Seeking alms
(اسْتِعْطاءٌ)
من موسوعة المصطلحات الإسلامية
المعنى الاصطلاحي
Asking the Imam (Muslim ruler) for alms, whether it consists of money or anything else.
الشرح المختصر
"Isti‘taa" (seeking alms) is asking for "‘ataa", which refers to what the Imam (Muslim ruler) assigns in Bayt-ul-Maal (Muslim Treasury) to the deserving poor. This also includes donations, endowments, gifts, charity, and anything else which is paid without compensation.
التعريف اللغوي المختصر
"Isti‘taa": it is derived from "ista‘ta", which means seeking alms and asking for them. "‘Ataa": that which is given.