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Al-Baqarah 2: 267–70

Thus does Allah make His teachings clear to you that you may reflect.

(267) Believers! Spend (in the Way of Allah) out of the good things you have earned and out of what We have produced for you from the earth, and choose not for your spending the bad things such as you yourselves would not accept or accept only by overlooking its defects. Know well that Allah is All- Munificent, Most Praise- worthy. (268) Satan frightens you with poverty and bids you to commit indecency whereas Allah promises you His forgiveness and bounty. Allah is Munificent, All-Knowing. (269) He grants wisdom to those whom He wills; and whoever is granted wisdom has indeed been granted much good. Yet none except people of understanding take heed.

(270) Allah knows whatever you spend or whatever you vow (to spend).96 ▶

96 “Vow” means either a man’s pledge to spend something or to perform some act of goodness which is not obligatory upon him provided that a particular wish of his is fulfilled. It is essential, however, that this vow, should relate to some wish which is in itself permissible and good and that the person concerned makes

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