Zakat means giving away 2.5 percent of one's net income as charity to specified people, and it is decreed only for those who can afford it.1, 2
The Messenger of the Covenant is to proclaim that Zakat, obligatory charity, is a prerequisite for redemption and explain its correct observance.1
The Quran restores Zakat in verse 6:141 and restores Hajj to the four correct months.1
One who knows no needy persons may give Zakat to a mosque or charity specifically to help the poor, but general charities to mosques, hospitals, or organizations are not Zakat.1
Zakat is due on the day of harvest: whenever we receive net income we set aside 2.5 percent for parents, relatives, orphans, the poor, and the traveling alien, in that order.1
Zakat must be carefully calculated and given regularly on any income, deducting government taxes but not debts, mortgages, or living expenses.1
Muslims neglect the Zakat charity through distortion.1
Zakat is 2.5 percent of net income given to parents, relatives, orphans, the needy, and the traveling alien in that order, on the day income is received.1
Maintaining chastity is one of the traits God shows are necessary for success, along with reverent prayer, avoiding vain talk, and giving Zakat.1, 2, 3
Zakat is the obligatory charity given on the day of harvest to parents, relatives, orphans, the poor, and the traveling alien.1
Zakat is 2.5 percent of net income, given whenever income is received to parents, relatives, orphans, the poor, and the traveling alien in that order.1, 2
Verse 6:141 shows that Zakat is not to be given only once a year, though Muslims failed to see this for centuries.1
Zakat teaches that we are all one family, and giving a small part of what we love brings multiple rewards in this life and the Hereafter.1
One shows appreciation to God by keeping His laws, such as giving Zakat charity whenever one receives money, and by saying God's name before eating.1, 2
Charity converts worldly money into spiritual capital for the Hereafter, and Zakat means purification, so money is a tool to work toward the Hereafter, not a possession to cherish.1, 2, 3
Spiritual capital is the only capital that will matter in the Hereafter, and God gives time as a tool to build it through timed prayers, Zakat, and fasting.1, 2, 3
Zakat teaches that we are one family and that giving what we love is hardest, yet giving a small percentage brings multiple rewards here and in the Hereafter.1, 2
Religious practices like prayer, Zakat, and fasting are gifts from God that, practiced repeatedly, grow the soul, and the more we do them the better we become.1, 2
Those who believe, lead a righteous life, observe the Contact Prayers, and give Zakat receive their reward and will have nothing to fear nor grieve.1
Worship practices such as the Contact Prayers and obligatory charity are opportunities from God to redeem ourselves, and the Night of Destiny in Ramadan is a huge boost for the soul.1, 2
Paying Zakat from one's earnings grows the soul.1
Believing men and women are allies who advocate righteousness, forbid evil, observe the Contact Prayers, give Zakat, and obey God and His messenger.1
We are to eat of the fruits God provides, give the due alms on the day of harvest, and waste nothing, for God does not love the wasters.1
God enjoined Jesus to observe the contact prayers and the obligatory charity for as long as he lived.1
God specifies His mercy for those who give the obligatory charity, and righteousness requires giving from the possessions we love.1, 2, 3
Successful believers are reverent in their Contact Prayers, avoid vain talk, give the obligatory charity, and maintain their chastity.1, 2, 3, 4
Jesus spoke as an infant in the crib, declaring he is a servant of God, given the scripture, appointed a prophet, and enjoined to observe the Contact Prayers and obligatory charity and honor his mother.1, 2
All religious duties, including Zakat, were already established through Abraham before the Quran was revealed, and the 2.5 percent rate came through Abraham.1, 2, 3, 4
Being able to give Zakat is a blessing whose rewards are immense in this life and the Hereafter.1, 2
Giving Zakat is part of what makes a person righteous and a believer.1, 2
Someone who knows no one in need may give Zakat to an organization or mosque that helps poor people.1
The worship practices bond believers as sisters and brothers in faith, and a united community helps them stay steadfast.1, 2
Zakat and other worship practices strengthen and purify the soul, and Zakat purifies our income as well.1, 2, 3
Zakat is 2.5 percent of net income, given away upon receiving any income, to the parents, the relatives, the orphans, the poor, and the traveling alien, in that order.1, 2, 3
Zakat is figured on net income after deducting government taxes, but debts, mortgages, and living expenses are not deducted, and loans are not counted as income since they must be repaid.1, 2, 3
Zakat is one of the main ways of worshipping God, often mentioned right after the Contact Prayers, and is part of the perfect religion.1, 2
Zakat is so important that God, the Most Merciful, has restricted His mercy to those who give it.1, 2, 3, 4
Zakat must be given on the day income is received, and the corrupted Muslims have lost this commandment by giving Zakat only once a year.1, 2, 3
Zakat provides resources to those in need and so promotes social justice.1
We give Zakat from what God gave us in the first place, and we should be efficient in calculating and distributing it on the day of harvest.1, 2
Believers attain God's mercy by observing the Contact Prayers, giving the obligatory charity, and obeying God and His messenger.1, 2
We must observe the Contact Prayers and give Zakat, and the prayers strengthen and purify the soul and protect us from straying.1, 2