إِيتَاءُ الزَّكَاةِ
The Giving of Zakāh
A complete Friday khutbah on zakāh — the due of wealth, three ahadith on paying and withholding it, and Sūrah al-Baqarah 2:43. Arabic with full diacritics, with an English translation.
Source: Khutbāt al-Aḥkām, Shaykh Ashraf ʿAlī Thānvī (Raḥimahullāh) — khutbah 5
Opening الافتتاحية
الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ الَّذِي أَسْعَدَ وَأَشْقَى، وَأَمَاتَ وَأَحْيَا وَأَضْحَكَ وَأَبْكَى، وَأَوْجَدَ وَأَفْنَى وَأَفْقَرَ وَأَغْنَى وَأَضَرَّ وَأَقْنَى، ثُمَّ خَصَّصَ بَعْضَ عِبَادِهِ بِالْيُسْرِ وَالْغِنَى، ثُمَّ جَعَلَ الزَّكَاةَ لِلدِّينِ أَسَاسًا وَمَبْنًى، وَبَيَّنَ أَنَّ بِفَضْلِهِ تَزَكَّى مِنْ عِبَادِهِ مَنْ تَزَكَّى، وَمِنْ غِنَاهُ زَكَّى مَالَهُ مَنْ زَكَّى
وَأَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ، وَأَشْهَدُ أَنَّ سَيِّدَنَا وَمَوْلَانَا مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُهُ وَرَسُولُهُ، هُوَ الْمُصْطَفَى، وَسَيِّدُ الْوَرَى، وَشَمْسُ الْهُدَى، صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَعَلَى آلِهِ وَأَصْحَابِهِ الْمَخْصُوصِينَ بِالْعِلْمِ وَالتُّقَى
أَمَّا بَعْدُ، فَإِنَّ اللَّهَ تَعَالَى جَعَلَ الزَّكَاةَ إِحْدَى مَبَانِي الْإِسْلَامِ، وَأَرْدَفَ بِذِكْرِهَا الصَّلَاةَ الَّتِي هِيَ أَعْلَى الْأَعْلَامِ، فَقَالَ تَعَالَى: وَأَقِيمُوا الصَّلَاةَ وَآتُوا الزَّكَاةَ
Khutbāt al-Aḥkām, Shaykh Ashraf ʿAlī Thānvī (Raḥimahullāh) & Sūrah al-Baqarah, 2:43
All praises is due to Allah, Who grants good fortune and misfortune, Who causes death and gives life, Who causes laughter and causes one to cry, Who originates and creates and destroys, Who grants poverty and riches. He is the One Who causes harm to come to anyone and causes gain and benefit to others. And He is the One Who chooses some of His servants for comfortable conditions and riches And then He has made the institutions of zakaah one of the principles of the deen and one of its fundamentals. And He has explained that through His grace those who desire to purify themselves through giving zakaah. And those who desire to cleanse their wealth do so by giving zakaah. I bear witness that there is none worthy of worship except Allah alone without any partner or associate and I bear witness that Sayeduna Muhammad ﷺ is Allah's servant and messenger, the chosen one, the leader of all mankind, the sun of hidaayah. May Allah's choicest blessings be on him, his family and his companions, those who are especially blessed with the special qualities of knowledge and piety. O muslims, know that Allah has declared zakaah to be one of the fundamentals of Islam and He has mentioned it jointly with salaah, which is the most important of these fundamentals. And so He says: "And perform the salaah and give zakaah."
Admonition & Advice الوعظ والنصيحة
وَقَالَ عَلَيْهِ الصَّلَاةُ وَالسَّلَامُ: بُنِيَ الْإِسْلَامُ عَلَى خَمْسٍ: شَهَادَةِ أَنْ لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَأَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ وَرَسُولُهُ، وَإِقَامِ الصَّلَاةِ، وَإِيتَاءِ الزَّكَاةِ، وَالْحَجِّ، وَصَوْمِ رَمَضَانَ وَشَدَّدَ الْوَعِيدَ عَلَى الْمُقَصِّرِينَ فِيهَا
Sahih al-Bukhari 8
And Rasulullah ﷺ has said: "Islam is founded upon five principles (firstly) the declaration "that there is none worthy of worship except Allah and that Muhammad ﷺ is His messenger, (secondly) the establishment of the institution of salaah, (thirdly) the giving of zakaah, (fourthly) to perform Haj and (fifthly) fasting the month of Ramadaan." And Rasulullah ﷺ has sounded a severe warning to anyone who is negligent in the performance of any of these.
وَقَالَ عَلَيْهِ الصَّلَاةُ وَالسَّلَامُ: مَنْ آتَاهُ اللَّهُ مَالًا وَلَمْ يُؤَدِّ زَكَاتَهُ، مُثِّلَ لَهُ مَالُهُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ شُجَاعًا أَقْرَعَ، لَهُ زَبِيبَتَانِ، يُطَوَّقُهُ يَوْمَ الْقِيَامَةِ، ثُمَّ يَأْخُذُ بِلِهْزِمَتَيْهِ، ثُمَّ يَقُولُ: أَنَا مَالُكَ، أَنَا كَنْزُكَ، ثُمَّ تَلَا: ﴿وَلَا يَحْسَبَنَّ الَّذِينَ يَبْخَلُونَ﴾ الْآيَةَ
Sahih al-Bukhari 1403
Rasulullah ﷺ also said: "Whomsoever Allah has given wealth and he fails to give the zakaah due on that wealth, then on the day of qiyaamat that wealth will become a huge poisonous snake with two black spots, which will wrap itself around his neck and then get hold of him by its jaws and say to him: "I am your wealth, I am your treasure." Then Rasulullah ﷺ recited this verse: "And those who acts miserly with the bounties which Allah had given them should not think that it is good for them. No, it will be worse for them. On the day of qiyaamat that which they with held will be twisted around their necks." (3:180)
وَقَالَ عَلَيْهِ الصَّلَاةُ وَالسَّلَامُ: تُخْرِجُ الزَّكَاةَ مِنْ مَالِكَ، فَإِنَّهَا طُهْرَةٌ تُطَهِّرُكَ، وَتَصِلُ أَقْرِبَاءَكَ، وَتَعْرِفُ حَقَّ الْمِسْكِينِ وَالْجَارِ وَالسَّائِلِ
Musnad Aḥmad 12394
Rasulullah ﷺ once told a man: "You should take out zakaah from your possessions because it is a purity, which purifies you and cause good relations to come about between yourself and your close relatives and you will know the rights of the poor, the neighbour and the beggar." (Targheeb)
Qurʾānic Verses الآيات القرآنية
أَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ
وَأَقِيمُوا الصَّلَاةَ وَآتُوا الزَّكَاةَ وَارْكَعُوا مَعَ الرَّاكِعِينَ
Sūrah al-Baqarah, 2:43
Allay says: "And establish salaah and give zakaah and bow down with those who bow down (before Allah).
Second Khutbah الخطبة الثانية
الْحَمْدُ لِلَّهِ أَسْتَعِينُهُ وَأَسْتَغْفِرُهُ وَنَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ مِنْ شُرُورِ أَنْفُسِنَا
مَنْ يَهْدِ اللَّهُ فَلَا مُضِلَّ لَهُ وَمَنْ يُضْلِلْ فَلَا هَادِيَ لَهُ
وَأَشْهَدُ أَنْ لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا اللَّهُ وَحْدَهُ لَا شَرِيكَ لَهُ وَأَشْهَدُ أَنَّ مُحَمَّدًا عَبْدُهُ وَرَسُولُهُ أَرْسَلَهُ بِالْحَقِّ بَشِيرًا وَنَذِيرًا بَيْنَ يَدَيِ السَّاعَةِ مَنْ يُطِعِ اللَّهَ وَرَسُولَهُ فَقَدْ رَشَدَ وَمَنْ يَعْصِهِمَا فَإِنَّهُ لَا يَضُرُّ إِلَّا نَفْسَهُ وَلَا يَضُرُّ اللَّهَ شَيْئًا
أَعُوذُ بِاللَّهِ مِنَ الشَّيْطَانِ الرَّجِيمِ بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمٰنِ الرَّحِيمِ
إِنَّ اللَّهَ وَمَلَائِكَتَهُ يُصَلُّونَ عَلَى النَّبِيِّ ، يَا أَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا صَلُّوا عَلَيْهِ وَسَلِّمُوا تَسْلِيمًا ،
اَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ عَبْدِكَ وَرَسُولِكَ وَصَلِّ عَلَى الْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَالْمُؤْمِنَاتِ وَالْمُسْلِمِينَ وَالْمُسْلِمَاتِ وَبَارِكْ عَلَىٰ مُحَمَّدٍ وَأَزْوَاجِهِ وَذُرِّيَّتِهِ
قَالَ النَّبِيُّ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ: أَرْحَمُ أُمَّتِي بِأُمَّتِي أَبُو بَكْرٍ وَأَشَدُّهُمْ فِي أَمْرِ اللَّهِ عُمَرُ وَأَصْدَقُهُمْ حَيَاءً عُثْمَانُ وَأَقْضَاهُمْ عَلِيٌّ وَفَاطِمَةُ سَيِّدَةُ نِسَاءِ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ وَالْحَسَنُ وَالْحُسَيْنُ سَيِّدَا شَبَابِ أَهْلِ الْجَنَّةِ وَحَمْزَةُ أَسَدُ اللَّهِ وَأَسَدُ رَسُولِهِ اَللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِلْعَبَّاسِ وَلِوَلَدِهِ مَغْفِرَةً ظَاهِرَةً وَبَاطِنَةً لَا تُغَادِرُ ذَنْبًا اَللَّهَ اللَّهَ فِي أَصْحَابِي لَا تَتَّخِذُوهُمْ غَرَضًا مِن بَعْدِي فَمَنْ أَحَبَّهُمْ فَبِحُبِّي أَحَبَّهُمْ وَمَنْ أَبْغَضَهُمْ فَبِبُغْضِي أَبْغَضَهُمْ وَخَيْرُ أُمَّتِي قَرْنِي ثُمَّ الَّذِينَ يَلُونَهُمْ ثُمَّ الَّذِينَ يَلُونَهُمْ
اَللَّهُمَّ أَيِّدِ الْإِسْلَامَ وَالْمُسْلِمِينَ - اَللَّهُمَّ انْصُرْ مَنْ نَصَرَ دِينَ مُحَمَّدٍ صَلَّى اللَّهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ وَاجْعَلْنَا مِنْهُمْ - اَللَّهُمَّ أَرِنَا الْحَقَّ حَقًّا وَارْزُقْنَا اتِّبَاعَهُ - وَأَرِنَا الْبَاطِلَ بَاطِلًا وَارْزُقْنَا اجْتِنَابَهُ - اَللَّهُمَّ ثَبِّتْنَا عَلَى الْإِسْلَامِ - اَللَّهُمَّ نَوِّرْ قُلُوبَنَا بِنُورِ الْإِيمَانِ - اَللَّهُمَّ اغْفِرْ لِلْمُؤْمِنِينَ وَالْمُؤْمِنَاتِ الْأَحْيَاءِ مِنْهُمْ وَالْأَمْوَاتِ
إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَأْمُرُ بِالْعَدْلِ وَالْإِحْسَانِ وَإِيتَاءِ ذِي الْقُرْبَىٰ وَيَنْهَىٰ عَنِ الْفَحْشَاءِ وَالْمُنكَرِ وَالْبَغْيِ يَعِظُكُمْ لَعَلَّكُمْ تَذَكَّرُونَ فَاذْكُرُونِي أَذْكُرْكُمْ وَاشْكُرُوا لِي وَلَا تَكْفُرُونِ
Adapted from Khutbāt al-Aḥkām, Shaykh Ashraf ʿAlī Thānvī (Raḥimahullāh)