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Those of you possessing affluence and ample So they set off, quietly saying to one another, ‘Do
wealth should not make oaths that they will not not let any poor man into it today while you are
give to their relatives and the very poor and those there.’ (68:23-24)
who have migrated in the way of Allah. They He used not to believe in Allah the Magnificent,
should rather pardon and overlook. Would you nor did he urge the feeding of the poor. (69:33-
not love Allah to forgive you? Allah is Ever- 34)
Forgiving, Most Merciful. (24:22) They will say, ‘We were not among those who
Marry off those among you who are unmarried performed prayer and we did not feed the poor.’
and those of your slaves and slavegirls who are (74:43-44)
righteous. If they are poor, Allah will enrich them They give food, despite their love for it, to the
from His bounty. Allah is All-Encompassing, All- poor and orphans and captives. (76:8)
Knowing. (24:32) No indeed! You do not honour orphans nor do
Give relatives their due, and the poor and trav- you urge the feeding of the poor; (89:17-18)
ellers. That is best for those who seek the pleas- What will convey to you what the steep ascent
ure of Allah. They are the ones who are is? It is freeing a slave or feeding on a day of
successful. (30:38) hunger an orphaned relative or a poor man in the
Mankind! You are the poor in need of Allah dust; (90:12-16)
whereas Allah is the Rich Beyond Need, the He is the one who harshly rebuffs the orphan and
Praiseworthy. (35:15) does not urge the feeding of the poor. (107:2-3)
Here you are then: people who are called upon
to spend in the Way of Allah and then some of PORK
you are tight-fisted! But whoever is tight-fisted is He has only forbidden you carrion, blood and
only tight-fisted to himself. Allah is Rich and you pork and what has been consecrated to other
are poor. If you turn away, He will replace you than Allah. But anyone who is forced to eat
with a people other than yourselves and they will it–without desiring it or going to excess in
not be like you. (47:38) it–commits no crime. Allah is Ever-Forgiving,
Anyone who cannot find the means must fast for Most Merciful. (2:173)
two consecutive months before the two of them Forbidden for you are carrion, blood and pork,
may touch one another again. And anyone who and what has been consecrated to other than
is unable to do that must feed sixty poor people. Allah, and animals which have been strangled,
That is to affirm your faith in Allah and His and animals which have been killed by a blow,
Messenger. These are Allah’s limits. The disbe- and animals which have fallen to their death,
lievers will have a painful punishment. (58:4) and animals which have been gored, and ani-
Whatever booty Allah gives to His Messenger mals which wild beasts have eaten–except those
from city dwellers belongs to Allah and to the you are able to slaughter properly–and animals
Messenger and to near relatives and orphans and which have been sacrificed on altars, and decid-
the very poor and travellers, so that it does not ing things by means of divining arrows–that is
become something which merely revolves be- deviance. Today those who disbelieve have de-
tween the rich among you. Whatever the spaired of overcoming your religion. So do not
Messenger gives you you should accept and be afraid of them but be afraid of Me. Today I
whatever he forbids you you should forgo. Have have perfected your religion for you and com-
fear of Allah–Allah is severe in retribution. (59:7) pleted My blessing upon you and I am pleased
It (the booty) is for the poor of the emigrants who with Islam as a religion for you. But if anyone is
were driven from their homes and wealth desir- forced by hunger, not intending any wrongdoing,
ing the favour and the pleasure of Allah and sup- Allah is Ever-Forgiving, Most Merciful. (5:3)
porting Allah and His Messenger. Such people Say: ‘I do not find, in what has been revealed to
are the truly sincere. (59:8) me, any food it is forbidden to eat except for car-
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