Zakat, and such a person receives duas from the less fortunate.

صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب      صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلٰى مُحَمَّد

Dear Islamic brothers! Zakat was made Fard in the second year Hijri before the obligation of fasting. ^[1]

When Zakat was made Fard, the honourable Companionsرَضِىَ اللّٰهُ عَـنْهُم who possessed the necessary amount of wealth would pay Zakat of their possessions wholeheartedly, happily and with great enthusiasm.

Let us listen to a story related to this.

The Companions and their passion for giving Zakat

Sayyiduna Ubay b. KaꜤbرَضِىَ اللّٰهُ عَـنْهُ  narrates:

The Messenger of Allahصَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم  once sent me to collect Zakat. I visited a man, and when he gathered all his possessions in front of me, I concluded he was to give a one-year-old camel as Zakat. “Give this one-year-old-camel”, I said, “as it is Zakat for these (other) camels.” The man said, ‘What benefit will a one-year-old camel give? It can neither be used for riding nor for drawing milk. Kindly look, there is another strong, well-fed camel in my possession. Take this as Zakat instead.”

I said to him, “I will not take any such thing that I have not been commanded to. However, the Messenger of Allahصَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم  is close by. Present yourself to him and forward this (the well-fed camel) yourself. If heصَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم  accepts it from you, I will take it; if he rejects it, I will not take it.” The man agreed, and he accompanied me, taking the camel with him.

When we approached the blessed court of the Messenger صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم, the man humbly said, “O Messenger of Allah صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم, your representative came to me to collect the Zakat of my possessions. By