What Is Zakat?

Earlier this month, the chief of Federal Territories Zakat Council stated that it is sinful to pay zakat directly to the poor instead of handing it to Zakat collection centers. Subsequently, it was also reported that distrust was amongst the reasons some Muslim’s choose not to contribute to the Zakat collection centers.

In an effort to shed some light on the Zakat issue, we talked to Employer Collection Sector Manager from Lembaga Zakat Selangor (LZS), Encik Wira Mustafa to understand what it entails, why it’s not encouraged to pay Zakat directly to the poor and to find out how the funds are used.

What is Zakat?

Encik Wira: Zakat is the third pillar of Islam and is wajib (compulsory) on Muslim’s who meet all the conditions. The word Zakat itself means to purify. Technically Zakat means a fixed proportion collected from a specific type of mal (wealth) when they reach the haul (specific term) which must be distributed to specific categories of people. Giving Zakat means Muslim’s are purifying their wealth by giving a part of it to the needy as well as to gain Allah’s blessing on their wealth. It teaches us to sacrifice a part of our wealth, to cleanse our wealth by means of Zakat.

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