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Spirit of Zakat (English) May 16, 2007 Maulana Wahiduddin Khan

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Sahih Al-Bukhari, Hadith No. 8
Sunan Ibn Majah, Hadith No. 1746
Quran 6:141 · Al-An'am
Quran 6:141 · Al-An'am
Sahih Al-Bukhari, Hadith No. 1395
Quran 2:43 · Al-Baqarah
Quran 2:3 · Al-Baqarah
Quran 2:219 · Al-Baqarah
Al-Shari'ah by Al-Aajuri, Vol. 4, p. 2012
Al-Muʿjam al-Kabīr by al-Ṭabarānī, Hadith No. 264
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1 min 46 sec
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Zakat's place among the five pillars of Islam
“Today I would like to say a few words about Zakat.”
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Zakat literally means purification
“Zakat literally means purification, or making pure.”
2 min 10 sec
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Kalmah-e-Tauhid as purification of the mind
“Kalmah-e-Tauhid pertains to your belief system.”
1 min 42 sec
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Salat as the art of time management
“Five-time Salat is very important to manage your activities.”
55 sec
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Fasting as desire management
“During fasting, you curb your desires.”
1 min 37 sec
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Zakat as the art of money management
“Zakat is one of the five principles of Islam.”
4 min 25 sec
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Zakat as God's right, explained through nature's gifts
“There are two basic aspects: Haqqullah and Haqqulabad.”
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Your effort is 1%, God's blessing is 99%
“Right of God — why? Because God has given you all this.”
2 min 55 sec
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Zakat as acknowledging civilization's contribution
“Then it is also Haqqulabad — people's right.”
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Hadith: Zakat taken from rich, given to poor
“Zakat is taken from rich people and given to poor people.”
5 min 55 sec
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Why God created rich and poor — the wisdom of division
“Why is there this difference — some rich, some poor?”
38 sec
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Poverty as a mode of motivation
“Poverty is not simply poverty — it's a mode of motivation.”
30 sec
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Difficulty, not ease, makes men great
“It is not ease but effort that makes men.”
4 min 18 sec
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Zakat is temporary relief, not permanent charity
“Zakat is only a temporary relief — poverty is not permanent.”
3 min 2 sec
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Minimum and maximum limits of giving in Islam
“In the Qur'an there are three words: Zakat, Sadaqah, Infaq.”
5 min 9 sec
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Uthman bin Affan's ultimate act of generosity
“These Muhajirun became the richest men in Madinah.”
3 min
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Abdurrahman bin Awf gives away 1,000 camels of food free
“The same happened with Abdurrahman bin Awf.”
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A Persian couplet on how hard it is to give up money
“If you ask my life, that's fine — but ask for money...”
2 min 15 sec
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Giving money is an act of sacrifice that purifies the soul
“No one by nature wants to give his money to other people.”
5 min 51 sec
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Sacrifice, purification, and the road to Paradise
“Zakaat or Sadaqah or Infaq are an act of sacrifice.”
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Giving money is the key to Paradise
“Giving money is the key to Paradise.”