Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم has persuaded us to pay Zakah. Two blessed sayings of the Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم:

1     The completion of your Islam is that you pay Zakah of your possessions. (Majma’-uz-Zawaid, vol. 3, pp. 198, Hadees 4326)

2      Islam is based on five things—one of them is to pay Zakah also. (Sunan-ut-Tirmizi, vol. 4, pp. 275, Hadees 2618)

Announcement

The rest of the important Madani pearls about Zakah will be mentioned in Tarbiyyati Halqahs, therefore, do attend Tarbiyyati Halqahs in order to know about these Madani pearls.

Madani pearls of paying Zakah!

Blessed companions رَضِىَ الـلّٰـهُ تَعَالٰی عَـنْهُم would also generously give their wealth/possessions in Sadaqah and charity in the path of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ. Paying Zakah is obligatory. (Bahar-e-Shari’at, vol. 5, pp. 874; summarized)

For the pleasure of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ, making a Muslim Faqeer [Shari’ah-declared poor person] non-Haashim owner of one part of the wealth that Shari’ah has fixed, is called Zakah. (Bahar-e-Shari’at, vol. 5, pp. 574; summarized)

Zakah is Fard [obligatory] on a free, sane and an adult Muslim who owns Nisaab. (Bahar-e-Shari’at, vol. 5, pp. 875-876; summarized)

First of all, poor and destitute people should be searched and Zakah be given to them; if Zakah is paid on time, it will benefit the poor; if close relatives deserve Zakah, paying Zakah to them brings about more reward. If Zakah is not paid, it may bring about individual, collective, worldly and Hereafter loss. The Beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ تَعَالٰى عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم has said: Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ will make the nation that does not give Zakah, suffer famine.

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

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب              صَلَّى اللّٰهُ تَعَالٰى عَلٰى مُحَمَّد