Name: Principles of Zakat in Islam 11 May 2007 — Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
Uploaded: 2007-01-01
Duration: 25 min 54 s
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0:10 I would like to tell you something about the principle of Zakat in Islam. You know there are 5 pillars, according to a Hadith, there are 5 pillars of Islam. I would like to tell you something about the principle of Zakat in Islam. You know there are 5 pillars, according to a Hadith, there are 5 pillars of Islam.

0:25 One of these 5 pillars is Zakat. Z-A-K-A-T. One of these 5 pillars is Zakat. Z-A-K-A-T.

0:35 So what are those 5 pillars? And what is the place of Zakat in this system of 5 pillars? So what are those 5 pillars? And what is the place of Zakat in this system of 5 pillars?

0:46 I think that these 5 pillars cover all the human life. All the aspects of human life. I think that these 5 pillars cover all the human life. All the aspects of human life.

0:56 These 5 pillars are not simply religious pillars. Religious pillars. No. These are life pillars. These 5 pillars are not simply religious pillars. Religious pillars. No. These are life pillars.

1:04 According to my analysis, there are distinctively 5 pillars of your life. According to my analysis, there are distinctively 5 pillars of your life.

1:15 Pillar means aspect. So there are 5 aspects of human life. And these 5 pillars cover. Pillar means aspect. So there are 5 aspects of human life. And these 5 pillars cover.

1:28 All those 5 aspects are pillars of human life. Now, what are those 5 All those 5 aspects are pillars of human life. Now, what are those 5

1:36 aspects? First of all, aspects? First of all,

1:41 man is a thinking animal. man is a thinking animal.

1:46 So thinking is one aspect of life. It is called that. It is said that man is a thinking animal. So thinking is one aspect of life. It is called that. It is said that man is a thinking animal.

1:55 So thinking is So thinking is

1:59 an aspect of human life. You can say thought. The first pillar is thought. an aspect of human life. You can say thought. The first pillar is thought.

2:09 Then time. Everyone has time. Time is the most precious asset of your life. Then time. Everyone has time. Time is the most precious asset of your life.

2:19 Then Then

2:22 you have desires. Everyone is full of desires. So desires are also part of human life. Then you have time. you have desires. Everyone is full of desires. So desires are also part of human life. Then you have time.

2:35 It is said that time is everything. So you have time. It is said that time is everything. So you have time.

2:42 Then Then

2:45 you have money. Everyone has some money. you have money. Everyone has some money.

2:55 More or less. Then everyone wants to set a goal. Setting a goal is also a part of human life. More or less. Then everyone wants to set a goal. Setting a goal is also a part of human life.

3:08 So these are 5 aspects: thought, time, desires, So these are 5 aspects: thought, time, desires,

3:15 money, and goal. I think that these are 5 aspects of human life. And these 5 aspects cover all the... money, and goal. I think that these are 5 aspects of human life. And these 5 aspects cover all the...

3:30 all the human personality. all the human personality.

3:35 So these 5 pillars of Islam So these 5 pillars of Islam

3:40 cover all these 5 aspects of human life. So I can say these 5 pillars mean... cover all these 5 aspects of human life. So I can say these 5 pillars mean...

3:49 Art of thought management. Art of time management. Art of Art of thought management. Art of time management. Art of

3:58 desire management. Art of money management. And art of goal management. desire management. Art of money management. And art of goal management.

4:08 Setting a goal. So according to the Hadith, the... the Hadith is Setting a goal. So according to the Hadith, the... the Hadith is

4:15 like this. These are the Arabic words of Hadith: bani al-islam ala khams: shahadat la ilaha illallah, wa iqam al-salat, wa ita al-zakat, like this. These are the Arabic words of Hadith: بني الإسلام على خمس: شهادة لا إله إلا الله، وإقام الصلاة، وإيتاء الزكاة،

4:31 wa al-hajj, wa sawm ramadan. والحج، وصوم رمضان.

4:35 These are 5 pillars. The first is Kalimah. These are 5 pillars. The first is Kalimah.

4:42 Kalimah, word of tawhid. That represents art of thought management. When you say la ilaha illallah, there is no God but one God. Kalimah, word of tawhid. That represents art of thought management. When you say لا إله إلا الله, there is no God but one God.

4:59 So you are So you are

5:01 managing your thought process. managing your thought process.

5:07 So it is art of thought management. Then Salat, 5 time prayers. That is management of time. So it is art of thought management. Then Salat, 5 time prayers. That is management of time.

5:18 So Salat means... So Salat means art of time management. So Salat means... So Salat means art of time management.

5:26 Then there is money. And Zakat pertains to money. So Zakat means art of money management. Then there is money. And Zakat pertains to money. So Zakat means art of money management.

5:42 Then Then

5:43 there is Sawm. There is fasting. In fasting, you are supposed to... there is Sawm. There is fasting. In fasting, you are supposed to...

5:53 to go in fasting, not to take... eat and... to go in fasting, not to take... eat and...

6:00 not to take food and water not to take food and water

6:03 in daytime. You are allowed to take these things only in nighttime. Not in the day. in daytime. You are allowed to take these things only in nighttime. Not in the day.

6:14 So you know... food is the greatest desire of a human being. So you know... food is the greatest desire of a human being.

6:22 It covers all the desires. It covers all the desires.

6:27 So Sawm means art of desire management. So Sawm means art of desire management.

6:36 Then there is Hajj. Hajj is like setting your goal. When you visit Bakkah, there is Kaaba, and Safa, and Marwa. Then there is Hajj. Hajj is like setting your goal. When you visit Bakkah, there is Kaaba, and Safa, and Marwa.

6:47 So you encircle the Kaaba. You move around the Kaaba. That is setting your goal. So you encircle the Kaaba. You move around the Kaaba. That is setting your goal.

6:58 By this practice, you are declaring that... God Almighty is my goal. God Almighty is my supreme concern. By this practice, you are declaring that... God Almighty is my goal. God Almighty is my supreme concern.

7:11 God Almighty is my only target. God Almighty is my only target.

7:14 God Almighty is everything for me. So this is setting... God Almighty is everything for me. So this is setting...

7:23 setting the goal of your life. So 5 pillars means... covering the 5 aspects of human life. setting the goal of your life. So 5 pillars means... covering the 5 aspects of human life.

7:33 So it is... thought management, time management, desire management, money management, and goal management. So it is... thought management, time management, desire management, money management, and goal management.

7:46 These are the 5 pillars of Islam. Now, let us take the Zakat. These are the 5 pillars of Islam. Now, let us take the Zakat.

7:50 What is Zakat? What is Zakat?

7:55 Zakat is... the... Zakat gives you the principle of money management. Zakat is... the... Zakat gives you the principle of money management.

8:04 Now... Zakat literally means purification. Purification. Now... Zakat literally means purification. Purification.

8:15 The literal meaning of Zakat is purification. So when you pay Zakat from your earning... you are purifying yourself. The literal meaning of Zakat is purification. So when you pay Zakat from your earning... you are purifying yourself.

8:28 You know... money is the greatest... thing for everyone. The center of love is money. You know... money is the greatest... thing for everyone. The center of love is money.

8:37 For everyone. For everyone.

8:40 Everyone loves money. So there is a verse in the Quran... lan tanalul birra hatta tunfiqu mimma tuhibbun Money is your supreme concern. Everyone loves money. So there is a verse in the Quran... لَنْ تَنَالُوا الْبِرَّ حَتَّىٰ تُنْفِقُوا مِمَّا تُحِبُّونَ Money is your supreme concern.

8:59 You love money. So until you pay from this... money, you are not a true believer. This is purification. You love money. So until you pay from this... money, you are not a true believer. This is purification.

9:10 When you pay a part of your earning... for the sake of God... When you pay a part of your earning... for the sake of God...

9:20 it means that you are purifying your money. You are inculcating the spirit of... it means that you are purifying your money. You are inculcating the spirit of...

9:31 consciousness. That God is everything. My money is for God. consciousness. That God is everything. My money is for God.

9:38 I am for God. I am for God.

9:42 Every... belonging of my... Every... belonging of my...

9:48 myself is for God. So... Zakat is a sign of this kind of... myself is for God. So... Zakat is a sign of this kind of...

10:00 decision, this kind of... decision, this kind of...

10:04 of of

10:06 declaration. So, there are 2 aspects, 2 basic aspects of Zakat. There are 2 basic aspects of Zakat. declaration. So, there are 2 aspects, 2 basic aspects of Zakat. There are 2 basic aspects of Zakat.

10:21 One is personal. One is personal.

10:23 And the second is social. 2 aspects. Personal and social. So, personal aspect is referred in the Quran... And the second is social. 2 aspects. Personal and social. So, personal aspect is referred in the Quran...

10:35 in these verses. in these verses.

10:40 yuti malahu yatazakka Then the social aspect is referred in the Hadith... in these verses. يُؤْتِي مَالَهُ يَتَزَكَّىٰ Then the social aspect is referred in the Hadith... in these verses.

10:53 tukhz min aghniyaikum wa turad ila fuqaraikum This is the social aspect of Zakat. Now, let us take the first. That is the personal aspect of Zakat. تُؤْخَذُ مِنْ أَغْنِيَائِكُمْ وَتُرَدُّ إِلَى فُقْرَائِكُمْ This is the social aspect of Zakat. Now, let us take the first. That is the personal aspect of Zakat.

11:06 This is mentioned in this verse. yu'ti malahu yatazakka This is mentioned in this verse. يُؤْتِي مَالَهُ يَتَزَكَّىٰ

11:14 It means that believer is one... who... gives his money... for the sake of self-purification. It means that believer is one... who... gives his money... for the sake of self-purification.

11:25 yu'ti malahu yatazakka A true believer is one... يُؤْتِي مَالَهُ يَتَزَكَّىٰ A true believer is one...

11:31 who... who...

11:35 spends his money for the sake of God. So that he may purify himself. spends his money for the sake of God. So that he may purify himself.

11:47 How... how one purifies himself? By paying... Zakat. How... how one purifies himself? By paying... Zakat.

11:58 Because... because Zakat... you pay Zakat from your money. Because... because Zakat... you pay Zakat from your money.

12:07 You have earned money... after a long struggle. After a great struggle. Money is your greatest... You have earned money... after a long struggle. After a great struggle. Money is your greatest...

12:18 greatest... goal. Everyone... greatest... goal. Everyone...

12:24 tries... tries to acquire money. To acquire more and more money. tries... tries to acquire money. To acquire more and more money.

12:33 Money is the sole concern of everyone. Every human being. Money is the sole concern of everyone. Every human being.

12:41 So, when you acquire money... after a long struggle. Consciously, unconsciously. So, when you acquire money... after a long struggle. Consciously, unconsciously.

12:51 You take it as your own. You take it as your own.

12:57 Take it as your own asset. Take it as your own asset.

13:03 You think that money is for me. For my house. For my family. For my relatives. This is the first... You think that money is for me. For my house. For my family. For my relatives. This is the first...

13:15 idea... you acquire from money. But Zakat is quite against this idea. idea... you acquire from money. But Zakat is quite against this idea.

13:27 You are living in this idea that money is for myself. Money is for my family. Money is for my own interest. You are living in this idea that money is for myself. Money is for my family. Money is for my own interest.

13:37 But Zakat says, No. Money is not yours. You have to spend money... for the sake of God. But Zakat says, No. Money is not yours. You have to spend money... for the sake of God.

13:49 So... Zakat reminds you of a very important... aspect of the... Creation. Very, very important aspect. So... Zakat reminds you of a very important... aspect of the... Creation. Very, very important aspect.

14:02 What is that aspect? What is that aspect?

14:07 People... people are generally obsessed with the notion... that money is my... my own earning. People... people are generally obsessed with the notion... that money is my... my own earning.

14:17 I have earned it after a long struggle. But... whether it is fact? I have earned it after a long struggle. But... whether it is fact?

14:27 The fact is that... money is God's blessing. Money is God's blessing. The fact is that... money is God's blessing. Money is God's blessing.

14:36 Without God's... blessing, you cannot earn money. Without God's... blessing, you cannot earn money.

14:46 When you... try to earn money... you walk on this Earth. When you... try to earn money... you walk on this Earth.

14:55 When you walk on this Earth... is it... on your... it is your... it is your own? When you walk on this Earth... is it... on your... it is your... it is your own?

15:04 No. God has created gravity in this Earth. Without gravitational pull, you can't walk on the Earth. No. God has created gravity in this Earth. Without gravitational pull, you can't walk on the Earth.

15:16 Then you need oxygen. You move here and there. Then you need oxygen. You move here and there.

15:22 Every time you are in any place... there is a fresh... supply of... supply of oxygen. Whether you are in India... Every time you are in any place... there is a fresh... supply of... supply of oxygen. Whether you are in India...

15:31 or you are in the USA... or you are... or you are in Europe. Everywhere you... very... when you move to earn money... or you are in the USA... or you are... or you are in Europe. Everywhere you... very... when you move to earn money...

15:42 when you travel to earn money... everywhere you find that... supply of oxygen is continued. when you travel to earn money... everywhere you find that... supply of oxygen is continued.

15:51 Everywhere God is supplying... fresh oxygen. Without oxygen, you cannot live on this Earth. Everywhere God is supplying... fresh oxygen. Without oxygen, you cannot live on this Earth.

16:01 Then there are million, billion items... for, suppose, sunlight. You have eyes, but you cannot see without light. Then there are million, billion items... for, suppose, sunlight. You have eyes, but you cannot see without light.

16:13 You have two eyes... on your forehead. But... without light, you cannot see anything. You have two eyes... on your forehead. But... without light, you cannot see anything.

16:24 And who created light? It is God who created Sun. S-U-N Sun. And who created light? It is God who created Sun. S-U-N Sun.

16:32 It is God who created light. So, it is God's Creation... in terms of light... It is God who created light. So, it is God's Creation... in terms of light...

16:41 that you are able to see everything. that you are able to see everything.

16:46 You are able to manage all those... business dealings. You are able to manage all those... business dealings.

16:54 So, without... Divine support system... established in this Earth... you cannot do any business. You cannot uni-dealing. So, without... Divine support system... established in this Earth... you cannot do any business. You cannot uni-dealing.

17:05 You cannot... any transactions. So... Zakat reminds you of this fact. You cannot... any transactions. So... Zakat reminds you of this fact.

17:18 Zakat reminds you of this fact... that all those money... you have acquired... is nothing but a blessing from God. Zakat reminds you of this fact... that all those money... you have acquired... is nothing but a blessing from God.

17:31 You by... by... by... by... you under your own cannot... acquire money. You have Will. You by... by... by... by... you under your own cannot... acquire money. You have Will.

17:42 You have Will... to earn money. Will is yours. But other than Will, everything is God's... from God. You have Will... to earn money. Will is yours. But other than Will, everything is God's... from God.

17:55 You have... Will. You want... to earn money. This is your own Will. But apart from this Will... You have... Will. You want... to earn money. This is your own Will. But apart from this Will...

18:06 apart from this Evil... this Desire... all the... all other things are... supplied from God. apart from this Evil... this Desire... all the... all other things are... supplied from God.

18:15 Everything, everything. All the natural sources... all the support system... all the... Everything, everything. All the natural sources... all the support system... all the...

18:26 all the... items of life. Everything from gravitational pull up to the sunlight... all the... items of life. Everything from gravitational pull up to the sunlight...

18:35 is supplied from God. is supplied from God.

18:41 So... Zakat reminds you... So... Zakat reminds you...

18:48 that, O Man... you have to acknowledge this fact. Zakat means acknowledgment. that, O Man... you have to acknowledge this fact. Zakat means acknowledgment.

18:57 When you pay Zakat... from your earned money... you are acknowledging... the contribution of God. When you pay Zakat... from your earned money... you are acknowledging... the contribution of God.

19:09 When you... pay Zakat for the sake of God... you are acknowledging this fact... When you... pay Zakat for the sake of God... you are acknowledging this fact...

19:17 that this money was... given to me by God. that this money was... given to me by God.

19:27 Less than 1%... my contribution was less than 1%. And more than 99% was... blessing or supplied by God. Less than 1%... my contribution was less than 1%. And more than 99% was... blessing or supplied by God.

19:40 So, when you pay Zakat... you acknowledge God's contribution. So, when you pay Zakat... you acknowledge God's contribution.

19:49 This is the importance of Zakat. And this is the purification of Soul. youti malahu yatazaka This is Quranic verse. This is the importance of Zakat. And this is the purification of Soul. يُؤْتِي مَالَهُ يَتَزَكَّىٰ This is Quranic verse.

20:00 This is Quranic verse. youti malahu yatazaka The true believer gives... Zakat... so that he may purify his Soul. This is Quranic verse. يُؤْتِي مَالَهُ يَتَزَكَّىٰ The true believer gives... Zakat... so that he may purify his Soul.

20:13 So, how Zakat purifies your Soul? Zakat reminds you... God's blessing. So, how Zakat purifies your Soul? Zakat reminds you... God's blessing.

20:23 Zakat makes you able to acknowledge... God's contribution... Zakat makes you able to acknowledge... God's contribution...

20:30 regarding money. Regarding your earnings. This is purification of Soul. So, when the Quran says... regarding money. Regarding your earnings. This is purification of Soul. So, when the Quran says...

20:40 yuti malahu yatazaka A true believer... is one who purifies his Soul... by giving money. يُؤْتِي مَالَهُ يَتَزَكَّىٰ A true believer... is one who purifies his Soul... by giving money.

20:50 It is not a mysterious principle. It is not a mysterious principle.

20:53 There is no mystery. It is a scientific principle. You can explain it in scientific terms. And not... There is no mystery. It is a scientific principle. You can explain it in scientific terms. And not...

21:05 something mysterious. When you contemplate... when you reflect... something mysterious. When you contemplate... when you reflect...

21:14 all those factors... which were involved... in money. The money you acquired. all those factors... which were involved... in money. The money you acquired.

21:24 The money you earned. The money you earned.

21:28 When you... When you...

21:32 contemplate... and discover all those factors... which were involved... without those factors... contemplate... and discover all those factors... which were involved... without those factors...

21:40 you are not able to earn this money. you are not able to earn this money.

21:49 So, when you... for example, if you are a paper merchant... you have established a paper mill. So, what is paper? So, when you... for example, if you are a paper merchant... you have established a paper mill. So, what is paper?

21:59 Paper is directly a supplied... paper is a... is a Divine commodity... supplied by God. Paper is directly a supplied... paper is a... is a Divine commodity... supplied by God.

22:09 Because you... make paper by some... natural... resources. There is something in nature. Because you... make paper by some... natural... resources. There is something in nature.

22:22 And you only... exploit all those natural resources. Then you turn it into paper. And you only... exploit all those natural resources. Then you turn it into paper.

22:33 So, paper mill is nothing but a conversion industry. Paper mill is nothing but a conversion industry. So, paper mill is nothing but a conversion industry. Paper mill is nothing but a conversion industry.

22:43 It tries to convert... those natural resources into... into paper. It tries to convert... those natural resources into... into paper.

22:52 So, it is blessing of God. So, it is blessing of God.

22:57 So, all those factors... that were involved... in earning money... So, all those factors... that were involved... in earning money...

23:05 were supplied by God directly. So, when you pay Zakat... you simply acknowledge... were supplied by God directly. So, when you pay Zakat... you simply acknowledge...

23:15 these blessings... of God. So, this is the first point. yuti malahu yatazakka these blessings... of God. So, this is the first point. يُؤْتِي مَالَهُ يَتَزَكَّىٰ

23:29 He gives... from his money... to purify his Soul. This is the personal aspect of Zakat. He gives... from his money... to purify his Soul. This is the personal aspect of Zakat.

23:40 This is the personal aspect of Zakat. This is the personal aspect of Zakat.

23:45 Then there is... social aspect. And this social aspect is mentioned in the... in... in Hadith. Then there is... social aspect. And this social aspect is mentioned in the... in... in Hadith.

23:55 The Prophet of Islam has said... about Zakat... The Prophet of Islam has said... about Zakat...

24:04 yukhaz min aghniyaikum wa turaddu ila fuqaraiqum يُؤْخَذُ مِنْ أَغْنِيَائِكُمْ وَتُرَدُّ إِلَى فُقْرَائِكُمْ

24:17 It means that... It means that...

24:23 that we... take... money from rich people... only to return it to poor people. that we... take... money from rich people... only to return it to poor people.

24:34 This is a money management. This is a money management.

24:39 The social aspect of Zakat. Zakat tries to... to establish balance between... The social aspect of Zakat. Zakat tries to... to establish balance between...

24:50 two different sectors of the society. two different sectors of the society.

24:57 Why... why this problem? Why this issue? Because... it... here you can remind the... Why... why this problem? Why this issue? Because... it... here you can remind the...

25:07 Creation Plan of God. What is the Creation Plan of God? God's... plan is based on competition... Creation Plan of God. What is the Creation Plan of God? God's... plan is based on competition...

25:15 on challenge. on challenge.

25:17 So... in society... you see disparity. You cannot establish... So... in society... you see disparity. You cannot establish...

25:27 equality. It is impossible equality. It is impossible

25:33 . God hates equality. According to the Creation Plan of God... . God hates equality. According to the Creation Plan of God...

25:43 He... God Himself created disparity. God Himself created differences. Why? He... God Himself created disparity. God Himself created differences. Why?

25:53 Because want to... because God want to... want to... introduce... compet Because want to... because God want to... want to... introduce... compet

Principles of Zakat in Islam 11 May 2007 - Maulana Wahiduddin Khan