ṣadaqa
Ṣadaqa (Arab.). Almsgiving, voluntary charity. The word is sometimes used as a synonym of zakāt, the official alms tax (as in Qur'ān 9. 58, 104); but ṣadaqa (pl. ṣadaqāt) is considered a pious duty, the details of which are not laid down.
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