Continuation of the explanation of the words of Imam al-Nawawi (may Allah have mercy on him) regarding what he quoted: “... and you give zakah ...”. In it is mentioned the virtue of zakah and its benefits.

The Shaykh : In zakah, there is also the bringing of blessings from the sky. For it has come in the hadith: When the people pay the zakah of their wealth, Allah sends down for them blessings from the sky and the earth. In this is the descent of rain, the growth of the earth, the satiety of livestock, and the watering of people with this water that descends from the sky, and other numerous benefits.
In zakah, there is also assistance for the mujahideen in the path of Allah, because one of the categories of zakah is jihad in the path of Allah, as Allah the Exalted said:
In zakah, there is also the freeing of slaves, that is, freeing the slaves from slavery. For it is permissible for a person to buy a slave from zakah and free him, because Allah said: “and for the necks.”
In zakah, there is also the release of debts. How many a person of noble lineage and status is afflicted with debts incurred upon him, and they are paid off from zakah. In this is much good: the release of his debt and the return of the right to the one who has the right.
In zakah, there is also assistance for travelers whose means are cut off, whose wealth is lost, and who find nothing to take them to their homeland. So he is given from zakah what will take him to his homeland, even if he is wealthy in his homeland.
The important point is that zakah contains many benefits. For this reason, it became a pillar of Islam. The scholars differed on whether a person who is negligent in it becomes a disbeliever, as one becomes a disbeliever by being negligent in prayer, or not? The correct view is that he does not become a disbeliever. The correct view is that he does not become a disbeliever. The evidence for this is what Muslim narrated from Abu Hurayrah (may Allah be pleased with him) that the Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said: — an addition, and I seek refuge in Allah — This hadith indicates that he does not become a disbeliever, because if he were a disbeliever for leaving zakah, he would have no way to Paradise. And the hadith says: And from Imam Ahmad (may Allah have mercy on him) is a narration that he becomes a disbeliever if he is stingy with zakah. He said: Because it is a pillar of the pillars of Islam, and if a pillar of the house is lost, the house falls. But the correct view is that he does not become a disbeliever, except that he is in great danger, and I seek refuge in Allah. In it is this severe warning. And, if Allah wills, the explanation of the wealth in which zakah is due will come.