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﴿ فَاسْأَلُوا أَهْلَ الذِّكْرِ إِن كُنتُمْ لَا تَعْلَمُونَ ﴾

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Continuation of the interpretation of the verse: (( ... and the devout, and the spenders )) .

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Did we not complete the verse? @ Allah the Exalted said:
the patient الصابرين
regarding the rest of their attributes
the patient الصابرين
and the discussion on patience has already taken place, regarding its meaning linguistically and in the Shari'ah, and that it is divided into three categories: patience in obeying Allah, patience in refraining from disobeying Allah, and patience regarding the painful decrees of Allah. Then he said:
and the devout والقانتين
the devout, which is the active participle of qunut, yes
and the truthful والصادقين
and the discussion on truthfulness has also already taken place, and we clarified that it is truthfulness in speech, action, and belief, and we clarified that it is truthfulness with Allah and truthfulness with the servants of Allah. Then he said:
and the devout والقانتين
this is also among their attributes, qunut, and qunut is used for several meanings, the most appropriate of which for this verse is that the intended meaning of qunut is the continuity of obedience with humility and submission to Allah Mighty and Majestic, such that the person is one who continues in the obedience of Allah, turning to Allah Glorified and Exalted in His obedience. Allah the Exalted said:
Maintain with care the [obligatory] prayers and [in particular] the middle prayer and stand before Allah, devoutly obedient. حافظوا على الصلوات والصلاة الوسطى وقوموا لله قانتين
[Al-Baqarah 2:238]
meaning humble, and for this reason, when this verse was revealed, they were ordered to be silent and prohibited from speaking. So the devout one is the one who continues in the obedience of Allah with the humility of the heart, its presence, and its commitment to turning to Allah Mighty and Majestic.
and the spenders والمنفقين
the spenders, from anfaqa, meaning to spend, and spending is the expenditure of wealth. Allah Glorified and Exalted used the term spending here, but He Glorified and Exalted mentioned in other verses the measure for spending, and mentioned what is spent on or what is spent for. He said the Exalted:
And [they are] those who, when they spend, do so not excessively or sparingly but are ever, between that, [justly] moderate والذين إذا أنفقوا لم يسرفوا ولم يقتروا وكان بين ذلك قواما
[Al-Furqan 25:67]
and He said the Exalted:
And do not make your hand [as] chained to your neck or extend it completely ولا تجعل يدك مغلولة إلى عنقك ولا تبسطها كل البسط
[Al-Isra 17:29]
so this is the measure in spending, that the person should not be stingy nor extravagant. And if we make this the measure, this measure varies according to circumstances, times, and countries. Spending for one person may not be extravagance for another; the spending of the poor is not like the spending of the rich. For this reason, Allah the Exalted said:
Let a man of wealth spend from his wealth, and he whose provision is restricted - let him spend from what Allah has given him لينفق ذو سعة من سعته ومن قدر عليه رزقه فلينفق مما آتاه الله
[At-Talaq 65:7]
and the spending of the one in between is likewise. It also varies according to time; it may be a time of general prosperity in this society, so what is extravagance in a society with less prosperity is not extravagance for this society. It also varies according to times; at some times, wealth is abundant and available, so much spending in it is not extravagance, and at other times, the matter is the opposite. In any case, Allah used the term spending here in the verse and mentioned its measure in several verses in Surat al-Furqan:
And [they are] those who, when they spend, do so not excessively or sparingly but are ever, between that, [justly] moderate والذين إذا أنفقوا لم يسرفوا ولم يقتروا وكان بين ذلك قواما
[Al-Furqan 25:67]
As for what is spent in or what is spent for? Allah Glorified and Exalted said:
They ask you, [O Muhammad], what they should spend. Say, "Whatever you spend of good is [to be] for parents and relatives and orphans and the needy and the traveler. يسئلونك ماذا ينفقون قل ما أنفقتم من خير فللوالدين والأقربين واليتامى والمساكين وابن السبيل
[Al-Baqarah 2:215]
so the channels of expenditure are every channel that is in need or that the Muslims need, either the channel itself is in need or the Muslims are in need of it. So spending in the cause of Allah is for the need of whom? For the need of the Muslims for jihad in the cause of Allah, because in jihad in the cause of Allah, the word of Allah Mighty and Majestic is exalted and His Shari'ah is preserved. And spending for the poor is for the need of whom? For the need of the poor, not for the need of the Muslims, but it is for the need of the poor. So you see that spending is always either to meet the need of the needy or to meet the need of the Muslims in general, meaning in the public interests. The important thing is that these are spenders; these who are among the people of Paradise are spenders, but their spending is regulated by Shari'ah limits.
Source alathar.net

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