And in their wealth there was the right of the Sa'il and the Mahrum.
After Allah mentioned their quality of performing prayer, He then mentioned their quality of spending in charity and acts of compassion and kindness,
وَفِي أَمْوَالِهِمْ حَقٌّ
(And in their wealth there was the right), a designated part which they dedicated to the Sa'il and Mahrum.
The Sa'il is the poor who begs others, and he has a due right.
As for the Mahrum, Ibn Abbas and Mujahid said,
"He is the poor person who does not receive a stipend."
Meaning he does not receive a stipend from the Muslim treasury, nor does he have a means of income, nor a profession.
The Mother of the faithful, A'ishah may Allah be pleased with her, said about the Mahrum,
"He is the displaced, the one who does not have a profession to easily earn an income from."
Qatadah and Az-Zuhri said;
"The Mahrum is the one who does not ask the people for anything."
Az-Zuhri added that the Messenger of Allah said,
لَيْسَ الْمِسْكِينُ بِالطَّوَّافِ الَّذِي تَرُدُّهُ اللُّقْمَةُ وَاللُّقْمَتَانِ وَالتَّمْرَةُ وَالتَّمْرَتَانِ وَلكِنِ الْمِسْكِينُ الَّذِي لَا يَجِدُ غِنًى يُغْنِيهِ وَلَا يُفْطَنُ لَهُ فَيُتَصَدَّقَ عَلَيْه
The poor (Miskin) is not the one who goes round to the people and asks them for a mouthful or two or a date or two. But the poor is the one who does not have enough to satisfy his needs and whose condition is not known to others, so that others may give him something in charity.
This Hadith is recorded in the Two Sahihs using another chain of narration.
Allah's Signs on the Earth and in Mankind
Allah the Exalted and the Blessed said next,
وَفِي الاَْرْضِ ايَاتٌ لِّلْمُوقِنِينَ