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What is the interpretation of the noble verse: "And in their wealth is a known right for the beggar and the destitute," and does it mean that an employee should allocate a specific and continuous portion of his monthly salary?

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The verse mentioned appeared twice: in Surat Adh-Dhariyat and Surat Al-Ma'arij. Both extol the pious who allocate a share of their wealth for those who ask and for the deprived. Qatadah and Muhammad ibn Sirin interpreted it as referring to the obligatory . A person must spend on themselves and on those whose maintenance is incumbent upon them. If anything remains from the salary, reaches the (threshold), and a full year passes over it, then Zakat becomes obligatory on it.

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