delicate and weak that even a small child can easily break it. Muslims should also live together like this with peace and affection.

The Holy Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم has said, ‘All Muslims are like a building, a portion of which strengthens the other one.’

(Sahih Bukhari, vol. 2, pp. 127, Hadees 2446)

It is stated in another narration: In brotherhood, kindness and mercy, believers are like one body, so if one organ gets hurt, the whole body feels the pain. (Sahih Muslim, pp. 1396, Hadees 2586)

Zakah purifies wealth

Another advantage of paying Zakah is that it purifies the wealth as it is narrated by Sayyiduna Anas Bin Maalik رَضِىَ اللهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُ, the Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم stated, ‘Pay Zakah of your wealth as it is the one which purifies, [it] will purify you.’ (Musnad Imam Ahmad, vol. 4, pp. 274, Hadees 1239)

Introduction to books ‘Ziya-e-Sadaqat’ and ‘Faizan-e-Zakat’

Dear Islamic brothers! As you have heard that the people who pay Zakah of their wealth every year attain enormous blessings, whereas, the people who do not pay Zakah or the ones who do pay Zakah, but do not pay full Zakah not only ruin their worldly life, but also incur wrath from Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ and deserve the hellfire. Therefore, we should pay the full Zakah of our wealth every year so that we can fulfil the Divine commandment and help the needy and the poor.

For further information about ‘Sadaqah’ and ‘Zakah’, it is highly beneficial to study the 2 books ‘Ziya-e-Sadaqat’ and ‘Faizan-e-Zakat’ published by Maktaba-tul-Madinah. Countless virtues of Sadaqah along with Zakah have been mentioned in these books. Each chapter, regarding Sadaqah, discusses detail of various topics, for example ‘meaning and kinds of Sadaqah’, similarly ‘detail of Zakah’, ‘who should be given Zakah?’, ‘Virtues of having kind relationship with relatives’, ‘how is it to hoard wealth?’ ‘condemnation of stinginess’ etc. Those who study these books will gain detailed information, اِنْ شَــآءَالـلّٰـه عَزَّوَجَلَّ.