questioner : For example, a man has a salary of approximately eight hundred riyals, while he and his dependents need one thousand and two hundred riyals, so he is given one thousand and two hundred riyals.
The Shaykh : Now, consider a man whose salary is eight hundred riyals, while he and his dependents need two thousand riyals per month. In this case, what he has is less than half.
The questioner : Less than half.
The Shaykh : The one who has less than half is what we call a poor person.