In another blessed Hadees the Holy Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم has stated: The goods [money/possessions] of Zakah will destroy the wealth in which it is mixed. (Shu’ab-ul-Iman, vol. 3, pp. 273, Hadees 3522)

Mufti Ahmad Yar Khan رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه has said: There are two ways in which Zakah can be mixed in the wealth: One way is that the person for whom Zakah is Fard takes Zakah from people after becoming Faqeer and mixes it in his wealth to increase it. Second is that a person does not pay Zakah; he keeps the same wealth in his wealth which is to be paid as Zakah.

(He رَحْمَةُ اللهِ تَعَالٰی عَلَيْه states another way in which wealth is destroyed) Due to Zakah being mixed with the wealth the blessing of the entire wealth is removed and the wealth gets finished in a few days or any unexpected trouble or disaster strikes it, destroying the entire wealth such as illness, police case, theft, robbery or burning and drowning. (Mirat-ul-Manajih, vol. 3, pp. 23)

One suffers collective loss due to not paying Zakah

Those who do not pay Zakah may face collective loss. Today if we ponder, we can see that we are facing many problems collectively. Inflation is rising day by day; unemployment has become widespread; weather is also very hot; people are facing great troubles due to shortage of water. One of the reasons for the problems we are facing is probably that we [Muslims] do not pay Zakah.

The Beloved and Blessed Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم has said: The nation not paying Zakah will be made to suffer famine by Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ.

(Al-Mu’jam-ul-Awsat, vol. 3, pp. 275, Hadees 4577)

In another narration, the Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم has said, ‘When people stop paying Zakah, Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ stops rain. If there were no quadrupeds on the earth, then not even a drop of water would fall from the sky.’

(Sunan Ibn Majah, vol. 4, pp. 367, Hadees 4019)

Suffers torment even after death

One who does not pay Zakah not only faces problems and difficulties in the world, but he will also have to face punishment after death in the form of a