Is what was given out as Zakat from less than the Nisab, or from the wife's gold (dowry), accepted as Zakat to its extent, and the remainder considered charity?
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The money exceeding the sufficient amount for is considered a charity (Sadaqa), as is the money given from wealth that has not reached the (threshold). Scholars have differed regarding the ruling on the amount exceeding the obligatory portion: is it obligatory, a (recommended), or a supererogatory (nafl) act? The preponderant view is that the excess amount does not go to waste; it is either considered an obligatory act or a recommended one. And the money given from wealth on which Zakat is not due is a charity for which its giver is rewarded, even if he did not intend the reward of the hereafter.
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