The First Benefit of the Benefits of Zakah: Purification from Sins.
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The Shaykh : The first benefit is that it purifies the person. From what does it purify him? It purifies him from sins, as the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: .
It purifies the person from his sin because sins are impure and filthy, as Allah the Exalted said:[At-Tawbah 9:28]. But the polytheist, since he had no righteous deed, his impurity became absolute impurity.
As for others, as for the believer who commits sins, his impurity is according to the amount of sin in him.
Perhaps you now remember what was mentioned earlier regarding the description of the opening supplication, where the person says:Sunan Ibn Majah 805Sahih (Darussalam), so charity purifies the person from his sin and expiates his evil deeds.
Charity extinguishes the sin as water extinguishes fire.
الصدقة تطفئ الخطيئة كما يطفؤ الماء النارIt purifies the person from his sin because sins are impure and filthy, as Allah the Exalted said:
O you who have believed, indeed the polytheists are unclean, so let them not approach al-Masjid al-Haram
يا أيها الذين آمنوا إنما المشركون نجس فلا يقربوا المسجد الحرامAs for others, as for the believer who commits sins, his impurity is according to the amount of sin in him.
Perhaps you now remember what was mentioned earlier regarding the description of the opening supplication, where the person says: