The+Zakat

Islam has one main focus that connects with the poor. The Zakat: As all Muslims share equally in their obligation to worship God, so they all are dutybound to attend to the social welfare of their community by redressing economic inequalities through payment of an alms tax or poor tithe. “This is not regarded as charity since it is not really voluntary but instead is owed, by those who have received their wealth as a trust from God’s bounty, to the poor.” In the Zakat this quote mainly states that if one is to pay because it is owed, it is not charity. If you give willingly without someone telling you to it is considered a kind act of giving. The Quran and Islamic law stipulate that alms are to be used to support the poor, orphans, and widows, to free slaves and debtors, and to assist in the spread of Islam. The Zakat is a kind of religious tax that all Muslims who can afford to are expected to pay at a specified time each year. The Zakat involves the payment of a certain percentage of earned income to assist the poor, wodowed and orphaned children in particular, and is considered the third obligation of the faith. The payment of the Zakat becomes obligated on Muslims whenever wealth is created. The Qur’an states: “Prosperous are the believers who in prayers are humble and from idle talk turn away and at almsgiving are active” (Sura XXIII: 4). (Zakat: 82-83) In states where social assistance is poor or subject to disruption, this obtains and protects vulnerable communities. The Zakat funds should plan to achieve Shari’a, which is to find a long-term solution to poverty.