Zakah & Sadaqa

Importance of Charity

• Parable of Spending in Allah’s Cause – Tafseer IbnKathir
• Excellence of Generosity and Spending in a Good cause with Reliance on Allah – from Riyad ul Saliheen
• Sadaqa is a Reason for the Increase in Provision and It is a Door From The Doors Of Sustenance – Shaykh Muhammad Al-Wassãbi
• Prohibition of Miserliness – from Imam Nawawi’s Riyad ul Saliheen
• Excellence of a Grateful Rich Man – from Imam Nawawi’s Riyad ul Saliheen
• Charity is Due On Every Joint Bone Of The Body – Saheeh Muslim
• ‘… Who is he that will lend a beautiful loan to Allah.’ – Tafsir ibn Kathir
• Excellent Story – “Camel Given In Charity” as told by Dr. Saleh As-Saleh
• The Encouragement to Eat of what Your Own Hands Have Earned & Sufficing with it Over Begging & Subjugating Oneself to Handouts – Taken from ‘Riyadh as-Saliheen’ By Imaam an-Nawwawi
• Seeking Treatment for an Illness by Giving Charity – Compiled & Translated By Abbas Abu Yahya
• Spending favorite things for Allah’s sake – Riyad-us-Saliheen
• Story of the guest of the Messenger of Allah صَلَّى اللّٰهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّم – Riyad-us-Saliheen
• Whoever Spends Something Today Will Benefit From It Tomorrow – Nice Story

Zakah (Obligatory Charity)

• Zakah: Its status in Islam – Imam Ibn Baaz [Excellent Article]
• Giving of Zakat is from al-Eemaan – Shaykh al-Albaani
• The Obligation of Giving the Zakaat – Sharh as-Sunnah | Shaykh Fawzan | Dawud Burbank [Audio|En] & Notes
• Concerning Zakaat and Its Benefits — by Shaykh Muhammad Saleh Al Uthaymeen
• Punishment of Not Paying Zakah – Dawud Burbank [Audio|En]
  Explanation of Hadith from Sahih Bukhari and Sahih Muslim
• The Excellence and Obligation of the Payment of Zakat – Riyad-us-Saliheen
• Lessons on Fasting, Taraaweeh and Zakaat – Shaykh Uthaymeen
• Encouraging Livelihood by (working with) Hands and Abstaining from Begging – fromRiyad ul Saliheen
• Sahih Bukhari : Book 24: Obligatory Charity Tax (Zakat)
• Sahih Muslim : Book 05: The Book of Zakat (Kitab Al-Zakat)
• Fatawa on Zakah
• Fatawa Zakah : Shaik ibn Uthaymeen
• Is paying Zakaah better in Ramadhan ? – Shaykh Ibn ‘Uthaymeen
• How to Pay Zakah on Ones’s Salary – Ibn Baz (rahimahullaah)
• Ruling on sending Zakah from one Country to another – Imam Ibn Baz
• Zakah on Rented House and Personal Car – Shaik ibn Uthaymeen
• Zakah of a Person who is in Debt – Shaykh ibn Uthaymeen
• Obligation of paying Zakah on jewelry that is worn, intended to be worn, or borrowed – Imam Ibn Baz

Recipients of Zakah

• Not every person who extends his hand for Zakah is Deserving of it – Shaykh ibn Uthaymeen
• Those Entitled to Receive Zakaat – by Shaykh Muhammad Saleh Al Uthaymeen
• Ruling on paying Zakah for building Masjids, Buying Books, Schools, Roads, etc – Imam Ibn Baz

Zakah & Sadaqah Audio Lectures

• Zakaat – Al-Mulakhas al-Fiqhi Sheikh Saaleh al-Fawzaan  – Abu Muhammad Al Maghribee [Audio|En] (14 Mp3 Lectures)
• The Excellence and Obligation of the Payment of Zakat – Explanation of Riyad-us-Saliheen – Dawud Burbank [Audio|En] – 7 Mp3 Lectures
• Zakah (Obligatory Charity) Rulings – 3 Lectures – Dr. Saleh as Saleh [Audio|En]
• The Camel Given In Charity – Saleh-As-Saleh [Audio|En]
  
• Excellence of Generosity – Abu Muhammad al-Maghribee [Audio|Eng]

Fatwa

• [Link] Fatwas of Ibn Baz : Volume 14: Book of Zakah – alifta.net
• [Link] Fatwas of Permanent Committee – alifta.net
• [Link] Pillars of Islam – Zakah – alifta.net

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