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Zakat. What is Zakat?. Zakat means to grow in goodness or increase in purifying your soul . It is one of the pillars of Islam. Zakat means to give charity. It also makes you succeed in purifying your wealth to gain Allah’s blessing.
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What is Zakat? • Zakat means to grow in goodness or increase in purifyingyour soul. • It is one of the pillars of Islam. • Zakat means to give charity. • It also makes you succeed in purifying your wealth to gain Allah’s blessing. • It means you are getting closer to Allah and getting further away from Satan. • It is giving a small percentage of one’s possessions to the poor and the needy. • It is a form of giving to those who are less fortunate and that form of giving most of something that isn’t worthless.
What are the benefits of Zakat? • Acknowledging the fact that everything is a loan from Allah, and that nothing is actually ours. • Learning self-discipline • Learning not to cling on to things; as they will not come with us when we die • Learning to obey Allah so good will come to you • Knowing that whether we are rich or poor is Allah’s choice; and we should help those that he chose to make poor • Freeing oneself from the love of possessions and greed • Freeing oneself from the love of money • Freeing oneself from the love of oneself • Behaving honestly