Discussion of the saying of Allah the Exalted: “And establish prayer, give zakah, and obey Allah and His Messenger”
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Before this, Allah the Exalted said: [Al-Ahzab 33:33] And we explained that does the verb take the object?
The student: Two objects?
The Shaykh : Where is the first and the second?
The student: ...
The Shaykh : Is this the first one, or is it the second?
The student: ...
The Shaykh : Yes.
The student: ...
The Shaykh : Is it implied, or is it omitted?
The student: ...
The Shaykh : Yes, very well. What is zakah, O Isa?
The student: Linguistically, it is growth.
The Shaykh : Linguistically, it is growth, and technically...
The student: A specific right from specific wealth for a specific group...
The Shaykh : We have explained it... Do you understand it now? Zakah is a specific right from specific wealth for a specific group at a specific time. Do you understand zakah now? Or shall we say: worshipping Allah the Exalted by giving out a known portion of wealth according to what came in the Shari'ah? This is clearer. Also, in this regard is the saying of the Exalted and Majestic:[Al-Ahzab 33:33] The lam in His saying:
And establish prayer and give zakah and obey Allah and His Messenger
وَأَقِمْنَ الصَّلاةَ وَآتِينَ الزَّكَاةَ وَأَطِعْنَ اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُgive zakah
آتين الزكاةThe student: Two objects?
The Shaykh : Where is the first and the second?
The student: ...
The Shaykh : Is this the first one, or is it the second?
The student: ...
The Shaykh : Yes.
The student: ...
The Shaykh : Is it implied, or is it omitted?
The student: ...
The Shaykh : Yes, very well. What is zakah, O Isa?
The student: Linguistically, it is growth.
The Shaykh : Linguistically, it is growth, and technically...
The student: A specific right from specific wealth for a specific group...
The Shaykh : We have explained it... Do you understand it now? Zakah is a specific right from specific wealth for a specific group at a specific time. Do you understand zakah now? Or shall we say: worshipping Allah the Exalted by giving out a known portion of wealth according to what came in the Shari'ah? This is clearer. Also, in this regard is the saying of the Exalted and Majestic: