4 – As for meddling with that wealth and disposing of it by false means, outside the lawful channels, this is prohibited; it is nothing but consuming Allah’s property without right.

5 – The same ruling applies to people’s private wealth that lies in their hands and belongs exclusively to them: they may not deal with it except in ways that Allah approves, so that it becomes an aid to earning His pleasure—upholding His religion and benefiting His servants in their worldly affairs.

6 – It likewise encompasses those in authority. They must expend Allah’s property on whatever strengthens His religion and exalts His word, and on whatever benefits the subjects and the land: worthwhile projects, agriculture, industry, education, public utilities that serve the general populace, and any initiative that advances His servants’ worldly interests.

7 – The ḥadīth also includes anyone who takes money he has no right to take—funds that have an appointed destination to which he does not belong—yet he resorts to stratagems and loopholes to obtain it; such an act is a wrongful seizure.