Zakat is one of the pillars of Islam, every year those Muslims whose wealth has reached Nisab (the minimum value of total wealth one must possess in order to pay Zakat), they must pay 2.5% Zakat on it.
Alhamdulillah as Muslims we believe that Zakat is a wonderful ibadah and its benefits manifest in the payer, beneficiary and the wider society.
For the payer
Zakat establishes subservience to Allah in one’s life.
Zakat is an expression of gratitude for the blessing of wealth.
Zakat is a purification for the soul.
Zakat is a means to multiply one’s reward for the Hereafter.
Zakat is to sympathise and show compassion for the less fortunate.
Zakat is a purification of wealth.
For the beneficiary
Zakat is to alleviate poverty.
Zakat removes any ill-feeling or spiritual diseases.
Zakat is there to allow the recipient to survive and get free access to necessities.
For the society:
It is a means of developing and strengthening the Islamic economy.
It is a means of Da’wah and propagation of Islam.
It bridges the gap between the rich and the poor.
It develops brotherhood and sisterhood between different classes of society.
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