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Literally
the word "Zakat" means purity and purification. It is a
technical term of the Sacred Islamic Law which means:
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"Certain portion or amount of property that is given thereof as the
due of God by its possessor to the poor in order that he may purify
himself thereby." |
The
payment of this due is obligatory provided that the property is of a
certain amount and have been in his/her possession for one Lunar year. The
portion to be given, varies according to the nature and amount of
the property. Generally it is one-forth thereof i.e. two and a half
percent.
Sadaquah
is also a Qur'anic term which means Charity made in the way of Allah to
seek His pleasure and it is to be rewarded in the life here-after.
There
are two kinds of Sadaquah's:
(1).Obligatory
(Farz) & (2).Voluntary
(Nafal)
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Obligatory
(Farz) Sadaquah |
Obligatory
(Farz) Sadaquah is
one , payment of which has been ordained by God in His Last Book,the Holy
Qur'an. Zakat, Ushr, Zakat-ul-Fitr are obligatory Sadaquah's.
Great
rewards have been promised by God for one who obeys His command and pays the
Farz Sadaquah's to the deserving poor mentioned in His Book.
Zakat,
the obligatory Sadaquah, purifies its giver of his/her sins and extols
him/her by testifying his/her faith in Allah.
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Voluntary
(Nafal) Sadaquah |
Voluntary
(Nafal) Sadaquah are the
charities made in addition to the obligatory Sadaquah's. The rewards for
this kind of charities are also great as promised in the Holy Qur'an and
Ahadith.
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