(4) Slaves.
(5) Debtors.
(6) Fī sabīli ʾllāh, i.e. in the service of God, or religious warfare.
(7) Travellers.
The above laws with reference to zakāt are those according to the Ḥanafīyah sect, but the differences amongst the Imāms of the Sunnīs on this subject are but small. They may be seen upon reference to Hamilton’s translation of the Hidāyah, vol. i. p. 1.
ẔAK͟HĀʾIRU ʾLLĀH (ذخائر الله). Lit. “Repositories of God.” A Ṣūfī term for a class of believers who, on account of their spiritual attainments, are the means of preventing troubles in a nation, in the same manner as stores (ẕak͟hāʾir) of grain keep away famines.
ẔĀKIR (ذاكر). One who remembers God by reciting His names and praises. The reciter of a ẕikr. [[ZIKR].]
ẒALĀLAH (ضلالة). “Error.” The word frequently occurs in the Qurʾān, e.g. [Sūrah ii. 15]: “These are they who have purchased error, at the price of the guidance.”
ẔAMB (ذمب), pl. ẕunūb. “A sin; a crime.” A charge of such. The word occurs frequently in the Qurʾān, e.g.:—
[Sūrah xxvi. 13]: “They have a charge against me (i.e. Aaron), and I fear lest they put me to death.”