Is charity an obligation or a Sunnah?
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Charity () includes obligatory and voluntary Sadaqah. Obligatory Zakat pertains to specific types of wealth under certain conditions, whereas voluntary Sadaqah is supererogatory (mustahabb) and carries immense reward, but is not obligatory.
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