Discussion regarding zakah and its conditions.
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The Shaykh : In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful. Praise be to Allah, Lord of the worlds, and may Allah send prayers and blessings upon our Prophet Muhammad, and upon his family and his Companions, and those who follow them with excellence until the Day of Judgment. We have previously established that zakah is one of the pillars of Islam. What is the evidence for this?
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The Shaykh : That it is one of the pillars of Islam.
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The Shaykh : Yes.
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The Shaykh : And it is mentioned among them.
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The Shaykh : Yes, well done. We have previously established that it has conditions, meaning conditions for its obligation. What are they? Yes.
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The Shaykh : Five conditions. Good. What is the wisdom behind the fact that the Shari'ah established conditions and attributes for some acts of worship, indeed for all acts of worship, such that if they are not met, the act is not obligatory or not prescribed? 'Abd al-Rahman? It may be as was said, but you are a student of knowledge, yes.
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The Shaykh : To remove hardship? Good, this is one reason: to remove hardship so that the act of worship is not obligatory upon everyone. Yes, Salim?
The questioner : ... the saying of Allah the Exalted ... .
The Shaykh : Yes, this is removing hardship.
The questioner : The elevation of the Shari'ah.
The Shaykh : Yes, how is that?
The questioner : It established these ... .
The Shaykh : No, I mean something else. I mean the conditions of acts of worship. Prayer has conditions and zakah has conditions. What is the wisdom?
The questioner : Distinguishing each act of worship from the others.
The Shaykh : Good. Distinguishing and regulating, because things cannot be like this without meanings or attributes that restrict them. Therefore, the Lawgiver established conditions for them so that obligations are regulated. Yes.
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The Shaykh : Yes, regulation means, a difference in expression.
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The Shaykh : Meaning, because He is the One who established these conditions.
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The Shaykh : Yes, in any case, there are more benefits than these, and they become apparent to the one who reflects. Because if it were said, "Prayer is obligatory upon you" without conditions, it would be as if this person prays four units and this person prays five, and this person prays with bowing and this person prays without bowing, and things would not be regulated. Then people would be in chaos, commanding prayer even if the conditions are not met, and this would result in hardship and difficulty for people. Therefore, the Lawgiver established conditions for every act of worship. Good. Why was freedom made a condition for the obligation of zakah?
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The Shaykh : Yes, because a slave does not own property, and Allah Mighty and Majestic says:[At-Tawbah 9:103] and a slave has no wealth. What is the evidence that a slave does not own property? Yes, Mansur?
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The Shaykh : Who said this statement?
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The Shaykh : Yes, the evidence is the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), yes.
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The Shaykh : Yes, he said: But here, someone might say that there is a contradiction in the hadith, because he said "he has wealth" and then said: How can he have wealth and then say to the one who sold him? Yes.
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The Shaykh : No, this is not a problem.
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The Shaykh : Yes, Nasser?
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The Shaykh : No.
The questioner : ... the slave that he acquires, meaning he works and acquires ... .
The Shaykh : We say that the meaning of the two "lam" particles is different, and if the meaning differs, there is no contradiction. The first is for specification, as you say, "a camel with a saddle for it," and the second, this "lam" is for what? For ownership. So when the two meanings differ, there is no contradiction.
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The Shaykh : That it is one of the pillars of Islam.
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The Shaykh : Yes.
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The Shaykh : And it is mentioned among them.
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The Shaykh : Yes, well done. We have previously established that it has conditions, meaning conditions for its obligation. What are they? Yes.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Five conditions. Good. What is the wisdom behind the fact that the Shari'ah established conditions and attributes for some acts of worship, indeed for all acts of worship, such that if they are not met, the act is not obligatory or not prescribed? 'Abd al-Rahman? It may be as was said, but you are a student of knowledge, yes.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : To remove hardship? Good, this is one reason: to remove hardship so that the act of worship is not obligatory upon everyone. Yes, Salim?
The questioner : ... the saying of Allah the Exalted ... .
The Shaykh : Yes, this is removing hardship.
The questioner : The elevation of the Shari'ah.
The Shaykh : Yes, how is that?
The questioner : It established these ... .
The Shaykh : No, I mean something else. I mean the conditions of acts of worship. Prayer has conditions and zakah has conditions. What is the wisdom?
The questioner : Distinguishing each act of worship from the others.
The Shaykh : Good. Distinguishing and regulating, because things cannot be like this without meanings or attributes that restrict them. Therefore, the Lawgiver established conditions for them so that obligations are regulated. Yes.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes, regulation means, a difference in expression.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Meaning, because He is the One who established these conditions.
The questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Yes, in any case, there are more benefits than these, and they become apparent to the one who reflects. Because if it were said, "Prayer is obligatory upon you" without conditions, it would be as if this person prays four units and this person prays five, and this person prays with bowing and this person prays without bowing, and things would not be regulated. Then people would be in chaos, commanding prayer even if the conditions are not met, and this would result in hardship and difficulty for people. Therefore, the Lawgiver established conditions for every act of worship. Good. Why was freedom made a condition for the obligation of zakah?
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The Shaykh : Yes, because a slave does not own property, and Allah Mighty and Majestic says:
Take, [O, Muhammad], from their wealth
خذ من أموالهمThe questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : Who said this statement?
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The Shaykh : Yes, the evidence is the saying of the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him), yes.
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The Shaykh : Yes, he said:
So his wealth belongs to the one who sold him
فماله للذي باعهSo his wealth belongs to the one who sold him
فماله للذي باعهThe questioner : ... .
The Shaykh : No, this is not a problem.
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The Shaykh : Yes, Nasser?
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The Shaykh : No.
The questioner : ... the slave that he acquires, meaning he works and acquires ... .
The Shaykh : We say that the meaning of the two "lam" particles is different, and if the meaning differs, there is no contradiction.