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Definition
Definition
Importance
Importance
Effects on Muslim life
Qur’an/Hadith references
Builds taqwa (piety).
3. Zakah (Obligatory Charity)
4. Sawm (Fasting during Ramadan)
Creates empathy and responsibility.
Fosters unity between rich and poor.
Reduces poverty and social injustice.
Purifies wealth and heart from greed.
Strengthens self-control and compassion.
Promotes social equality and helps the poor.
Reinforces the idea that all wealth belongs to Allah.
Hadith: “Charity does not decrease wealth.” (Muslim)
Giving 2.5% of one’s surplus wealth annually to those in need.
“Take from their wealth a charity by which you purify them and cause them
increase.” (9:103)
Abstaining from food, drink, and sinful behavior from dawn to sunset in the month of
Ramadan.
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