Transliteration:( Allazeena laa yu'toonaz Zakaata wa hum bil-Aakhiratihum kaafiroon )
15. In that they do not accept faith. Faith is the Zakaal of the body because this verse is Makkan and the laws regarding Zakat had been revealed in Madina. Zakaat became obligatory in Madina Tayyibah Or they do not regard zakaat to be obligatory, that the laws regarding the obligation of Zaka which would be revealed in future, they would not be regarding it as obligatory Otherwise, is not obligatory upon the infidel to pay Zaka
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Please refer to Surah Fussilat ayat 6 which provides the complete commentary from verse 6 through 8.
(41:7) who do not pay Zakah,[9] and who deny the Hereafter.
9. Here, the meaning of the word zakat has been disputed by the commentators. Ibn Abbas and his illustrious pupils, Ikrimah and Mujahid, say that zakat here implies the purity of the soul and self which accrues from belief in Tauhid and obedience to Allah. According to this explanation, the translation of the verse would be: Woe to the mushriks, who do not adopt purity. The other group which includes commentators like Qatadah, Suddi, Hasan Basri, Dahhak, Muqatil and Ibn as-Saib take this word here also in the meaning of the zakat on property and wealth. According to this explanation, the verse means: Woe to those who do not fulfill the right of Allah by committing shirk and the right of the men by withholding the zakat.
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