[PF:166214] The Letter and Spirit of Zakat ....

The Letter and Spirit of Zakat (Zakah)

 

Zakat is compulsory after the personal wealth crosses a threshold ... we know this.

 

Zakat is to be given away throughout the year ... as soon as the wealth has crossed the threshold of time ... we know this.

 

Zakat is to be given only to the poor and destitute individuals ... we know this! Hardly do we know anything if we use ONLY in this sentence! A reference to Surah Tauba (Surah # 9)'s Ayat number 60 in Quran makes sufficiently clear the eight areas in which zakat money should be spent. Well, we know this. Sure, we do.

 

Zakat purifies our wealth ... we know this, alhamdolillah.

 

Zakat means "to purify" and also "growth" ... well, it's not a new information for us. Really?

 

Zakat can be used in a bait-al-maal to render all kinds of service to the masses. This may benefit the poor mostly, but some benefits may actually accrue to the rich as well. To the rich as well? Vow! When Allah commands in the above Quranic verse to spend zakat money on the wayfarer (Travellers who find themselves in difficult circumstances), it is widely believed that He makes no difference between a poor wayfarer and a rich wayfarer (may be rich in his native place, but is currently without nisab). Read the full article @ http://bit.ly/7PDqB

May Allah bless you with true success of this world as well as of the hereafter!

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