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quran:92:18 –

˹He˺ who gives ˹from˺ his wealth to purify himself  

he who gives his wealth to purify himself, offering it as a ˹means of self˺ purification before God, exalted be He, by making this payment for the sake of God, exalted be He, and not for show or the sake of reputation, so that he ˹or the offering˺ stands purified in the sight of God. This ˹verse˺ was revealed regarding the truthful one (al-siddīq) ˹Abū Bakr˺, may God be pleased with him, when he purchased Bilāl ˹the Ethiopian˺, who was being tortured on account of his faith, and then freed him, whereat the disbelievers said, ‘He only did this in return for a favour which he ˹must have˺ owed him’, and so the following was revealed:
القرآن:٩٢:١٨ –

الَّذِي يُؤْتِي مَالَهُ يَتَزَكَّىٰ  

{الذي يؤتي ماله يتزكى} متزكيا به عند الله تعالى بأن يخرجه لله تعالى لا رياء ولا سمعة، فيكون زاكيا عند الله، وهذا نزل في الصدّيق ؓ لما اشترى بلالا المعذب على إيمانه وأعتقه، فقال الكفار: إنما فعل ذلك ليد كانت له عنده فنزلت.

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