Sadaqah And Zakah.
All the favours we enjoy in this world are from Allah :
The Holy Quran has mentioned the story of a righteous man . Allah dah given a gift of a vast fruit garden to him . At the time of Harvest , he used to give fruits to the poor and the needy quite generously . And he continued to enjoy the blessing of Allah . But after the death of his man , the garden passed into the hands of his sons . Unlike their father , they were greedy and thought that it was foolish to give away in alms a huge measure of fruits to the beggars .
When the time of the Harvest arrived , they made a secret plan . They decided to pluck all the fruits , leaving nothing behinds at all, in the small hours of the night , before the poor could arrive to ask for their share . That night they went to bed early so that they could get up early . But while they were still asleep , a terrible disaster overlook the garden by Allah 's leave . It swept away the trees and the fruits and turned the place into a dark barren piece of land . Well before the coming of dawn , the master of the garden got up , and hastened towards the garden , warning each other not to allow a single beggar to enter . Allah was watching and hearing them talk . When they arrived at their orchard , they thought they had probably lost their way in the darkness . But the matter was quite different . They had resolved to deprive the poor of their share and Allah had deprive them of their garden . A deep sorrow seized them and they stood wringing their hands . Finally they said : It may be that our sustainer will grant us something better instead . Truly we turn to our Lord { Wishing for Good }
All the favours we enjoy in this world are from Allah. Allah has made this world for us but nothing belongs to us . Allah has placed all of us In charge of it .
Every act of kindness is a ' Sadaqah:
The Holy Prophet peace be upon Him has said that for every joint of a person's body it is obligatory to often a Sadaqah { the Charity } To settle a quarrel between two persons justly is a Sdaqah , to remove a harmful thing is a Sadaqah , to comfort the sorrowful is a Sadaqah , to giver drink to the charity is a Sadaqah , In fact , the word Sadaqah has a wealth of meaning , it has many and varied interpretations . Zakah is usually one fortieth of a man's riches , while Sadaqah has no limits . Every act of kindness is a Sadaqah . Sadaqah could be just smiling cheerfully into someone's face counseling the ignorant , building a hospital , or assisting anyone .
Allah wants us to help one another :
A Hadith of the prophet has it :
Allah will say to someone on the Day of Judgement ' O Son of Adam , I fell ill but you did not pay a visit to me "
The man will reply : How could I have paid a visit to you ? You are Lard of the worlds "
But Allah will say : Did you not know that one my slaves was ill ? Had you gone to see him , you would have , found me by his side "
Then Allah will say again : O son of Adam ,, I asked you to feed Me , but you refused that to Me ;
The man will answer : How could I fed you ? You are the sustainer of the Worlds :
But the reply of Allah to this will be : Did you not know that one of servants had asked for food from you ? Did you not know that if you had given him food , you would have found it with Me ?
Allah will again ask : O son Of Adam , I asked you for water to drink but you did not give it to Me ;
O lard how could I have given You water ? You are the Lord of the Worlds .
But Allah's reply will be : one of my slaves asked for water from you , but you refused it . had you given him water , you would have found it with Me "
Sadaqah is optional : while Zakah is obligatory :
Zakah is Obligatory , while Sadaqah is optional . The Arabic word zakah contains a wealth of meaning . It is hard to interpret it fully in English . It could , however , be translated to mean ' purifying dues ' or legal purifying alms ; Unlike Sadaqah , the zakah is binding upon Riches Muslims only . It is one of the five Pillars of Islam .
It is obligatory o every rich Muslim to pay Zakah . It is important duty . The Quran commands that he must give part of his wealth kinsman , orphans , the needy , traveler , to those who ask and to set the captives free ; A rich Muslim cannot be a true Muslim if he does not pay Zakah .
Zakah Purifies the heart :
Paying of Zakah Purifies the wealth ; paying of Zakah purifies the heart . The poor have a right in our wealth , which is given to us by Allah . Those who deny them this right should remember the story of the people of the garden ; To deny them their right is a sin.
The amount that a rich Muslim must give in Zakah is usually 2.5 percent of his possessions after he has paid or set a sum of money aside for all his necessary debts and obligations .
Zakah and Sadaqah are companion :
We have noted that Sadaqah is not obligatory but keep it clearly in mind that a Muslim who forms a habit of offering Sadaqah finds it easier to pay Zakah . A person denies small kindness progressively comes to deny the share of the poor in his wealth . Refusing small kindness is a disease that rapidly grows . Zakah and Sadakah are , therefore , companions .
Prophet Muhammad peace be upon Him was the generous of all . He never denied anyone anything . At the beginning of his illness , before his death , the prophet had in his house seven dinars ; he feared he might die while some money still lay with him .
He, therefore , commanded hid relatives ti give away that money to the poor .
The most outstanding quality of Ayesha {R} , the wife of Prophet , was her generosity . Once she received a sum of one hundred thousand dirhams . She was fasting on that day . She gave away every fils of it in alms . Her mind servants wished she had kept something for herself for breaking the fast .
Ayasha replied ; you could have told me then .
Shaykh Abdul Qadir Jilani used to say of himself . There is a hoe in my palm . Nothing stays in it . had I even a thousand dirhams , they would be spent before the sun sets.
It is said of Jalaluddin Rumi that he was so generous that he never buttoned up his cloak , so that he might find it easier to take it off if anyone in need asked him for it .
we come across examples such as these today also .
It will be sufficient to tale only one example out of many , of Shaykh Abdul Hasan Ali Nadwi .
Abdul Hasan Ali Nadwi was born in the year 1914 { Muharram 6th 1333} at RaiBereli {INDIA}.
He was Rector of Darul Uloom Nadwatul Ulema , Lucknow , India , and President of the Academy of islamic Research and Publications {India] and a member of Muslim World League. he was a scholar of International repute whose works have been translated into several languages of the world.
In January 1980 Shaykh Abdul Hasan was told that he had won the Faisal Award . Shaykh Abul Hasan Ali sent his representative to Riyadh to receive the award . Do you know what is the Faisal award ? To it is to attached to grant value in Islamic World as is generally given to the Npble Prize . The Faisal award is a cash sum of SR 200,000/ A Gold Medal and merit certificate . But Shaykh Abdul Hasan Ali did not keep the prize for himself . He gave it away to several organisations , Which are working for Islam . He declared that a sum of SR 100,000/ be given to the Afghan refugees , SR 50,0000/ to to the organisation of the Memorisation for the Holy Quran started by Yousuf Sethi . and SR 50,000/ To Madrasah Salwlatiyyah at Makkah .
What types of wealth are included in Zakat?
Assets that are included in the Zakat calculation are cash, shares, pensions, gold and silver, business goods and income from investment property. Personal items such as home, furniture, cars, food and clothing (unless used for business purposes) are not included.
When your wealth reaches the Nisaab amount in one lunar year you will be eligible to pay Zakat. Nisab is the cut-off amount. When the valuation of your personal wealth exceeds the Nisaab amount you will have to pay Zakat
In this way the system of Zakat increases the employment opportunities for the people and helps in poverty alleviation. This system provides economic security to the poor, the destitute and the needy. Maududi (1984) describes Zakat as: “It is a cooperative society, an insurance company, a provident fund of the Muslims.
It purifies your wealth as Allah says in the Qur'an: It keeps one away from sin and saves the giver from the moral ill arising from the love and greed of wealth. Through Zakat, the poor are cared for; these include widows, orphans, the disabled, the needy and the destitute.
- Obeying God.
- Helping a person acknowledge that everything comes from God on loan and that we do not really own anything ourselves. ...
- Acknowledging that whether we are rich or poor is God's choice. ...
- Learning self-discipline.
- Zakah donations help Muslims to purify their souls by not being greedy. It is said that the giver of the money will receive a 'hundred-fold' back in the afterlife. This means that the giver of the money will receive back a hundred times what they gave as Zakah during their life.
Your generosity in giving Sadaqah has even enabled our teams to help unsponsored children and their families by mending their homes, ensuring communities have access to necessary medical services including sight-restoration surgeries to enable independent living.
Abu Kabshah al Anmari reported that the Prophet (saws) said: "I swear upon three (things) and ask you to memorize my words: 'Sadaqah (charity) given from a property never decreases it; a man who suffers injustice and is patient with it, Allah will grant him strength; a man who starts begging, Allah will cause him to be ..
But here we will focus on the non-monetary ways by which you can give sadaqah and earn some rewards.
- Every step you take towards the prayer is a sadaqah. ...
- Quenching someone's thirst is a big Sadaqah. ...
- Enjoining good on others is a Sadaqah. ...
- Spending on your family is a sadaqah.
- Your honesty is a Sadaqah.
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