Class 5 Religious Studies: Islam

74 Religious Studies: Islam

Zakat

As Allah Has made Salat-Saom compulsory for us, Zakat is also

compulsory for us. Zakat is a significant Rukon or pillar of

Islam. The mentality of sacrifice is created among the Muslims

through Zakat. The miserliness and the hankering after the

riches are removed away. Zakat creates such a capability in the

mind of believers that whenever it is needed to spend his

wealth, in the way of Allah, he heartily does so.

Allah has created human beings. He has also bestowed men

with various kinds of wealth for leading their life. But all the

men of the world are not the possessor of the equal wealth.

Somebody's wealth is much more than somebody else's less

wealth. The rich has no want. And the poor has no end of want.

Allah has instructed us to pay Zakat to remove away the want of

the poor.

Allah has determined a portion from the wealth of the rich for

the poor. The rich will pay off the due portion to the poor. This

is the right of the poor.

Meaning: "Zakat is a bridge of Islam (between the rich and the

poor)"

Allah Said:

The Prophet (Sm) said:

Meaning:perform Salat and pay Zakat.