Who Deserves Alms

 

Those who deserve Alms and charity (L-343)

لِلفُقَراءِ الَّذينَ أُحصِروا في سَبيلِ اللَّهِ لا يَستَطيعونَ ضَربًا فِي الأَرضِ يَحسَبُهُمُ الجاهِلُ أَغنِياءَ مِنَ التَّعَفُّفِ تَعرِفُهُم بِسيماهُم لا يَسأَلونَ النّاسَ إِلحافًا ۗ وَما تُنفِقوا مِن خَيرٍ فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ بِهِ عَليمٌ273.

273.  Lil-fuqaraaa- ‘illaziina  ‘uh-siruu  fii  Sabii-Lillaahi  laa  yas-tatii-‘uuna  zarban-  fil- ‘arzi  yah-sabuhumul-jaahilu   ‘agniyaaa- ‘a  minat-ta-‘affuf.  Ta’-rifuhum- bi-siimaa-hum.  Laa  yas-‘aluu-nannaasa- ‘il-haafaa.  Wa  maa  tunfiquu  min  khay-rin- fa- ‘innAllaaha  bihii  ‘Aliim.  (Section 37/4)

273.  It is for the poor; those who are restrained in the way of God, and unable to travel in the land. The unaware would think them rich, due to their dignity. You will recognize them by their features. They do not ask from people insistently. Whatever charity you give, God is aware of it.

It has been indicated in this verse that real worthy of the alms and charity, are those people, who have been restrained from moving, eating and earning due to being closed in the Path of God. Moreover, they do not disclose their necessities before any person, as lovers (Razii Allaahu anhum) of the last Messenger (ﷺ), for example; companions of (‘As-haabi) Suffah had chosen company of The Messenger (ﷺ). They used to keep up learning the teachings of the religion. Like this, some companions (Razii Allaahu anhum) were busy in Jihad (Muhammadan religious war) against mischief-makers and seditious people. These pious servants (Razii Allaahu anhum) did not use to beg from anyone. However, their necessities might be known from their appearance and features. We should help them today too, who are learning the teachings of the religion Islam and busy in religious war in the Path of God, and provide them provisions.  

God promises that ‘you will get complete reward for that wealth, which will you spend in My Way. No sacrifice of yours is hidden from My Sight’. Here God has explained the word ‘Khayr’ also for ‘wealth’ and determined those persons, who deserve particularly Kind Sight, who do not pursue unremittingly duly sticking; on the contrary, they endure with self-respect and do not disclose their poorness. https://youtu.be/wi0tLZOJqAQ