This axis brings together 1 instance of the use of this verse in the books of Muhammad Shahrur, linking it to the concepts and arguments that appear around it.
The verse text as cited
Let the one of means spend from his means …
Brief reading
The verse supports the idea that expenditure and zakat proceed according to a person’s ability and means.
Axes
- Legislative
- Human and ethical
Related concepts
- ability: 2
- expenditure: 1
- zakat: 1
- means: 1
Its place in the conceptual network
It enters into the network of concepts that links obligation to available capacity.
The verse’s role in the argument
- Support: 1
Instances of use
- Drying up the Sources of Terrorism, p. 32: He cites it to affirm that expenditure and zakat proceed according to a person’s means and available capabilities.
- Concept: ability
- Function of the verse here: Support
- Textual evidence: «{لِيُنْفِقْ ذُو سَعَةٍ مِنْ سَعَتِهِ …} (الطلاق ٧)»
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