Allah has placed countless benefits and wisdom in the practice of giving Zakat. Let’s now hear about some of them.

The wisdom behind giving Zakat

1.   Generosity is considered a sign of perfection within a person. Whereas, greediness and miserliness is an open weakness. Islam gave Muslims the chance to give Zakat, so this quality of generosity is brought about within them and greediness comes to an end.

2.   In the system of a country, governments take a part of the citizen's wages. This is known as tax, which is then taken and invested back into the well-being and upkeep of the country. Without comparison, Zakat is the right of our Lord, who has blessed us with countless bounties and an abundance of wealth, which we are to spend upon the needy and less fortunate.

3.   If Allah willed, He could have made everyone financially well-off. It was His will, however, that some of His servants are rich and others poor. He ordered the rich to give Zakat, so feelings of love and togetherness come about between them and the poor. Adding to this, well-off Muslims develop a desire to aid and help their poor brothers and sisters. In this way, regardless of financial situation, the Muslims thank Allah for His favours upon them.

4.   Zakat was not made Fard for a trivial reason. If we look at our surroundings, the essence of Zakat and the wisdom behind it can be understood easily. For example, the meat of an animal is for humans, whereas its bones are reserved for animals to eat. Ripe wheat is for humans, whereas its leftover straw is also eaten by animals. In the same way, when the growth of our nails and hair exceeds the limit set by Shari’a, then we must cut them. This is considered Zakat of the body, which in essence, means getting rid