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Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him): Isma'il ibn Jabir said: Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him) was asked about this verse: و الَّذِینَ فِی أَمْوالِهِمْ حَقٌّ مَعْلُومٌ* لِلسَّائِلِ وَ المَحْرُومِ [And those in whose wealth there is a fixed portion, for him who begs and for him who is denied]: "Is it something other than zakat?" He said: "[Yes!] Allah grants a man wealth and property, and he sets aside a thousand, two thousand, or three thousand of that wealth, or less or more, and with it he maintains ties of kinship, or he takes the burden of expenses off the shoulders of his relatives. [This verse indicates this meaning.]"

Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him): Isa ibn Dawud narrates from Imam Kazim (peace be upon him), from his father, that: A person asked Imam Baqir (peace be upon him) about this verse: وَ الَّذِینَ فِی أَمْوَالِهِمْ حَقٌّ مَّعْلُومٌ * لِّلسَّائِلِ وَ المَحْرُومِ [And those in whose wealth there is a known right * for him who begs and for him who is denied]. My father said: "O so-and-so! Remember this and be very careful in narrating it, and see how you narrate it from me. The sa'il (the one who asks) and the mahrum (the deprived) have a great status. The sa'il is the Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his family) himself, who asks Allah the Exalted for his right concerning his Ahl al-Bayt, and the mahrum is the one who has been deprived of the khums, by which is meant Amir al-Mu'minin (peace be upon him) and the Imams (peace be upon them). Did you pay close attention and understand what I said? The sa'il and the mahrum are not as the people say."

Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him): Safwan al-Jammal narrates from Imam Sadiq (peace be upon him), regarding this verse: لِّلسَّائِلِ وَ الْمحْرُومِ [for him who begs and for him who is denied], that he said: "The mahrum (deprived) is that person of a profession whose effort and toil in buying and selling has remained without result."

Imam Baqir and Imam Sadiq (peace be upon them): لِلسَّائِلِ وَ المَحْرُومِ [for him who begs and for him who is denied]; the mahrum (deprived) is a person whose thought and power of reasoning is not too bad, and despite being the owner of a profession, the scope of his sustenance is limited.

The Prophet (peace be upon him and his family): لِلسَّائِلِ وَ الْمحْرُومِ [for him who begs and for him who is denied]; the sa'il (beggar) has a right, even if he comes [riding] on a horse.