ZAKAH: The owner who lacks self-sufficiency
One whose possessions reach a nisab but are still insufficient for his needs, due to the size of his family or the high cost of living, will be considered well-off and subject to zakah. He is also...
View ArticleThe unbelievers, recipients of zakah As for the unbelievers, they are of two...
As for the unbelievers, they are of two categories: 1. Those who may come to Islam through the reconciliation of their hearts: Such was the case of Safwan ibn ‘Umayyah whom the Prophet, (SAW), granted...
View ArticleZAKAH: Debtors
People burdened by debts and unable to pay them are of several kinds: those who took upon themselves responsibility to discharge a debt; those who guaranteed debts of others and therefore, upon...
View ArticleZAKAH: Who Has Priority In The Distribution Of Zakah
The distribution of zakah to those who are eligible, as mentioned in the ‘ayah from at-Taubah, can now be classified as under: The poor (fuqdra’); the needy (rnasakm); the administrators of zakah...
View ArticleZAKAH Banu Hashim
This includes the families of ‘Ali, Ja’far, al’Abbas, and al-Harith. Ibn Qudamah says there are no two opinions on the ineligibility of Banu Hashim to receive zakah. The Prophet, upon whom be peace,...
View ArticleZAKAH: GIVING CHARITY TO SEEKERS OF RELIGIOUS KNOWLEDGE
An-Nawawi holds that if someone is able to earn a suitable living and wants to occupy himself by studying some of the religious sciences but finds that his work will not allow him to do so, then he may...
View ArticleZAKAH: ERRORS IN THE DISTRIBUTION OF ZAKAH
The topic of recipients versus non-recipients of zakah has already been covered. It does happen, however, that a zakah payer inadvertently gives it to an ineligible person at the expense of an eligible...
View ArticleZAKAH: Orphans (wal-yatama), recipients of sadaqah
In the case of orphans whose guardians have died, their support and upbringing depends on wealthy and well to-do Muslims so that they will not become a problem to themselves or other people. The Needy...
View ArticleZAKAH: Zakat ut-Tatawwu or Voluntary Sadaqah
Islam calls upon the individual to spend freely in ways that please the heart of the donor, and evoke generosity, goodness, reverence, and obedience to Allah: Zakat ut-Tatawwu or Voluntary Sadaqah in...
View ArticleSPECIAL EDITION ON RAMADAN
The Arrival of Ramadan This event is confirmed by sighting the new moon, even if it is seen by only one just person, or by the passage of thirty days in the immediately preceding month of Sha’ban. Ibn...
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