Bahá’u’lláh states that the Bahá’í law of Zakát follows "what hath been revealed in the Qur’án" (Q and A 107). Since such issues as the limits for exemption, the categories of income concerned, the frequency of payments, and the scale of rates for the various categories of Zakát are not mentioned in the Qur’án, these matters will have to be set forth in the future by the Universal House of Justice. Shoghi Effendi has indicated that pending such legislation the believers should, according to their means and possibilities, make regular contributions to the Bahá’í Fund. 162. It is unlawful to beg, and it is forbidden to give to him who beggeth. #147 In a Tablet ‘Abdu’l-Bahá expounds the meaning of this verse. He states that "mendicancy is forbidden and that giving charity to people who take up begging as their profession is also prohibited". He further points out in that same Tablet: "The object is to uproot mendicancy altogether. However, if a person is incapable of earning a living, is stricken by dire poverty or becometh helpless, then it is incumbent on the wealthy or the Deputies to provide him with a monthly allowance for his subsistence... By ‘Deputies’ is meant the representatives of the people, that is to say the members of the House of Justice." The prohibition against giving charity to people who beg does not preclude individuals and Spiritual Assemblies from extending financial assistance to the poor and needy or from providing them with opportunities to acquire such skills as would enable them to earn a livelihood (see note 56). 163. A fine ... had formerly been prescribed ... for anyone who was the cause of sadness to another #148 Bahá’u’lláh abrogates the law of the Persian Bayán concerning the payment of a fine in reparation for causing sadness to one’s neighbour. 164. the sacred Lote-Tree # 148 The "sacred Lote-Tree" is a reference to the Sadratu’l-Muntahá, the "Tree beyond which there is no passing" (see note 128). It is used here symbolically to designate Bahá’u’lláh. 165. Recite ye the verses of God every morn and eventide. #149 Bahá’u’lláh states that the essential "requisite" for reciting "the verses of God" is the "eagerness and love" of the believers to "read the Word of God" (Q and A 68). With regard to the definition of "verses of God", Bahá’u’lláh states that it refers to "all that hath been sent down from the Heaven of Divine Utterance". Shoghi Effendi, in a letter written to one of the believers in the East, has clarified that the term "verses of God" does not include the writings of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá; he has likewise indicated that this term does not apply to his own writings. 166. Ye have been enjoined to renew the furnishings of your homes after the passing of each nineteen years #151