He is the One Who initiated gardens; both trellised and untrellised; palm trees, and plants, all with different tastes; and olives and pomegranates, similar and not similar. Eat from its fruit when it blossoms and give its due on the day of harvest; and do not waste. He does not like the wasteful.
Translation endnotes
[6:141] Betterment by sharing (zaka) is so important that God specifically mentions it in connection with His mercy (7:156). Sunni and Shiite mushriks reduced the universal implication of zaka, which means, purification by sharing a portion of any blessing one may have, such as talents, professional skills, knowledge, presence. Not only did they restrict the meaning of zaka with alms (sadaqa) or feeding the poor (infaq), they also limited it to an annual practice. The amount needed for purification is left up to us to decide within guidelines. See 2:219; 17:29.