Zakat, with its innumerable facets, is a bond between members of society, one w...
Giving in charity is a key act of worship in Islam, helping those in need and purifying one’s wealth.
Zakat, with its innumerable facets, is a bond between members of society, one w...
ALMS OF FITR (Charity in Islam) The monetary worship or charity that is carri...
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Zakat, with its specific nisab (required minimum wealth) and conditions, was dec...
It is a known fact that because the main area of religious focus during the Mecc...
WHICH POSSESSIONS ARE SUBJECT TO ZAKAT? The issue of trying to determine how mu...
WHO IS LIABLE FOR ZAKAT? Before collecting zakat from the obliged, it is essent...
CAN ZAKAT BE PAID BY WAY OF ESTIMATION? Islam permanently constructs its verdic...
WHO ARE THE RECIPIENTS OF ZAKAT? he Qur’an has explicitly delineated the recipi...
Islam views wealth realistically - as an essential aspect of life and the main m...
Sadaqa al-fitr must be paid by every free Muslim whose wealth meets one's basic ...
Factors of economic revitalization, in Islam, are not reserved just to z...
Literally, fitr means breaking the fast or creation. The sadaqa al-fitr, however...
Here are the conditions for obligation: BEING A MUSLIM To be under the obl...
Sadaqa al-fitr can be given as soon as Ramadan commences. Scholars, in addition,...
As mentioned before in the hadiths, sadaqa al-fitr had been given during the tim...
Sadaqa al-fitr is an act of worship, and thus it necessitates the pronouncement ...
The locations for disbursing both sadaqa al-fitr and zakat are the same. Therefo...
ZAKAT LIBERATES FROM SLAVERY TO SUSTENANCE An addition to rescuing society fr...
Zakat unfetters from the shackles of excessive love for material things. Islam, ...
Having expressed excruciating anxiety soon after the First Revelation, the nervo...
As an outcome of His unlimited mercy, God accepts good deeds as a means of grant...
Zakat, through various ways, acquires dua or good wishes for the giver. As state...
Human has been created as a candidate for eternal pleasure, a fact attested to b...
Stockpiling, through stowing accumulated wealth, is virtually an economic menace...
The Earth is mortal and so are its inhabitants. Just as nothing on Earth is immo...
Zakat is a process which yields a thorough purification. The provider, as well a...
Zakat is a major instrument in attracting the mercy of God, as those who achieve...
The love of property has intrinsically been a part of human inclination for many...
The minimum amount of zakat and its specific places of disbursement have unequiv...
Zakat is multi-faceted practice.Performing Their obligations on one hand, ind...
Islam, as a system, is an undividable whole, and it is founded on five principle...
From the start of Muhammad’s (upon whom be peace) prophethood, almost to the ver...
The Qur’an advises us to perform salat, the zakat of our bodies, with utmost gra...
Past prophets have also been under obligation to take humankind by the hand and ...
Though comprising several meanings such as substitution, disaster, catastrophe ...
Ushr means “one-tenth;” thus every single fraction of ten is called “ushr.”21 “T...
Depending on its place of use, infaq may mean to become fashionable, to encourag...
The term sadaqa carries the literal meanings of truth, acceptance and concurance...
Zakat, literally, holds numerous meanings: to profit, to purify, to increase, to...
Islam guides its followers in all phases and activities of life, material as wel...
Both the individual right of controlling one's wealth and the right of the colle...
Wills are operative only for one-third of property and favor persons other than ...
One also has obligations as a member of a larger family (i.e., society and the s...
This consists of risks involving heavy charges from objects of insurance, and di...
Qur'an 5:90 prohibits all games of chance and characterizes them as the "work of...
Probably every religion has prohibited usury. However, only Islam provides remed...
When planning, one needs to have an idea about the available resources. The Mess...
We end this brief sketch by mentioning two important prohibitions that are chara...
All financial and other dealings are based on some expressed or implicit agreeme...
To avoid such problems due to forgetfulness or other reasons, and to reduce any ...
Writing a clear, detailed agreement and having it duly signed and/or witnessed c...
However, there will always be people who do not give too much importance to piet...
Justice ('adl) means to divide two things equally or keep the balance. The Qur'a...
This concept of social justice is achieved by giving people a better understandi...
Broadly speaking, human rights center on equality and freedom. Caliph 'Umar repr...
Islam avoids extremes in order to maintain social balance and order. Therefore, ...
The second important duty of servanthood is zakat. God's Messenger, who depicts ...
Zakat must be paid by every free Muslim, man or woman, who has a nisab (the requ...
Nisab is conditioned by the following: Nisab is the amount of wealth remaini...
The Nisab and Zakat for Gold, Silver, and Other Jewelry. The nisab for gold is 2...
Scholars have divided property into two categories: hidden (kept at home, such a...