Dear Islamic brothers! Surely this life is not only a great blessing for us, but it is also an excellent grace for us from Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ to earn virtuous deeds and make the Hereafter better. Therefore considering the breaths we are left with to be blessing we should immediately repent in the court of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ of the Zakah we had to pay but due to our laziness we have not paid it yet. We should pay full Zakah of our wealth as soon as possible after making an accurate calculation by contacting Islamic scholars. It is a fact that our delicate and fragile bodies cannot bear the painful torment of the Hereafter at all.

گُناہ گار طلبگارِ عفو و رحمت ہے

عذاب سہنے کا کس میں ہے حوصلہ یا ربّ

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب              صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

What does Zakah mean?

Zakah is a Shari’ah-fixed amount of wealth that is given under the ownership and possession of such a Faqeer Muslim who is neither Haashimi nor a slave freed by any Haashimi. The Zakah-payer cannot obtain any benefit from Zakah and he pays it for the pleasure of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ.

(Durr-e-Mukhtar, vol. 3, pp. 204-206 summarised)

Reason why Zakah is called ‘Zakah’

The literal meaning of Zakah is ‘purification’, increase and blessing’. Since Zakah is a means of purifying and increasing the rest of the wealth, hence it is called Zakah. (Durr-e-Mukhtar, vol. 3, pp. 203 summarised)

Dear Islamic brothers! Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ has made Zakah Fard for the rich so that they can help the poor and the needy of the society and wealth instead of being confined to some people should also be circulated amongst the poor, thus creating the atmosphere of economic balance in the society. If Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ had wanted, He عَزَّوَجَلَّ would have made everybody rich and no one would be left poor but as His Divine will, He عَزَّوَجَلَّ made some people rich and some