Is lending out items obligatory in cases of need?
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Is it said that lending out items is obligatory in cases of need?
In cases of need, it is obligatory, just as the Exalted and Majestic said: [Al-Ma'un:7]. Al-Ma'un refers to lending out items, according to the most correct opinion of the exegetes, while some said it refers to zakah. Therefore, if your brother is in need, it is obligatory for you to lend to him.
Just as it is obligatory for you to spend on him if he is in dire necessity and you are wealthy, it is obligatory for you to give him what sustains his life from hunger or thirst.
In cases of need, it is obligatory, just as the Exalted and Majestic said:
and they withhold what is useful
وَيَمْنَعُونَ الْمَاعُونَThe Muslim is the brother of the Muslim
المسلم أخو المسلم
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