Surat At-Tawbah (60-61)

{إِنَّمَا الصَّدَقَاتُ لِلْفُقَرَاء وَالْمَسَاكِينِ وَالْعَامِلِينَ عَلَيْهَا وَالْمُؤَلَّفَةِ قُلُوبُهُمْ وَفِي الرِّقَابِ وَالْغَارِمِينَ وَفِي سَبِيلِ اللّهِ وَابْنِ السَّبِيلِ فَرِيضَةً مِّنَ اللّهِ وَاللّهُ عَلِيمٌ حَكِيمٌ} [التوبة: 60]

60- The division and distribution of Zakah must be done according to the ruling of Allah to the following eight types of people:

1-  The poor who have no money or job.

2- The needy who cannot find something to suffice them.

3- People who work in collecting and keeping Zakah.

4-  People who are about to embrace Islam or to newly converted to Islam to be firm.

5- Freeing slaves who are not able to pay money to their masters to be free, whereas some scholars said the meaning is Muslim captives.

6-   Indebted people.

7-   People who fight for the sake of Allah even if they were rich.

8-  The wayfarer.

This distribution is a duty that ordained by Allah on people because He is knowledgeable of their conditions, interests, and their due rights and wise in all that He distributes, destines, and ordains.

{وَمِنْهُمُ الَّذِينَ يُؤْذُونَ النَّبِيَّ وَيِقُولُونَ هُوَ أُذُنٌ قُلْ أُذُنُ خَيْرٍ لَّكُمْ يُؤْمِنُ بِاللّهِ وَيُؤْمِنُ لِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَرَحْمَةٌ لِّلَّذِينَ آمَنُواْ مِنكُمْ وَالَّذِينَ يُؤْذُونَ رَسُولَ اللّهِ لَهُمْ عَذَابٌ أَلِيمٌ} [التوبة: 61]

61- There were some of hypocrites who used to harm the Prophet (peace be upon him) and say: He believes everything that is said to him. So, if we come to him and swear to him, he shall believe us. Say to them: He believes you in everything that is good and true, but he does not believe you in other things. He believes in Allah and in the proofs and clear signs that are revealed to him and believes the believers because he knows their truthfulness and sincerity. He is a mercy to those who show faith even if they are part of you, hypocrites. He accepted your superficial Islam out of mercy and compassion to you, but he did not believe you, did not reveal your secrets, and did not uncover your hidden matters. As for those who harm the Messenger of Allah by any type of harm, they shall have painful and severe punishment which is not known except to Allah.