About The The Five Pillars of Islam (arkān al-Islām أركان الإسلام; also arkān al-dīn أركان الدين "pillars of the religion") are five basic acts in Islam, considered mandatory by believers and are the foundation of Muslim life. They are summarized in the famous hadith of Gabrie.
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4. The Five Pillars of Islam (arkān al-Islām اإلسالم أركان; also arkān al-dīn الدين أركان" pillars
of the religion") are five basic acts in Islam, considered mandatory by believers and
are the foundation of Muslim life. They are summarized in the famous hadith of
Gabrie
Introduction
5. They make up Muslim life, prayer, concern for the needy, self purification and
the pilgrimage. They are:
1.Shahadah: declaring there is no god except ALLAH, and Muhammad is
God's Messenger
2.Salat: ritual prayer five times a day
3.Zakat: giving 2.5% of one’s savings to the poor and needy
4.Sawm: fasting and self-control during the holy month of Ramadan
4.Hajj: pilgrimage to Mecca at least once in a lifetime if one is able
Five Pillars Are
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7. Blessing, purification, increase and goodness. It is so called as it blesses the wealth from
which it is taken and protects it from misfortunes.
Ibn Taimiah said,
"The soul of one who gives Zakat is blessed and so is his wealth."
1. LITERALLY ZAKAT MEANS
8. Zakat (alms) is the name of what a believer returns out of his or her wealth to
the neediest of Muslims for the sake of the Almighty Allah. It is called
Zakat because the word Zakat is from Zakaa which means, to increase, purify
and bless. The obligation of Zakat is mandatory on every Muslim who
possesses the minimum Nisaab. Allah (SWT) stated that:
“Of their goods take alms so that thou mightiest purify and sanctify
them...” (Surah 9: Verse 103)
Imam Ibn Hazim said that every Muslim young or old needs to cleanse his or
her wealth with
Zakat because of generality of the evidence.
Cont….
9. The literally meaning of Zakat is to cleanse, to grow and to increase. It is a pillar
of Islam. Zakat is obligatory for, who has certain amount of wealth out of which he
required to pay a specific portion. It is very blissful to pay Zakat for one gets tremendous
reward for that in the hereafter. Negligence of this part of Islam is a major sin. There are
the numbers of verses of the Quran which speak about prayer and Zakat altogether and
highlight their importance. It is an oft‐repeated verse of the Quran.
“Establish prayers and pay Zakat”
The Prophet (PBUH) has said:
"God has made Zakat obligatory simply to purify your remaining property"
2. OBLIGATION OF ZAKAT
10. In the Holy Qur'an, wealth is referred to as God's bounty (fadl).
ALLAH, as the Creator and Sustainer of the universe, is the real Owner of all things,
including all the things which man possesses and uses.
"Who has created the heavens and the earth and sends down rain for you from the sky?
With it We caused to grow orchards full of loveliness; it is not in your power to make trees
grow in them." (27:60)
3. IMPORTANCE OF ZAKAT
11. Since God is the true Owner of all things and we are merely His trustees,
wealth is to be
produced, distributed, acquired and spent in a way which is pleasing to Him. The
acquisition
of wealth is not an end in itself, nor is wealth to be squandered for meaningless or
wasteful
purposes, and above all it is not to be used in order to gain power over other people
through
exploitation or control of the means of livelihood. Qur'an and Hadith make it very
clear that
any form of gain which results in some injustice or harm to others is an act of
disobedience
to God. On the other hand, Qur'an tells us that next to purity of faith, the
most pleasing
thing in the sight of God is kindness and charity, forbearance and forgiveness,
and doing
good to others
"...Those who spend in charity, whether in prosperity or adversity. Who restrain their
anger and
pardon people; God loves the charitable (who do good with others)..."(3: 134)
12. 4. THE BENEFITS OF PAYING ZAKAT
The moral and material be nefits of Zakat are obvious. To give zakat purifies the heart of
the giver from selfishness and greed for wealth and develops in him sympathy for the poor
and needy. And receiving Zakat purifies the heart of the
recipients from envy and hatred of the rich and prosperous, and fosters in him a sense
of good will towards his brother Muslims tter off, have shared their wealth with him for
the sake of God.
who although are be
God says in Qur'an
"To Him belong the keys of the heavens and the earth; He enlarges or restricts the
sustenance to whom He wills, for He knows full well all things." (42:12)
"He has raised some of you in ranks above others that He may try you in the gifts
He has given you." (6: 165)
13. Allah says in the Quran:
"And there are those who hoard gold and silver and do not spend it in
the way of Allah, announce to them a most grievous penalty (when) on the Day of
Judgment heat will be produced out of that wealth in the fire of Hell. Then with it they
will be branded on their forehead and their flanks and backs. (It will be said to them)
This is the treasure which you hoarded for yourselves, taste then the treasure
that you have been hoarding." (Al‐Quran 9:34‐35)
5.THE PUNISHMENT FOR NOT GIVING ZAKAT
14. The best use of Zakat in the presentera is to promote Islamic teachings by
it. For that purpose Islamic Madaris and students of Islamic studies and the
needy people those who are deserve it .
6.Conclusion