Book Name:Barkaat e Zakat
i.e., make you undergo tests and trials to see how grateful you are after gaining blessings, high status and wealth. Also, to test how you mutually treat each other. [1]
It is clear for all to see that this world is full of trials and tests for us. We should act upon every commandment of Allah Almighty wholeheartedly, considering it to be a privilege for ourselves, and accumulate an abundance of reward for our Hereafter. One of the commands of Allah Almighty is the fulfilment of Zakat, and this act of worship benefits our worldly life, as well as our Hereafter. Let’s listen to fifteen benefits of paying Zakat and try to understand its great significance in Islam.
1. Source of completion of Iman
The first good privilege a Zakat-paying person gets is that it brings about the completion of his Iman. Let’s listen to 2 blessed sayings of the Messenger of Allah صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم regarding this:
1. The completion of your Islam is this; giving Zakat from your wealth. [2]
2. The one who has Iman [faith] upon Allah Almighty and His Messenger (صَلَّى الـلّٰـهُ عَلَيْهِ وَاٰلِهٖ وَسَلَّم), it is necessary for him to pay Zakat of his wealth. [3]
صَلُّوۡا عَلَى الۡحَبِيۡب صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلٰى مُحَمَّد
The second privilege a Zakat-paying person attains is that the mercy of Allah showers upon him like rain. In other words, he will receive great