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Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him): al-Mahrum (the deprived) is the one who has lost his trade and can no longer buy and sell.

Ali ibn Ibrahim (may Allah have mercy on him): al-Sa'il (the beggar) is the one who asks, and al-Mahrum (the deprived) is the one who has been deprived of the fruit of his efforts.

Imam Baqir and Imam Sadiq (peace be upon them): al-Mahrum (the deprived) is the person whose intellect is not lacking, but ample sustenance has not been granted to him, and he is the muharaf (one deprived of livelihood).

Ibn Abbas (may Allah have mercy on him): The meaning of الْمَحْرُومُ [the deprived] is muharaf; one who has fallen short in earning his livelihood and wealth.

Imam Baqir (peace be upon him): وَ الَّذِینَ فِی أَمْوالِهِمْ حَقٌّ مَعْلُومٌ لِلسَّائِلِ وَ الْمَحْرُومِ [And those in whose wealth there is a known right for the beggar and the deprived] — be careful how you narrate from me! The status and rank of the sa'il (the one who asks) and the mahrum (the deprived) in this verse is immense. As for the sa'il, it is the Noble Prophet (peace be upon him and his family), who asked Allah for his right from the people; and the mahrum is anyone who deprives the Commander of the Faithful Ali ibn Abi Talib (peace be upon him) and his children, the pure Imams (peace be upon them), of the khums. Did you hear and understand? It is not as the people say. [It is not restricted to the outward meaning of the verse that the people speak of.]