معنی
What is the meaning of tathbīt in this āyah?
جواب
Imām Ibn al-Jawzī (d. 597/1201) summarized the scholars' opinions in his book "Zād al-Masīr" as follows:
- It refers to spending out of certainty and conviction. [al-Shaʿbī, Qatādah, al-Suddī]
- It refers to careful consideration of where to spend, meaning they deliberate on where to place their charity. [al-Ḥasan, Mujāhid, Abū Ṣāliḥ]