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What to do with the Surplus or Redundant & Abundant? |
Whatever
is redundant and abundant (i.e. more than one's
needs) must be left open to be expended in the cause
of Allah (for the welfare of humanity). Please see
the following verse:
يَسْأَلُونَكَ مَاذَا يُنْفِقُونَ قُلِ الْعَفْوَ
...they ask you
(o Messenger), what should they spend (in the way of Allah);
Say, "(Spend) what is beyond your needs"...[2:219]
For more details about 'Infaaq',
please click Here.
Allah tells the Messenger (a.s.) to
take from the Believers what is beyond their needs (to be
expended in the way/cause of Allah). See the following:
خُذِ
الْعَفْوَ
Take what is redundant and
abundant...[7:199]
الْعَفْوَ
has the following meanings:
The Quran
suggests an economic system in which the surplus or
superfluous shall be taken from those who do not need it to
be expended on those who need it.
16/03/2005
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