Allah the Almighty states in His Holy Qur’an: “And in their wealth the beggar and the outcast had due share.” (Dhâriyât, 51:19) If you pay your alms, you pay the rights of what you owe to the poor in your wealth. (Tirmidhi) If the rich pay what is due to the poor, the rest of their wealth is made blessed for them. In other words, the wealth of the rich is purified from all sorts of harm. When passed to the poor and disadvantaged sections of the society, the rich can enjoy their wealth with peace of mind knowing that the poor have also been satisfied regarding their essential needs. The following verse confirms this reality: “Take alms out of their property, you would cleanse them and purify them thereby, and pray for them; surely your prayer is a relief to them; and Allah is Hearing,Knowing.” (Tawba, 9:103) The distribution of alms pleases the poor but it also benefits the rich more than anything else because they are thus blessed in both worlds. Zakat means “cleaning and purifying” and it cleans man from the diseases of the heart. It cleanses wealth from the rights of others and purifies it. As a matter of fact, this is also the role of the Prophets i.e. they purify people from spiritual diseases.
Posted on: Wed, 24 Jul 2013 17:29:07 +0000
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