(In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful, all praise and thanks are due to Allah, and peace and blessings be upon His Messenger)
Zakaat is an obligatory payment that has to be paid by every Muslim adult who is able to pay the amount that is imposed as per the Islamic measurement of such payment. Quran mentions Zakat in the following words:
"And be steadfast in prayer; give Zakat, and bow down your heads with those who bow down (in worship)."(Surah Al-Baqara)
In the verse mentioned above, Zakat is mentioned right with another obligatory prayer that is a requirement from every Muslim. Allah Almighty is the only one worthy of worship and has control over all that He created. Zakat was imposed to help the needy and the orphans and others who are deserving of such payments. In this world, Mankind was meant to worship Allah Almighty and perform community service. To effectively perform community service, capital is required and Zakat is the main source of accumulating capital to perform activities that is spent on the well-being of the needy.
"And remember We took a covenant from the children of Israel (to this effect): worship none but Allah; treat with kindness your parents and kindred, and orphans and those in need; speak fair to the people; be steadfast in prayer; and give Zakat. Then did ye turn back except a few among you, and ye backslide (even now)."(Surah Al-Baqara)
Zakat is also a pillar of Islam, so we can imagine how this affects the belief and faith of a Muslim. It was said that Zakat helps you purify your wealth. Zakat is imposed with a percentage of 2.5% on the total wealth. The people who have a certain amount of wealth are eligible to make this payment and other believers who have less than the designated wealth are not bound to pay anything.
In the Quran, Zakat has been mentioned also as:
"And be steadfast in prayer and given Zakat: and whatever good ye send forth for your souls before you, ye shall find it with Allah; for Allah sees well all that ye do"(Surah Al-Baqara)
Zakat is a worship that is done towards Allah Almighty by the wealth one possesses. This wealth is supposed to be spent with a belief that it is being spent in order to earn the blessings and mercy from Allah Almighty so that He makes us able to prosper in this world and the next. As the Holy Quran says:
"How can ye reject the faith in Allah? Seeing that ye were without life, and He gave you life; then will He cause you to die, and will again bring you to life; and again to Him will ye return."(Surah Al-Baqara)
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