LET'S START TONIGHT'S EDUCATION. OUR TOPIC IS 👇. ZAKAT (Episode 1)

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AS SALAAMU ALAYKUM WARAHMATULLAH WABARAKAATUHU. LET'S START TONIGHT'S EDUCATION. OUR TOPIC IS 👇.                                                                              *ZAKAT (Episode 1)                                                                                                                                            

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As one of the Five Pillars of Islam, zakat is a religious duty for all Muslims who meet the necessary criteria of wealth. It is a mandatory charitable contribution, often considered to be a tax. The payment and disputes on zakat have played a major role in the history of Islam, notably during the Ridda wars. Zakat literally means "that which purifies". The word is derived from Classical Syriac ܙܟܘܬܐ (zakhutha, "victory, merit, justification", related to the Hebrew זְכוּת‎ (z'khút, "legal right, moral right, merit"). Zakat is considered a way to purify one's income and wealth from sometimes worldly, impure ways of acquisition.
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According to Sachiko Murata and William Chittick, "Just as ablutions purify the body and salat purifies the soul (in Islam), so zakat purifies possessions and makes them pleasing to God”. Zakat on wealth is based on the value of all of one's possessions. It is customarily 2.5% (or 1⁄40) of a Muslim's total savings and wealth above a minimum amount known as nisab, but Islamic scholars differ on how much nisab is and other aspects of zakat. According to Islamic doctrine, the collected amount should be paid to the poor and the needy, Zakat collectors, recent converts to Islam, those to be freed from slavery, those in debt, in the cause of Allah and to benefit the stranded traveller.
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Today, in most Muslim-majority countries, zakat contributions are voluntary, while in Libya, Malaysia, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, and Yemen, zakat is mandated and collected by the state (as of 2015). Shias, unlike Sunnis, traditionally regarded zakat as a private and voluntary action, and they give zakat to imam-sponsored rather than state-sponsored collectors. Zakat, an Islamic practice initiated by the IslamicProphet Muhammad pbuh as a directive from Allah azza wajalla was first collected on the first day of Muharram. It has played an important role throughout its history.
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Schact suggests that the idea of zakat may have entered Islam from Judaism, with roots in the Hebrew and Aramaic word zakut. However, some Islamic scholars disagree that the Qur'anic verses on zakat (or zakah) have roots in Judaism. The caliph Abu Bakr, believed by Sunni Muslims to be Prophet Muhammad's pbuh successor, was the first to institute a statutory zakat system. Abu Bakr established the principle that the zakat must be paid to the legitimate representative of the Prophet's authority (i.e. himself). Other Muslims disagreed and refused to pay zakat to Abu Bakr, leading to accusations of apostasy and, ultimately, the Ridda wars.
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The second and third caliphs, Umar ibn al-Khattab and Usman ibn Affan, continued Abu Bakr's codification of the zakat. Uthman also modified the zakat collection protocol by decreeing that only "apparent" wealth was taxable, which had the effect of limiting zakat to mostly being paid on agricultural land and produce. During the reign of Ali ibn Abu Talib, the issue of zakat was tied to legitimacy of his government. After Ali, his supporters refused to pay zakat to Muawiyah I, as they did not recognize his legitimacy. The practice of Islamic state administered zakat was short-lived in Medina.

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During the reign of Umar bin Abdul Aziz (717–720 A.D.), it is reported that no one in Medina needed the zakat. After him, zakat came more to be considered as an individual responsibility. This view changed over Islamic history. Sunni Muslims and rulers, for example, considered collection and disbursement of zakat as one of the functions of an Islamic state; this view has continued in modern Islamic countries. Zakat is one of the five pillars of Islam, and in various Islamic polities of the past was expected to be paid by all practising Muslims who have the financial means (nisab).
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In addition to their zakat obligations, Muslims were encouraged to make voluntary contributions (sadaqat). The zakat was not collected from non-Muslims, although they were required to pay the jizyah tax. Depending on the region, the dominant portion of zakat went typically to Amil (the zakat collectors) or Sabīlillāh (those fighting for religious cause, the caretaker of local mosque, or those working in the cause of God such as proselytizing non-Muslims to convert to Islam).
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*ZAKAT ON WEALTH*

In order for zakat to be due on money, two conditions must be met:
▫️– That it reaches the nisaab (minimum threshold)

▫️– That one year has passed since it reaches the nisaab.
If the money is less than the nisaab, then no zakat is due on it.  If it reaches the nisaab, and one year has passed, i.e. a lunar (hijri) year has passed since the time when it reached the nisaab, then zakat becomes due at that point. The nisaab is the equivalent of 85 grams of gold or 595 grams of silver.
The rate that must be paid for zakat is one quarter of one tenth (2.5%).
If the money reaches the nisaab and it is 1000 for example, then at the end of the year it is 5000, how should zakat be paid?.
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That depends:

▫️– If this extra amount stems directly from the original amount, such as if the thousand was invested, and earned four thousand, then you should pay zakat on the entire amount at the end of the year, because the profit on money is connected to the capital.
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▫️– If this extra amount did not stem directly from the original amount, rather it is money that was acquired by different means, such as an inheritance or a gift, or it is the price of something that you sold, and so on, then a separate year should be counted for it, starting from the day when you took possession of this extra amount. But if you want to pay its zakat with the thousand, in advance, there is nothing wrong with that.

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End of Today's Education. *Subhanakallahuma wabihamdik ash-Hadu an laaila Ilan Anta astagfiruka wa atuuubu ilayhi*. We shall continue tomorrow on this same topic in sha Allah.*Questions, problems and complaints on this program are welcome privately*. May HE strengthen and make us steadfast in faith. May HE accept our ibaadat and grant us the Good in this World and the Hereafter. May Allah Azza wa jalla forgive and grant us Jannah...AMIN.