A Right in Our Wealth

This verse describes a quality of Allah’s servants: they recognize a right of the needy in their wealth.

وَفِيٓ أَمۡوَٰلِهِمۡ حَقّٞ لِّلسَّآئِلِ وَٱلۡمَحۡرُومِ

And from their properties was [given] the right of the [needy] petitioner and the deprived

Quran, Adh-Dhaariyat 51:19

Verse 51:19 is part of a description of believers who seek forgiveness at dawn (51:18). It mentions that they recognize in their wealth a right for the petitioner and the deprived. The word haqq evokes a due, a share to acknowledge, without specifying whether it is a legal obligation or a voluntary practice.

This verse invites us to view our wealth as a trust that includes a share for others. Today, we can ask ourselves: who around us has a right on what we possess?

Identify today a person in need (petitioner, deprived) and give them a share of your wealth, even a modest one.