Is Zakat the best business one can do?

Question

I dn't know..im just confused when a learned person here told so..

What is your opinion?

"Give charity so that you can reap returns"..

That sounds iullogical to me..Then it is no charity,its investment...

Answer 1

Zakaat is not a business its another way of pleasing Allah as its an obligation upon those who are eligible in paying zakat. and who doesn't pay zakaat, even when they are eligible to do so, then they are committing a sin and shall be answerable to Allah.

Rest Allah knows the best~!

Answer 2

u give charity and its written as a kindness by the angels that monitor you deed. it like investing in a better future in the after life.

its like the budhists and hindus talking about karma.

and you know that they say, as you sow, so shall you reap.

in a way all the kindness you do is both in a non-religious sense AND religious sense selfish, kindness is always for your own sake, the religious man does it for pleasing god, the non-religious man does it for his emotional satisfaction and sense of fullfillment

Answer 3

yes sure it reduce the diferent between poor and rich human.

Answer 4

some people think that way.  Thats the only way u can get money out of them for the poor :(

Answer 5

"Give charity so that you can reap returns"

I don't like that.  I don't think the only reason to help should be because you will get some prize for it.  I help because I have empathy and want to see people, things in a better state of being.  If I never get rewarded or acknowledgment for the charity I did, that's fine.  At least I know that I helped someone or something and they are better because of it.  Those are my thoughts on it.

Answer 6

I think in that sentences means "returns" as in the here after. But I am not sure. But I do think Zakat is good for the economy because this way wealth is not concentrated in the hands of the rich only.

Edit: Thanks for clearing that up then.

Answer 7

ok ok.. I see a misunderstanding going on between SARA and Nimmi...

It might've been the way you any of you conveyed the message to each other... we are to try and be specific in our words when conveying to prevent it from happenning.  I admit, I probably do this too at times... but inshallah we should all try and reach for the best.  

The goal is same!! To please Allah!!! InshaAllah!!

What was meant by the best *business* is the best *investment*.  This can be heard many times and many places... and yes!! it is the best investment that brings satisfaction in this world, and it increases in multitudes in the hereafter.

Answer 8

[30:58] Thus, we have cited for the people in this Quran all kinds of examples. Yet, no matter what kind of proof you present to the disbelievers, they say, "You are falsifiers."

[9:111] GOD has bought from the believers their lives and their money in exchange for Paradise. Thus, they fight in the cause of GOD, willing to kill and get killed. Such is His truthful pledge in the Torah, the Gospel, and the Quran - and who fulfills His pledge better than GOD? You shall rejoice in making such an exchange. This is the greatest triumph.

[24:37] People who are not distracted by business or trade from commemorating GOD; they observe the Contact Prayers (Salat), and give the obligatory charity (Zakat), and they are conscious of the day when the minds and the eyes will be horrified.

[24:38] GOD will certainly reward them for their good works, and will shower them with His grace. GOD provides for whomever He wills without limits.

[61:10] O you who believe, let Me inform you of a trade that will save you from painful retribution.

[61:11] Believe in GOD and His messenger and strive in the cause of GOD with your money and your lives. This is the best deal for you, if you only knew.

[61:12] In return, He forgives your sins, and admits you into gardens with flowing streams, with beautiful mansions in the gardens of Eden. This is the greatest triumph.

[61:13] Additionally, you get something you truly love: support from GOD and guaranteed victory. Give good news to the believers.

[61:14] O you who believe, be GOD's supporters, like the disciples of Jesus, son of Mary. When he said to them, "Who are my supporters towards GOD," they said, "We are GOD's supporters." Thus, a group from the Children of Israel believed, and another group disbelieved. We helped those who believed against their enemy, until they won.

Allah Allmighty has cited all kinds of examples ,,for what ????

for us,so that we make right choices and decisions,for our own good and salvation,Allah Allmighty is MOST Compassionate,Merciful,and Beneficient for us, dont you comprehend Allah's Mercy upon us that Allah Wants to save us ?

some times Allah Allmighty tells us the pain in Jahanum,some times rewards in Jannah,All kinds of different examples are cited in Glorious Quran for us to save ourselves and our families from SEVERE RETRIBUTION