Charity

The divinely ordained system of zakah is the right of Allah within His dominion. The word “zakah” means purification and growth. Its regular payment purifies the owner’s remaining wealth and purifies his heart from such ailments as greed and selfishness. The system of zakah ordained by Allah is the ideal way to meet the needs of poor without causing hardship to the rich. This booklet is an outline of basic Islamic rulings pertaining to obligatory zakah and voluntary charities..

An article in Arabic excerpted from the book "Summarized Islamic Fiqh" of Sheikh Muhammad ibn Ibrahim Al-Tuwajre (may Allah preserve him). It handles the following points about voluntary charity or alms: Reason of legislation, rulings, virtues, etiquette, those who deserve to receive it, best times to pay it, paying it to disbelievers, unnecessarily asking people for money, a woman's charity from her husband's money, giving alms to beggars, those allowed to ask for charity, and having rewards of alms that paid before embracing to Islam.

This episode shows The Rulings on Voluntary Charity (Alms), its importance and its virtues according to Quran and Sunnah.

An article translated into Chinese excerpted from the book "Summarized Islamic Fiqh" of Sheikh Muhammad ibn Ibrahim Al-Tuwajre (may Allah preserve him). It handles the following points about voluntary charity or alms: Reason of legislation, rulings, virtues, etiquette, those who deserve to receive it, best times to pay it, paying it to disbelievers, unnecessarily asking people for money, a woman's charity from her husband's money, giving alms to beggars, those allowed to ask for charity, and having rewards of alms that paid before embracing to Islam.

An article translated into Thai excerpted from the book "Summarized Islamic Fiqh" of Sheikh Muhammad ibn Ibrahim Al-Tuwajre (may Allah preserve him). It handles the following points about voluntary charity or alms: Reason of legislation, rulings, virtues, etiquette, those who deserve to receive it, best times to pay it, paying it to disbelievers, unnecessarily asking people for money, a woman's charity from her husband's money, giving alms to beggars, those allowed to ask for charity, and having rewards of alms that paid before embracing to Islam.

An article translated into Japanese excerpted from the book "Summarized Islamic Fiqh" of Sheikh Muhammad ibn Ibrahim Al-Tuwajre (may Allah preserve him). It handles the following points about voluntary charity or alms: Reason of legislation, rulings, virtues, etiquette, those who deserve to receive it, best times to pay it, paying it to disbelievers, unnecessarily asking people for money, a woman's charity from her husband's money, giving alms to beggars, those allowed to ask for charity, and having rewards of alms that paid before embracing to Islam.

From the virtues of charity that it put outs the anger of the Lord and the persons giving charity Allah will give them protection with the shade of His throne on the day of Judgement.Also charity is physical and spiritual remedy for diseases.

Spending For The Sake Of Allah is about the virtue of spending for the sake of Allah,warning of diseases nullifying the merit of spending and examples of spending of the righteous predecessors

A lecture in English delivered by Sh. Bilal Philips in which he shows that giving charity is one of the means to get Allah's pleasure. He also illustrates the virtues of charity and its great positive effects in Islam.

A lecture in English delivered by Sh. Bilal Philips on the virtue of spending money for the sake of Allah and the reward that one gets from this great rite.