To whom one must pay Zakah?

Paying Zakah is one of the five pillars of Islam imposed by Allah on the Muslims. Zakah is the payment of part of the money to the poor and needy. The one who pays the Zakah has a great share of goodness in this world and in the Hereafter

Allah said ( interpretation of the meaning ) : { And [there are] others deferred until the command of Allah - whether He will punish them or whether He will forgive them. And Allah is Knowing and Wise. }

Quran ( 9 : 106 )

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Spend, O son of Adam, you will also be spent upon.

Spend from the wealth that Allah granted you, He is the one who made you self sufficient. Do not abstain from spending on your relatives and the poor people. Spend while you are rich before you became poor. Fear Allah who can make you poor. Allah said ( interpretation of the meaning ) : { They ask you, [O Muhammad], what they should spe...

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Beware of taking lightly the prayer

One of the greatest calamities of our time is that many people take lightly the matter of prayer; they do not establish it properly or maintain performing it in its due time. Allah said ( interpretation of the meaning ) : { But there came after them successors who neglected prayer and pursued desires; so they are going to meet evil - } Quran (...

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and give its due [zakah] on the day of its harvest

There is obligatory Zakah for every type of wealth. Zakah is not to be paid only for money but also for crops, fruits and livestock, so Allah commanded us in the Quran to pay Zakah on crops on the day of harvesting. Allah said ( interpretation of the meaning ) : { And He it is who causes gardens to grow, [both] trellised and untrellised, and p...

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Your wealth will not be wasted

Some people believe that paying the Zakah consumes the wealth, but this is in your humble calculations. The contrary is true; paying the Zakah is the source of blesing and the growth of wealth. Allah said ( interpretation of the meaning ) : { And establish prayer and give zakah, and whatever good you put forward for yourselves - you will find it...

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The Prayer is the connection between the slave and his Lord

Prayer is the compass that organizes your day, it is what makes you directly connected to Allah without a mediator, so that when you ask him he may give you, and when you seek healing from him he may heal you Allah said ( interpretation of the meaning ) : { And when you have completed the prayer, remember Allah standing, sitting, or [lying] on...

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Zakah is an aspect of mercy

Paying the Zakah is an aspect of mercy between the servants, the rich gives the poor. How great is the reward for paying it for the sake of Allah. It is the cause of receiving the mercy of Allah, so Be merciful on the earth, and you will be shown mercy from Who is above the heavens. Allah said ( interpretation of the meaning ) : { The belie...

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To whom one must pay Zakah?