salaamat wa aadaab
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Zakaat and sadaqa,
a conflation of terms
The terms sadaqa and zakaat have distinct connotations. However in islamic literature tafsir – sharh, fiqh… popular literature, especially fundraising literature, there is a conflation of these terms. In fundraising literature this conflation is vulgarly deliberate and commercial.
Let us listen bery carefully to Allah, the Allknowing, ah-Hakiim - the ultimate strategist.
Sura 9 : aaya/verse 60 -
“Surely the SADAQAAT are for the [it is paramount to note that the quran does NOT use the term Zakaat here!]
1. Fu’qa’raa :
2. Ma’saa’kiin :
3. Aa’mi’luu’na a’lay’ha : those employed to collect and manage the sadaqaat
4. al’Mu’al’la’fa’ti Quluubuhum : those whom the umma wishes to win over to the islamic project
5. Firr Riqaab : freeing of slaves, abolishing slavery
6. the Ghaa’ri’miin : those imprisoned in debt
7. fii Sa’bii’lil’Laah : to realize, maintain in the islamic project
8. Ibnus Sabiil : those pushed into migrancy due to poverty, drought, famine…
this is an obligation (fariidhatan) from Allah and Allah is All-Knowing, full of resolve/widom(Hakiim).”
It is sad that the quran is so abused.