The Repentance
9. At-Tawbah
التوبة
al-Tawbah (Repentance)
ٱلتَّوْبَة
9:60
إِنَّمَا
الصَّدَقَاتُ
لِلْفُقَرَاءِ
وَالْمَسَاكِينِ
وَالْعَامِلِينَ
عَلَيْهَا
وَالْمُؤَلَّفَةِ
قُلُوبُهُمْ
وَفِي
الرِّقَابِ
وَالْغَارِمِينَ
وَفِي
سَبِيلِ
اللَّهِ
وَابْنِ
السَّبِيلِ
فَرِيضَةً
مِّنَ
اللَّهِ
وَاللَّهُ
عَلِيمٌ
حَكِيمٌ
ʾinnamā ṣ-ṣadaqātu li-l-fuqarāʾi wa-l-masākīni wa-l-ʿāmilīna ʿalayhā wa-l-muʾallafati qulūbuhum wa-fī r-riqābi wa-l-ghārimīna wa-fī sabīli llāhi wa-bni s-sabīli farīḍatan mina llāhi wa-llāhu ʿalīmun ḥakīmun
Welfare funds (zakat) are only for the poor, the destitute, the tax collectors, those whose hearts are inclined (towards Islam), the slaves, those who cannot pay their debts, for the cause of God, and for those who have become needy on a journey. Paying zakat is an obligation that God has decreed. God is All-knowing and All-wise.
