Ramadan 2024 Reminders #21

Necessary

necessarily paid only in all that, but we

do it because the reward of good deeds

is multiplied. So it makes sense to do

it in all that.

I'm not going into

how much to pay and so on and

so forth. All of those are available.

Find check with the,

sources for that.

Broadly speaking, for most of us, gold, silver,

and cash. These are the 3 zakatiable things

that most of us have, and zakat is

2.5%

of the savings.

There's no zakat is not income tax. It

is wealth tax. So your savings,

the easiest and best way is fix a

day in Ramadan, and whatever you have on

that day, pay 2 0.5% of that in

Zakat.

Take it out and give it,

to people who are deserving of it.

People who are the the the sum of

Zakat, the,

amount of Zakat,

amount on which Zakat is liable, and the

amount below which a person,

is eligible to receive Zakat is,

in America today, it's something about $5,000.

So based on this, you can give zakat

or you can,

and the person who receive can receive zakat.

You don't need to do a sort of

financial analysis

of person.

Whatever you know about them, if they're poor

people, this Zakat can be given. Please understand

that your closest relatives are the most eligible

among them if there are any poor people.

And then further and further, as the case

might be,

it is permissible to give zakat to,

organizations,

permissible to give zakat to people,

who are living in other countries and so

on and so forth. But it is your

responsibility to make sure that that organization is

actually disbursing that zakat to those people. And

that the zakat is not the sitting accumulated

in that organization's account.

The responsibility

of zakat. Like, salah. Salah is a fun

line. I have to pay my own salah.

Similarly, I have to give my own zakat.

It is can't just dump it on somebody

and say, you give it to a hidden

gift. What can I do? No. It is

my responsibility

to make sure

that it is disbursed

within that same time frame. And if you

have a doubt, don't give it to anybody.

Go and give it yourself.

Then the best way is to give your

own zakat by your own hand to the

recipient of the Zakat because it

connects the the the poor and the rich

Muslim

and opens the heart, and you might even

end up doing more for the sake of

Allah

This is a very good thing if it

happens. So make sure you do that, but

it is possible to give to organizations which

are,

which will then disperse this zakat on your

behalf to people who are eligible for that

zakat.

So make sure the card is being given

to individuals,

transfer of ownership is happening, and that it

should not be delayed beyond that.

should not be delayed beyond that.