الزكاة وآثارها على المجتمع الإسلامي

Zakat and its effects on the Islamic community

الملخص

Indeed, Zakat is a third pillar of Islam, as the Prophet - peace be upon him - said: “Islam is built upon five pillars, to testify that none is worthy of worship but Allah and the Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah and perform prayers, and pay Zakat, and perform Hajj, and fast the month of Ramadhan.”

It is associated in the Qur’an and Hadith with prayer and usually comes after it in the books of jurisprudence in the section of worship, as it is - from another aspect - an essential source of financial resources in the Islamic state, and this takes it away from being a pure worship, as it is part of the financial and economic system in Islam. It is - from a third aspect - the first institution of social security in Islam, and a quick look at its disbursement, as stipulated in the Qur'an, clearly indicates the social aspect of zakat, and the humanitarian goals that it seeks to achieve in Muslim society.