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WHAT IS ZAKAT AL FITR? Zakat Al Fitr is a donation to charity given on the last day of Ramadan or before the Eid-El Fitr Prayers. All Muslims are obliged to give to the poor at Eid al-Fitr, young and old, male and female. They must also give to the poor before the Eid prayer, Salat which is said together in a Mosque before the Eid celebrations. Muslims can give Zakat, which is help from the rich to the poor, one or two days before the Eid prayer, but not after. If you give it before the prayer it is considered Zakat al-Fitr and if you give it after the Eid prayer it is considered ordinary charity . Zakat al-Fitr should be given in the form of food as the prophet did. The amount of Zakat is the same for everyone regardless of how wealthy they are. Every adult Muslim who possesses food in excess of his needs and those of their family must pay Zakat al-Fitr. About 2kg of flour, wheat, barley or rice from each person in a household is the minimum amount of Zakat that can ...

Zakat Zakat is the compulsory giving of a set proportion of one's wealth to charity. It is regarded as a type of worship and of self-purification. Zakat is the third Pillar of Islam "Those who believe and do deeds of righteousness and establish regular prayers and regular charity will have their reward with their Lord: on them shall be no fear nor shall they grieve"...Q 2:277 Most of the time Zakat is mentioned joined with prayers, so much so that a companion  of the prophet said, “no prayers are accepted without Zakat.” Zakat is frequently referred to in the Quran and Sunnah as “Sadaqatt” (meaning charity).  One of the most important principles of Islam is that all things belong to God,  and God entrusts that the wealth we have to us, and He prescribed certain rights to be given  to different sources explained below.  If the owner of the wealth is minor or insane, his guardian must pay the Zakat once it is due. The literal meaning of the Za...

False Accusation/Suspicion False accusation is worse than backbiting. It is to falsely attribute a deficiency or an offence to a believing person. It is certain that this transgression is the most wicked of attacks upon the prestige of a believer. Allah the Most High said:  “And whoever commits a fault or a sin, then accuses of it one innocent, he indeed takes upon himself the burden of a calumny and a manifest sin.” He also said:  “Surely (as for) those who speak evil of Allah and His Apostle, Allah has cursed them in this world and the hereafter, and He has prepared for them a chastisement bringing disgrace.” The Holy Prophet Muhammad (S) said:  “Backbiting is speaking about your brother what he does not like to be mentioned.”  And he added:  “Know that if you mention what is actually in him, this is backbiting; and if you mention what is not actually in him, this is a false accusation.” Imam Ja’far al-Sadiq (a.s.) said:  “Backbiting is sayin...

The Physical Benefits of Salat Ahmadiyya Gazette, August 1993 Salat is one of the five fundamental requirements that a Muslim is obligated to perform. Salat is given the highest priority in the Holy Quran. There are many benefits of Salat described in the Book of Allah. It says, innassalata tanha anil fahsha’i , Surely Prayer restrains one from indecency. (29:46) In chapter Luqman, We read that when Hadhrat Luqman was giving advice to his son, the first and foremost on his mind was to remind his son, ya bunayya aqimissalat “O my dear son,! observe Prayer.” (31:8) According to a Hadith the Prophet of Islam (peace be upon him) is reported to have said, inna fissalati shifa’a ” verily there is cure in salat “. According to a Muslim scholar, as reported in monthly Urdu magazine, Tahazibul Akhlaq , Aligarh, India, a Muslim who offers salat regularly has very little chance of getting arthritis as we exercise our bones and joints while we offer salat. In the light of this...

Prayer (Salat), in Islam is regarded as the pivot on which rests man’s Communion with God. God prescribed prayer as the second pillar of His everlasting religion ISLAM.     There are four types of Prayers: Fardh Wajib Sunnat Nafl   FARDH PRAYERS Fardh is an Arabic word which means compulsory or obligatory. There are five obligatory Prayers everyday: Prayer No. of Raka at Fajr/Subhi 2 Zhuhr 4 Asr 4 Maghrib 3 Isha’a 4 It is sinful to leave out a Fardh (compulsory) Prayers intentionally, but if such a Prayer is missed through forgetfulness or due to unavoidable circumstances, then this mistake can be rectified by offering the missed Prayer as soon as one remembers, or whenever possible. WAJIB PRAYERS The following Prayers are regarded as Wajib (necessary) Prayers: Three Raka’at of Vitr. Two Raka’at of Eid-ul-Fitr (after 30days of fasting)and two Raka’at of Eid-ul-Adha (after the A...

Ninety percent of the world's Muslims do not speak Arabic as their native language. Yet in daily prayers, when reading the  Qur'an , or even in simple conversations with each other, Arabic rolls off any Muslim's tongue readily. It may be broken or heavily accented, but most Muslims make the attempt to speak and understand at least some Arabic. Regardless of their linguistic, cultural, and racial differences, Muslims form one community of believers. This community is based on their shared faith in One Almighty God, and the guidance He has sent down to mankind. His final revelation to mankind, the Qur'an, was sent over 1400 years ago in the  Arabic language . Arabic thus serves as a common language among this diverse community of believers. The original Arabic text of the Qur'an has been preserved from the time of its revelation. Translations have been done into various languages, but they all refer back to the original Arabic. In order to fully unders...

Shahadah....The Testimony of Faith Shahadah is the first pillar of Islam.It is the first duty of a Muslim.A person becomes a Muslim by believing and reciting the SHAHADAH.  This must be recited in Arabic language and aloud. Arabic,Transliteration and translation below; اشهد ان لا إله إلا الله وأشهد ان محمد رسول الله                                                                           " Ashhadu Anlla iIaha Illa Allah Wa Ashhadu Anna Muhammad Rasulu Allah " "I bear witness that there is no deity other than Allah (SWT)  and that Muhammad (SAW)  is his servant and Messenger." However,there are nine (9) conditions of Shahadah according to Islamic Scholars. Knowledge ; that is, one must have the basics and general knowledge of what is meant by the shahadah. One mu...