Path to success

Through the blessings of Zakah, a person is included in the list of those people who attain success and salvation, just as it is stated in part 18, Surah Al-Mu’minoon, verse 4:

وَ الَّذِیْنَ هُمْ لِلزَّكٰوةِ فٰعِلُوْنَۙ(۴)

And those that work to pay Zakah (consistently).

[Kanz-ul-Iman (translation of Quran)] (Part 18, Surah Al-Mu’minoon, Verse 4)

In this verse, an attribute of those believers who attain success is mentioned that they always give the Zakah that becomes Fard upon their wealth.

Placing happiness into the heart of a Muslim

One benefit of giving Zakah is that the needs of the poor are fulfilled and happiness enters their hearts, and placing happiness into the heart of a Muslim is an act of immense reward. The Beloved Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم said, ‘In the court of Allah Almighty, the most superior action after fulfilling the Faraaid is to place happiness into the heart of a Muslim.’

(Mu’jam-e-Kabeer, vol. 11, p. 59, Hadith 11079)

In a narration, it is stated: ‘The most superior action is to enter happiness into the heart of a believer, whether that is done by concealing his faults, satiating his hunger or by fulfilling his need.’ (Attargheeb Wattarheeb, vol. 3, p. 84, Raqm 3)

Strong brotherhood

Another benefit of giving Zakah is that strong brotherhood is maintained among Muslims, through which the Islamic societies flourish. An Arabic proverb states: ‘اَلْاِ تِّحَادُقُوَّۃٌ عَظِیْمَۃٌ’, meaning, ‘Unity is a great force.’

It is a reality that if we remain united with each other with love, then we can overcome the biggest of challenges, whereas, if we turn our backs on each other and extinguish the lamp of love, then we cannot overcome even the smallest difficulty. Try to understand this in the following way: Thick ropes are made from thin and fragile threads coming together, whereas, the weakness of a single thread is such that even a small child can break it easily;