Islam is a complete code of life for a
Muslim. It guides us how to spend our life obeying Allah Almighty and teaches
us the method to please our Lord Almighty. Islam tells us that the purpose of
our creation is to worship Allah Almighty. In Islam, there is diversity in the
ways and methods of worships. There are worships which a Muslim performs
physically like Salah, Fast and Hajj and there are worships he can perform with
his wealth like Zakat. Zakat is one
pillar out of the pillars of Islam. Muslims have been ordered in Quran Alkareem
by Allah Almighty to pay zakat.
Allah Almighty says in Quran Alkareem:
وَ اَ قِیۡمُوا الصَّلٰو ۃَ
وَ اٰتُو ا الزَّکٰوۃَ
And
keep obligatory prayer established and pay zakat.
[Kanz-ul-Iman
Part 1, Surah Al-Baqarah, Ayah 43]
And in another Ayah He, the Almighty says:
وَ الَّذِیۡنَ ہُمۡ لِلزَّکٰوۃِ
فٰعِلُوۡنَ
And
who are active in paying zakat.
[Kanz-ul-Iman
(Part 18, Surah Al-Mu`minoon, Ayah 4]
The beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ
عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِه وَسَلَّمalso
emphasizes the importance of zakat on
many occasions. Here are a few Ahadees in this regard:
Sayiduna Abdullah bin Umar رَضِىَ اللهُ عَنْهُمَا has
narrated that the Dear Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ
عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِه وَسَلَّم
said: Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ
has ordered me to fight against people until they attest that there is none
worthy of worship except Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ and Muhammad صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِه وَسَلَّم is the true Rasool of Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ; offer Prayer appropriately; give Zakah; thus, if they do
accordingly, their wealth and lives will
be safe from me except for the punishment which Islam has made compulsory upon
them. (Sahih Bukhari Hadees 20)
“Tell them that Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ has made Zakah
compulsory in their wealth; it should be taken from the wealthy and given to
the poor.” Said the beloved Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ
عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِه وَسَلَّم when he sent syiduna Muaz
رَضِىَ اللهُ عَنْهَُ
towards Yamen. (Sunan Tirmizi Hadees 625)
After the apparent demise of the beloved
Rasool صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِه وَسَلَّم some Arab tribes denied the order of zakah; so the successor of
the beloved Rasool ordered to fight with those people and said : By Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ! I will fight against
the person who will differentiate between Salah and Zakah (that he admits Salah
to be Fard but negates Zakah being Fard), and Zakah is the right of wealth. By
Allah عَزَّوَجَلَّ! If
they stopped even a rope (that is Wajib upon them to give) which they would
give in the blessed period of beloved Rasool صَلَّى
اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِه وَسَلَّم, I
will fight against them. (Sahih Bukhari Hadees 1400)
We understand that zakah is fard like salah
and it should be given with proper calculation. Now, it is very easy to
calculate your zakat by zakat calculator given on the website
of Dawateislami. Dear brothers! It is our duty to remember zakat year. When our
zakat year is completed we should pay our zakat properly on time. However, you
can pay your zakat in advance for the next year but when your zakat year
completes you cannot delay after that. Dear Brothers! Keep it in your mind that
when you pay your zakat, you get a lot of blessings because Zakat removes the
dirt of the wealth, purifies the wealth and also saves it from calamities. Now,
you can pay zakat online easily along with any
other Zakat donations using the
online service provided by DawateIslami.
Dear brother! When we pay our zakat, our
wealth circulates in the society. Those who are less privileged also receive
share from our wealth and make Dua for us and do not become jealous of our
wealth. When we pay zakat, we help our fellow Muslims and helping Muslims is a
great virtuous act. Allah Almighty grants his blessings to those who spend in
His way and help the Muslims.
Those who do not pay zakat of their wealth,
Allah Almighty gives them severe punishment. Their wealth will become the mean
of punishment for them on the Day of Judgment. Even in this world, their wealth
is on risk. One Hadees says that zakat will destroy the wealth in which it is
present. So please pay you zakat and save yourself from these punishments. Now,
it is very easy to pay your zakat firah with zakat fitrah online service. May
Allah Almighty enable us to fulfil the commandments of Sharia. Ameen
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