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See how great is the difference between, on the one hand, giving as much as one would in zakat, but earning nothing but the harm of hypocrisy, fame, and the imposition of obligation; and, on the other hand, performing the same good deeds in the name of zakat, and thereby fulfilling a duty, and gaining a reward, the virtue of sincerity, and the prayers of those whom you have benefited?

Glory be unto You; we have no knowledge save that which you have taught us; indeed, you are All-Knowing, All-Wise.(2:32)

O God, grant blessings and peace to our master Muhammad, who said: “The believer is with respect to the believer like a firm building, of which one part supports the other,”[13]  and who said too that “Contentment is a treasure that never perishes,”[14] and to his Family and his Companions. And praise be to God, the Sustainer of All the Worlds.

 

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[13] Bukhari, Salat, 88; Adab, 36; Mazalim, 5; Muslim, Birr, 65; Tirmidhi, Birr, 18; Nasa’i, Zakat, 67; Musnad, vi, 405, 409.

[14] al-Suyuti, al-Fath al-Kabir, ii, 309.

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