intentions, shopkeepers persuade their customers to make their contribution by telling them about the virtues of spending [money] in the way of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ, so it will be excellent. It is humbly advised that we should fix an amount of money every day, for example only five rupees, then as per this fixed amount we should put our contribution into the box every day and then should submit the Madani donations as per the prescribed method of Majlis Madani Donations Box. The box that is placed in the shops etc., is called the ‘Madani Donation Box’ and the box that is placed in the homes is called the ‘Home Sadaqah Box’.

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب              صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

Dear Islamic brothers! Let’s listen to some virtues and advantages of giving Zakah and also make intention to pay it.

Rain of Divine mercy

The biggest privilege for the person who pays Zakah is that rain of Divine mercy falls on him. In Ayah 156 of Surah Al-A’raf, part 9, it is stated:

وَ رَحْمَتِیْ وَ سِعَتْ كُلَّ شَیْءٍؕ-فَسَاَكْتُبُهَا لِلَّذِیْنَ یَتَّقُوْنَ وَ یُؤْتُوْنَ الزَّكٰوةَ وَ الَّذِیْنَ هُمْ بِاٰیٰتِنَا یُؤْمِنُوْنَۚ(۱۵۶)

Translation from Kanz-ul-Iman: And My mercy encompasses all things; so I shall soon prescribe favours for those who fear and pay Zakah (obligatory charity), and they believe in Our signs.

If a wise person is asked: Would you like all the virtuous deeds of all the people to be recorded in your Book of Deed or would you like a special Divine mercy to descend upon you? So he will prefer the special Divine mercy to the virtuous deeds of all the people. Surely, very fortunate are the people who pay Zakah every year and become deserving of the Divine mercy of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ.