MOST Christians may not be professing their religion properly, but what they lack in religion they make up for in compassion…
MOST Muslim’s will swear that they profess Islam whole heartedly… EXCUSE ME?
Islam is an all-encompassing religion, Islam has guidelines about everything in life… Fardhu Ain and Fardhu Kifayah… Sadly most Muslims aren’t able to perform both task successfully… Christians aren’t perfect, neither are we… We’re all human after all…
What I’d like to touch about in this blog entry is our Fardhu Kifayah… being Muslim’s, professing Islam, is more than just testifying our believe to Allah S.W.T. (pledging the Syahada)… one of our five tenants of Islam is paying alms (Zakat) to the poor… it varies from people to people, but if you’d refer to the Hadith Sahih it is clearly stated that we need to contribute one-fourteenth (1/14) of our total assets… there’s no standard charge of RM5 or RM 7 (whatever the government decrees now)… it’s illogical that a religion which stresses on equality would ask people who have millions, even billions, to pay a measly RM5 for their Zakat… Think people, think…
If we Muslims pay our Zakat properly we can eradicate poverty… we live in a world without borders now, the Zakat collected should go to those who need it most now, regardless of their race and religion… There are over 2 billion Muslims on this God green earth, that’s about one-third the worlds population… if we each pay our Zakats to our means, and distribute the collected Zakat to the Fakir Miskin than we’d help ensure a better life for them…
The Christians are not compelled to pay Zakat… The Christians have no dogma in their religion concerning Zakat… YET, some Christians (not many) travel around the globe in search of the needy and less fortunate… these few participate in helping to make the world a better place… sure you can say you pay your Zakat… I’m not instigating against the government here, but I’m asking you to remember that many ad-Hadith states that we should give out Zakat to the poor and needy ourselves, and if we pay to a collection agency (the government in this case) we can only do so if we are certain that the funds collected will be delivered to those who really need them… no part of the Zakat should ever be used for “bereautical” cost and expenses… ALL Zakat that’s collected is meant for the poor and needy… As Muslims, we cannot close an eye to “hidden charges”… I urge you to think about how honest you are with your Zakat paying, and I also urge you to think whether the people you’re handing your Zakat to are trustworthy (amanah)…
Lets take a lesson from the Christians, lets make the world a better place… we can start by paying our Zakat in the proper percentage (1/14) and proper amount (total asset minus liability)…
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You have to remember Christians charity comes with condition etc following their religion, In North Eastern Kenya they use to support Nomadic Somalis with everything including borehole, food aid and vet services. But after while their realise these Somalis would never leave Islam, so they moved everything to Areas of Boranas who descended from Oromos...These people have converted mostly from pagan african religions...While their muslims some have left Islam due to extreme poverty. You can in these respect Muslims have failed in providing help to fellow muslims....But also non-muslims schemeing is to blame for these.
ReplyDeleteWhenever mere mortals take it upon themselves to speak in the name of God, more misery is the only result. This is a malady common to all religions where specific individuals/groups will hijack it for selfish control, power, glory and wealth.
ReplyDeleteSince time immemorial, the only "solution" appears to be the persistent, sincere and forthright efforts of the "minority good" who will at the very least express to the world that they will be no part of the evil.
In the final analysis, each of us actually walk a solitary path on earth, which if we do happen to walk in groups, it is not due to design but sheer coincidence of purpose and intent.
Truth does not need company to validate itself as evil does.
Well Bid, actually there are two types of zakat that we pay...one is zakat harta, and the other is zakat fitrah. The latter is what you pay during Ramadhan just before Raya, and that is the one with a fixed amount, i.e. about RM7.00 each. Zakat harta on the other hand, is indeed dependent on your earnings and assets. You pay this annually, or alternatively you can have it deducted monthly from your salary. But like zakat fitrah, zakat harta too is completely voluntary in this country. Yes, its mandatory for Muslims, but it is not being made compulsory in Malaysia. Its totally up to you and your conscience. So if you dont pay, you wont be punishable by law. Its between you and God. So one will have to decide for himself should he wish to pay and fulfill his obligations...or not.
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