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What spending is being referred to in this āyah?

Answer

Imām Ibn al-Jawzī (d. 597/1201) summarized the scholars' opinions in his book "Zād al-Masīr" as follows:

  1. It refers to the obligatory alms (zakāt). [ʿUbādah al-Salmānī and others]
  2. It refers to voluntary charity.
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