the means of Zakat.

In this fashion, money and wealth circulates to the poor instead of being restricted to just a few people, thus maintaining economic balance. Remember! If Allah Almighty wanted, He would make everybody rich and no one would be poor, but by His Divine will, He has made some people rich and some poor. He tests the rich with their wealth and the poor with their poverty. In verse 165 of Surah Al-An’aam, part 8, Allah Almighty has stated:

وَ هُوَ الَّذِیْ جَعَلَكُمْ خَلٰٓىٕفَ الْاَرْضِ وَ رَفَعَ بَعْضَكُمْ فَوْقَ بَعْضٍ دَرَجٰتٍ لِّیَبْلُوَكُمْ فِیْ مَاۤ اٰتٰىكُمْؕ-

It is He who made you inheritors of the earth and elevated some above others in rank so that He may test you with that which He has granted you.^[1]

i.e., make you undergo tests and trials to see how grateful you are after gaining blessings, high status and wealth. Also, to test how you treat each other. ^[2]

It is clear for all to see that this world is full of trials and tests for us. We should act upon every commandment of Allah Almighty wholeheartedly, considering it to be a privilege for ourselves, and accumulate an abundance of reward for our Hereafter. One of the commands of Allah Almighty is the fulfilment of Zakat, and this act of worship benefits our worldly life, as well as our Hereafter. Let us listen to some benefits of paying Zakat and try to understand its great significance in Islam.

1. Source of completion of Iman

The first good privilege a Zakat-paying person gets is that it brings about the completion of his Iman. Let’s listen to 2 blessed sayings of the Messenger of Allahصَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم  regarding this:

1. The completion of your Islam is that you givie Zakat from your wealth. ^[3]