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I give Sadaqah. That that should be enough.
Do I really have to account for Zakat?
That's actually a major transgression.
And not paying Zakat in the amounts that is required
in the ways that is required,
and to the people it's required to
is a transgression spiritually and economically.
And it will erode the blessing of the fortune
that you have been given by Allah Subh'anaHu Wa Ta-A'la
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The difference between Sadaqah and Zakat is clear.
Sadaqah is something that you can give
as much or as little to whomever,
whenever, at whatever time, for whatever reason
that you choose or not to give anything at all.
Zakat is something that is to be given
at a specific time in a specific amount
to specific individuals or categories of people
in the way that has been ordained and described
in the Qur'an and the tradition
of the Prophet SallAllahu Alaihi Wasallam.
Now I don't mean to say to you,
you should stop giving Sadaqah and gives Zakat,
but you should give Zakat before you give Sadaqah.
And Zakat is something that is an obligation
that is always tied to the obligation of the Qur'an.
It's one of those verses where,
whenever you hear Wa aqimus-Salat,
establish your prayers regularly,
you almost know the exact same statement
coming after waatooazzakat,
and give of you Sadaqah and charity.
Now the word assadaqat has a dual use.
Meaning Zakat as obligated by Allah,
not just general charity that is given.
waatooazzakata
Purify your wealth.
Zakat come from the word Zaka,
which means to increase through purification.
So when you remove things that shouldn't be there,
it makes something grow.
It's like you're weeding your garden
of fortune and prosperity.
When you take the weeds out,
your fortune grows and it masses,
and it becomes yarbu,
It becomes blessed and increased in its blessing.
Zakat is something that is a forgotten obligation
to many Muslims who are asked and ordered to pay it.
And even you, as a young person,
if you have been given a certain amount of savings
that is under your control and direction,
a certain amount of Zakat should be paid from it
if you are an obligated age
of praying to Allah Subh'anaHu Wa Ta-A'la.
Make sure that no year goes by
where you do not sit and think
about what you owe to the poor
from the blessing and wealth that you've been given
by Allah Subh'anaHu Wa Ta-A'la.
I would ask you to consult a local Imam
inshaAllah to help you understand
the amounts that are due.
But generally speaking,
if you have over about $4,000 worth of estate
or property or gold, it's reached $4,000
and you've kept it for over a year,
you need to pay 2.5% of that amount in Zakat
to one of the categories of people that is itemized,
and that can be fulfilled through a trusted, registered,
government approved agency that is qualified
to take your Zakat inshaAllah
May Allah Subh'anaHu Wa Ta-A'la remove the transgression
of overlooking the needs of the poor
and fulfilling our obligation of Zakat
to heal the world and feed the hungry,
and give shelter to the weak and needy,
and cure the sick Allahumma ameen.