“ZAKAAT” (POOR-DUE)
Q 1: What is “Zakaat”?
Answer: “Zakaat” is, indeed, the name of permanent use of the attribute of sympathy and compassion which an affluent Muslim naturally has for his poor brother-in-faith or to say practical expression of sympathy and extension of a specific financial assistance and help by Muslims to one another is Zakaat (poor-due,poor-tax). But according to Shar'i terminology, Zakaat means to pay and make a Muslim beggar,indigent owner of a particular portion,share of one's riches, property on which Zakaat is due as fixed by Shari'ah.
Q 2: What is the significance of Zakaat in Islam?
Answer: The significance of Zakaat can be gauged from the fact that:
1. Zakaat is a very important "obligatory act" of Islamic faith and it is the third pillar of Islam out of five ones.
2. Its importance has been emphasized upon at many places in the Holy Quran along with prayer.
3. Allaah Almighty has called His servants to this obligatory act by different ways.
4. Non-payers of Zakaat have been warned of severe torment.
5. Believers have been told plainly that they should not think anyhow that payment of Zakaat will decrease their wealth, property but instead it increases those.
6. The payer of Zakaat becomes one of the dear servants of Allaah and it is one of the signs of perfection of Iemaan.
7. The one who avoids to pay Zakaat suffers great misfortune and ruin and his wealth, the property is also destroyed.
8. Denial of the obligatory nature of Zakaat is infidelity and its denier is infidel and out of Islamic fold.
9. Non-payer of Zakaat is an extremely unthankful (servant of Allah) and sinner and will be accursed in the next world.
10. The one who intentionally delays the payment of Zakaat is a sinner and his evidence will not be valid.
Excerpt Glorius Islaam
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