What is Zakaat and on which we have to pay Zakat, Where it Should be Given

On which Things Zakaat has to be Paid

Zakat is the most noble as well as an important part of Islam, something that is believed to earn eternal joy to a person and his loved ones. The concept of paying Zakat is a fragile one, requiring one to pay grave attention. Things that come under the shadow of Zakat comprise of:

• Cash
• Gold and Silver
• Money lent out
• Trade goods
• Stocks
• Agricultural Harvest

and the aspects that are to be deducted from the sum comprise of Debts and routine expenditure. The noble intention behind the principle of Zakat to lookafter the needy one, who themselves are not in the postion to pay Zakat themselves.

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What are the 'Five Pillars' of Islam?

These are the five basics of  Muslims which they have to follow honestly during their life time. If they Succeeded in achieving this goal, they are succeeded in this world and the next world. These five pillars upon which a Muslim has to walk in the world are must to every Muslim, these are:

1. FAITH: means declaration of Shahadah 
Shahada: There is no god worthy of worship except God and Muhammad is His messenger

2. PRAYER: Which means offering of Prayers.
Its is must to every muslim to perform prayers during day and night. In Quran Allah says:

إِنَّ الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا وَعَمِلُوا الصَّالِحَاتِ وَأَقَامُوا الصَّلَاةَ وَآتَوُا الزَّكَاةَ لَهُمْ أَجْرُهُمْ عِنْدَ رَبِّهِمْ وَلَا خَوْفٌ عَلَيْهِمْ وَلَا هُمْ يَحْزَنُونَ


3. THE 'ZAKAT'
All the things and whatever we have is all Allah's Given, Zakat is given to needy people, Zakat is given by a person from his/her wealth. Usually it is two and a half percent of one's capital. It purifies and increases our wealth. 
4. THE FAST:
Which means fasting from dawn to dusk, without  eating, drinking, and having sexual relations. All the Muslims fast for a month in the holy Ramadan.

5. PILGRIMAGE (Hajj)
It is the annual process during which the Muslims perform this obligation. It is must to every Muslim to perform Hajj if they are good financially as well as physically. This obligation is performed in the Twelfth month of the Islamic year and in the country of Makkah and Saudi Arabia. 

ذَ‌ٰلِكَ الْكِتَابُ لَا رَيْبَ ۛ فِيهِ ۛ هُدًى لِلْمُتَّقِينَ الَّذِينَ يُؤْمِنُونَ بِالْغَيْبِ وَيُقِيمُونَ الصَّلَاةَ وَمِمَّا رَزَقْنَاهُمْ يُنْفِقُونَ

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Durood-e-Tunaj-jeena

Reciting Durood-e-Tunaj-jeena 70 times a day helps one to eradicate problems and difficulties in his life. It is recommended to recite this dua during your tough times to eradicate your problems.

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Durood e Shafee

Durood for increasing Prosperity 

Durood e Shafee used to be recited by Imam e Shafee (May Allaah Almighty be Pleased with him)Constant reciting of this Durood will help in obtaining success in this world and the next world.

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Benefits of Supplications while Prostrating

Supplications while Prostrating

Abu Hurairah (May Allah be pleased with him) Narrated that: The Prophet (PBUH) of Allah said, "A slave becomes nearest to his Allah when he is in prostration (Sajda).
So increase supplications while prostrating.''


 

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Signs Of Qiyamah( Day Of Judjement)

What Are The Signs Of Qiyamah According To Islamic Teachings?

Hadhrat Abu Musa Ash'ari radhiyallahu anhu portrays that Rasulullah sallallahu alayhi wasallam said, "Qiyamah will come:

• When it will be viewed as a disgrace to follow up on Quranic directives. 
• At the point when deceitful individuals will be viewed as reliable and the dependable will be viewed as dishonest. 
• When it will be hot in winter (and the other way around). 
• At the point when the length of days is extended, i.e. an adventure of a couple of days is secured in a matter of hours. 
• Whenever speakers and teachers lie straightforwardly. 
• At the point when individuals argument about unimportant issues. 
• At the point when ladies with kids come disappointed by virtue of them bearing posterity, and desolate ladies stay glad by virtue of having no obligation of posterity. 
• Whenever abuse, desire, and covetousness turn into the request of the day. 
• When individuals explicitly take after their interests and impulses. 
• At the point when untruths beat reality. 
• Whenever savagery, slaughter and political agitation get to be regular. 
• At the point when impropriety surpasses forwardness and is executed freely. 
• At the point when enactment matters relating to Deen is given over to the most noticeably bad components of the Ummat, and if individuals acknowledge them and are fulfilled by their discoveries, then such persons won't notice the aroma of Jannat. 
• At the point when the posterity turn into a reason for anguish and outrage (for their guardians). 

The taking after is a piece of an extensive Hadith described by Hadhrat Abdullah Ibn Mas'ood radhiyallahu anhu when he asked from Rasulullah sallallahu alayhi wasallam about the SIGNS OF QIYAMAH.

•  Music and musical instruments will be found in each home. 
• Individuals will enjoy homosexuality. 
• There will be a wealth of illegitimate youngsters. 
• There will be a wealth of pundits, story transporters, back-biters and taunters in the public eye. 
•  Individuals will set up ties with outsiders and disjoin relations with their precious ones. 
• Hypocrites will be in control of the undertakings of the group and abhorrent, corrupt individuals will be in charge of business foundations. 
• The Masjid will be enriched, however the hearts of the general population will be without direction. 
• The yards of Masjids will be fabricated perfectly and high mimbars (lecterns) will be raised. 
• Criminals and shrewdness individuals will win. 
• Different wines will be devoured too much. 

More about Signs of Qiyama:

• Individuals will start considering Allah's riches to be their own particular riches. They will discover it greatly hard to pay their zakaat. They will consider the riches which has been depended to them as an amânah to be their own particular riches. 
• The spouse will comply with his wife, defy his mom, consider his dad to be an untouchable, and consider a pariah to be his relative. 
• Knowlwdge of the Dîn will be procured so as to gain an occupation. 
• Authority and political force will be given to the individuals who are untrustworhty. That is, to the individuals who have no self-respect, no conduct, and the individuals who arrive for their own advantage. Errands will be given over to persons who are not suitable for those specific assignments. 
• Individuals will respect and regard oppressors out of trepidation of being hurt. 
• Liquor will be expended transparently. 
• The custom of singing and moving ladies will get to be overflowing. Drums, fiddles, tambourines and other musical instruments will get to be overflowing. 
• The later eras will start censuring and talking sick of their devout antecedents. 
• Rasûlullâh sallallâhu 'alayhi wa sallam said that at such a period, expect the accompanying disciplines: a red tropical storm will come and a few individuals will be drawn into the ground. Stones will pour down from the skies. The presence of individuals will be changed, i.e. they will be transformed into pigs and pooches. Numerous different catastrophes will take after in a steady progression with hardly a pause in between pretty much as when a series of dots splits up and the dots start tumbling off one after another. 
•  Learning of the Dîn will diminish. 
•  Lies and lying will be thought to be a workmanship (to be appreciated). 
• The significance of amânah will vanish from the heart. 
• Hayâ' and disgrace will vanish. 
• The kuffâr will have control over everything.

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