: Sum total of tangible gains-acquisitions for consumption and comforts

 

يدلُّ على إفادة شيء لم يُملَك من قبل،

That it leads to the perception of availing the benefit of a thing that was not earlier owned/possessed before its acquisition. In simple terms, it will denote income, a fresh inflow of anything of economic worth.

Lane Lexicon: He acquired, or gained, a thing without difficulty, or trouble, or inconvenience:

 Sheep and goats;

Commodity Money

Some commodities, for their utility, came to be more sought than others are.

Accepted by all, they assumed the role of currency, circulating as an element of exchange for other products and used to assess their value. This was the commodity money.

   
  Cattle, mainly bovine, was one of the mostly used, and had the advantages of moving for itself, reproducing and rendering services, although there was the risk of diseases and death.

Latin Word of the Week (October 15, 2008):

 

Pecunia, pecuniae

money, wealth

Money makes the world go round! In the ancient world that meant cattle. The root of the Latin word for money is pecus, meaning livestock or flock.

Animals were at the center of ancient economies. So it makes sense that the Romans related wealth to flocks of sheep and cattle.

In countries where there were no true coins various other things have served as a standard of value. In the Hudson's Bay Territory beavers skins have long been used in this manner. In ancient Eruope cattle were the usual medium of exchange, whence the Latin word pecunia (money, from pecus, cattle).

 

He said, "This is my stick, I lean upon it, and with it I break down leaves upon my sheep and for me in it are other uses too". [20:18]

And Da'ued and Sulie'maan [علیھم السلام] when they both were adjudging in the matter of  the sheep of people that scattered at night in [without owner's will, damaging] the crop field.

And We were watching for the command/decision to be given to them/owners of sheep, [21:78]

Those who tarried [Muna'fi'qeen] will say, when you people became launched at the war spoils so that you collect them, "you leave/forgive us, we will henceforth make ourselves to physically follow you people"

They intend as if they would cause to change the Words of Allah.

You, the Messenger [Sal'lallaa'hoalaih'wa'salam] pronounce, "You will never wish to incline yourselves to follow us, this is what Allah had said before this time about you people".

Thereat they will say, "Nay, that is not the case, in fact you people are jealous of us"

No, their assumption is wrong, the fact of the matter is that they have been a people who do not comprehend, except occasionally. [48:15]

[Same pronouncement in same words 4:158,165;48:07,19; similar 4:56]

Thereat He bestowed upon them the tranquility and calmness and awarded them a quick victory; [48:18]

and abundant spoils of war which they acquire unsolicited.

And Allah has eternally the absolute command/Dominance, All Wise/Knower of hidden/secreted. [48:19]

Allah had promised with you for abundant spoils of war which you will acquire, thereupon He has hastened it for you people;

and He kept away the hands of people from you

and so that it may be a demonstrative physical sign for the Believers;

and He may guide you people on the Path that keeps leading safely and straight to the destination of peace and tranquility. [48:20]