{"id":10911,"date":"2018-04-06T15:42:49","date_gmt":"2018-04-06T15:42:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onepathnetwork.com\/?p=10911"},"modified":"2021-07-16T11:52:51","modified_gmt":"2021-07-16T11:52:51","slug":"the-importance-of-giving-zakat-locally","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onepathnetwork.com\/au\/society\/the-importance-of-giving-zakat-locally\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Reasons why your Zakat should be local"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/amp-jwplayer>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]\n
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Australia: https:\/\/payment.nzf.org.au <\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

United Kingdom: https:\/\/go.nzf.org.uk\/payzakat<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Canada: https:\/\/nzfcanada.com\/donate\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n[\/vc_cta][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text]\n

5 Reasons why your Zakat should be local<\/b><\/h1>\nRamadan is just around the corner and as such, the Ummah of Muhammad \u0635\u0644\u0649 \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0647 \u0639\u0644\u064a\u0647 \u0648\u0633\u0644\u0645 will be paying their Zakat in droves to get closer to Allah \ufdfb.<\/span>\n\nIt is preferred to give Zakat locally for as long as the social phenomenon of Islam and Muslims exist in a particular area. Scripture points to it, intuition points to it – likewise our normative tradition demonstrates this over the 1,400 years.<\/span>\n\nThe purpose of Zakat is for Islam to flourish as a commitment to Allah that inspires believers to strive for prosperity, harmony, and justice. The result will be a faithful, successful community of Muslims, contributing to society for the benefit of all.<\/span>\n\nOur responsibility is locally. Local distribution strengthens the sense of belonging to a community. Those within a society know best and most effective ways to cultivate the necessary socio-economic environment for Islam and Muslims to flourish.<\/span>\n\nHere are five compelling reasons why local Zakat distribution should be the default practice in our communities:<\/span>\n
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    The Prophet <\/b>\u0635\u0644\u0649 \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0647 \u0639\u0644\u064a\u0647 \u0648\u0633\u0644\u0645<\/span> advised his companions to do so.<\/b><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\nWhen Islam was spreading, the Prophet \ufdfa sent a number of companions around Arabia to invite the people to Islam. \u00a0He instructed these companions to teach the primary obligations of Islam upon conversion.<\/span>\n\nAbdullah Ibn`Abbas \u0631\u0636\u064a \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0647 \u0639\u0646\u0647\u200e \u00a0narrates (as part of a longer Hadith):<\/span>\n\n“The Prophet \u0635\u0644\u0649 \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0647 \u0639\u0644\u064a\u0647 \u0648\u0633\u0644\u0645 sent Muadh \u0631\u0636\u064a \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0647 \u0639\u0646\u0647\u200e to Yemen and said, <\/span>\n
    “Invite the people to testify that none has the right to be worshipped but Allah \ufdfb and I am Allah’s Messenger, and if they obey you to do so, then teach them that Allah \ufdfb has enjoined on them five prayers in every day and night (in twenty-four hours), and if they obey you to do so, then teach them that Allah \ufdfb has made it obligatory for them to pay the Zakat from their property and it is to be taken from the wealthy among them and given to the poor.” <\/span><\/i>\n\n(Bukhari)<\/span><\/blockquote>\n
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      The Companions understood Zakat to be local.<\/b><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\nThe experience of the early companions proved that when Zakat was collected and distributed to its worthy recipients, it led to the material uplifting of society.<\/span>\n\nUmar b. al-Khattab \u0631\u0636\u064a \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0647 \u0639\u0646\u0647\u200e admonished his governor in Yemen, Muadh b. Jabal \u0631\u0636\u064a \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0647 \u0639\u0646\u0647 after he had sent him one-third of the Zakat of Yemen:<\/span>\n
      \u00a0<\/span>\u201cI have not sent you as a tax-collector, but to take from the rich and give to the poor.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/blockquote>\n Muadh \u0631\u0636\u064a \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0647 \u0639\u0646\u0647\u200e answered him: <\/span>\n
      \u201cI would not send you anything had I found somebody to take it from me.\u201d<\/span><\/i><\/blockquote>\nIn the second year, Muadh \u0631\u0636\u064a \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0647 \u0639\u0646\u0647\u200e \u00a0sent half the Zakat of Yemen and on the third year, he sent all the Zakat of Yemen to Umar \u0631\u0636\u064a \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0647 \u0639\u0646\u0647\u200e \u00a0in Madinah telling him that he did not find any person to accept the collected Zakat.<\/span>\n\n(Narration 1912 (p. 710), Kitab al-Amwal of Imam Abu ‘Ubayd al-Qasim ibn Sallam)<\/span>\n
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        It is a means if uniting different members of the community locally<\/b><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\nZakat fulfills the material needs of those around us. \u00a0Since wealth is from Allah \ufdfb and not due to our own intellect or skills, Allah \ufdfb has ordered the wealthy to help those not given as much wealth. <\/span>\n\nThe establishment and maintenance of social solidarity is maximised when the gap between social classes is kept at a minimum. Undoubtedly, one of the most important functions that uphold these crucial relations between members of the local community is Zakat.<\/span>\n
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          All 4 Madhabs agreed on local distribution.<\/b><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\nThe Hanbali school stipulates:<\/span>\n\n\u201cIt is preferred to disburse all of the Zakat to the poor in his area unless there are no valid recipients in the land, in which he distributes it in the land closest to him.\u201d<\/span><\/i>\n\n(Al-Hajjawi, Zad al-Mustaqni\u2019, p.78)<\/span>\n\nThe Shafi\u2019i school stipulates:<\/span>\n\n\u201cIf the categories of Zakat distribution are found in the place where Zakat is collected, it is prohibited and invalid to transfer the Zakat elsewhere.\u201d<\/span><\/i>\n\n(Reliance of the Traveller, p.272)<\/span>\n\nThe Maliki school stipulates:<\/span>\n\n\u201cTransferring Zakat (outside the locality) is impermissible, expect if there is a pressing need to do so.\u201d \u00a0<\/span><\/i>\n\n(Tawdih al-Ahkam min Bulugh Al-Maram 3:27)<\/span>\n\nThe Hanafi school stipulates:<\/span>\n\n\u201cIt is disapproved to transfer the Zakat of one land to another; unless he transfers it to his poor relatives, or to a people needier than his own.\u201d<\/span><\/i>\n\n(Al-Zayla\u2019i, Nasab al-Rayah 2:423)<\/span>\n
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            By giving locally, we can focus our Zakat to have the greatest benefit to Islam and Muslims.<\/b><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\nThe famous commentator of the Quran, Imam al-Tabari (d.310AH) commented on the only verse of Zakat expenditure found in Noble Quran (9:60):<\/span>\n
            “Allah \ufdfb has instituted in this context Zakat for two functions, firstly to fulfill the needs of the Muslims and secondly to assist and strengthen Islam.”<\/span><\/i>\n\nQuran (9:60)<\/span><\/blockquote>\nWe hope these points help you understand Zakat better and motivate you to pay it locally in the country you reside!<\/span>\n

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            About our friends at the National Zakat Foundation:<\/b><\/h4>\nFounded in 2011, National Zakat Foundation (NZF) operates as the only Zakat focused institution in their respective countries. They distribute Zakat comprehensively across the 8 categories in the following territories:<\/span>\n\nAustralia: https:\/\/payment.nzf.org.au <\/a><\/span>\n\nUnited Kingdom: https:\/\/go.nzf.org.uk\/payzakat<\/a><\/span>\n\nCanada: https:\/\/nzfcanada.com\/donate\/<\/a><\/span>\n\nTheir vision is for Islam to flourish in society as a source of prosperity and harmony for all. Read about the excellent work that National Zakat Foundation is doing around the world and support them in your local community.<\/span>\n\n \n\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

            [vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text] [\/vc_column_text][vc_cta h2=”National Zakat Foundation are making a Local Difference!” add_icon=”left” i_icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-map-marker” i_color=”white”] Australia: https:\/\/payment.nzf.org.au United Kingdom: https:\/\/go.nzf.org.uk\/payzakat Canada: https:\/\/nzfcanada.com\/donate\/ [\/vc_cta][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text] 5 Reasons why your Zakat should be local Ramadan is just around the corner and as such, the Ummah of Muhammad \u0635\u0644\u0649 \u0627\u0644\u0644\u0647 \u0639\u0644\u064a\u0647 \u0648\u0633\u0644\u0645 will be paying their Zakat in droves to […]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":10913,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"video","meta":{"googlesitekit_rrm_CAow4-bBDA:productID":"","content-type":"","newspack_ads_suppress_ads":false,"episode_type":"","audio_file":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","filesize_raw":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"apple_news_api_created_at":"","apple_news_api_id":"","apple_news_api_modified_at":"","apple_news_api_revision":"","apple_news_api_share_url":"","apple_news_cover_media_provider":"image","apple_news_coverimage":0,"apple_news_coverimage_caption":"","apple_news_cover_video_id":0,"apple_news_cover_video_url":"","apple_news_cover_embedwebvideo_url":"","apple_news_is_hidden":"","apple_news_is_paid":"","apple_news_is_preview":"","apple_news_is_sponsored":"","apple_news_maturity_rating":"","apple_news_metadata":"\"\"","apple_news_pullquote":"","apple_news_pullquote_position":"middle","apple_news_slug":"","apple_news_sections":["https:\/\/news-api.apple.com\/sections\/f1402f44-8994-4c23-83de-48d0d766f08f"],"apple_news_suppress_video_url":false,"apple_news_use_image_component":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"newspack_featured_image_position":"","newspack_post_subtitle":"","newspack_hide_updated_date":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[137],"tags":[77],"series":[],"speaker":[],"coauthors":[140],"class_list":["post-10911","post","type-post","status-publish","format-video","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-society","tag-latest","post_format-post-format-video","entry"],"acf":[],"apple_news_notices":[],"episode_featured_image":"https:\/\/onepathnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/NZF_Thumbnail.jpeg","episode_player_image":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/onepathnetwork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Mums-on-the-RunV3.jpg?fit=2160%2C2160&ssl=1","download_link":"","player_link":"","audio_player":false,"episode_data":{"playerMode":"dark","subscribeUrls":[],"rssFeedUrl":"https:\/\/onepathnetwork.com\/au\/feed\/podcast\/mums-on-the-run","embedCode":"

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