beloved Prophet صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم. In verse 43 of Surah Al-Baqarah part 1, Allah Almighty has stated:

وَ اَقِیْمُوا الصَّلٰوةَ وَ اٰتُوا الزَّكٰوةَ

And establish the prayer, give zakat, ^[1]

Regarding this blessed verse, Allamah Mufti Sayyid Muhammad NaꜤīm al-Dīn Murādābādīرَحْمَةُ اللهِ عَلَيْه  has stated in Khazāˈin al-ꜤIrfān: The obligation of Salah and Zakat has been mentioned in this verse.

Dear Islamic brothers! Zakat is one of the pillars of Islam. The Messenger of Allahصَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم  stated: Islam is based on five things:

1. To testify that there is none worthy of worship but Allah Almighty, and Muhammad (صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم) is His Messenger,

2. to offer Salah,

3.     to pay Zakat,

4.     to perform Hajj,

5.     to keep the fasts of Ramadan. ^[2]

Zakat and Salah have been mentioned together 32 times in the Holy Quran, such is their significance and importance. ^[3]

Importance of Zakat

Dear Islamic brothers! No matter how economically developed a country is, it always has a class [of people] that live in poverty due to various reasons. Allah Almighty has assigned the responsibility of financially supporting such people to the wealthy. By making Zakat obligatory on the wealthy, Allah Almighty has made the weak and poor people of society eligible to financial support through