Is zakah considered a tax?
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The Shaykh: Go ahead.
The questioner : The tax of the Muslim, the tax imposed on the Muslim.
The Shaykh : Yes!
The questioner : Is it zakah?
The Shaykh : What is zakah like?! There is no tax in Islam.
The questioner : Is zakah not imposed on us?
The Shaykh : Yes, but it is not a tax.
The questioner : And it is not a tax.
The Shaykh : When you say tax.
The questioner : There are no taxes imposed on us.
The Shaykh : Listen, may Allah guide you, you are saying the tax imposed on the Muslim, there is no tax imposed, but there is zakah.
The questioner : Zakah is obligatory for the Muslim.
The Shaykh : Yes, but zakah is not a tax; zakah is purification of the souls:.
The questioner : The tax of the Muslim, the tax imposed on the Muslim.
The Shaykh : Yes!
The questioner : Is it zakah?
The Shaykh : What is zakah like?! There is no tax in Islam.
The questioner : Is zakah not imposed on us?
The Shaykh : Yes, but it is not a tax.
The questioner : And it is not a tax.
The Shaykh : When you say tax.
The questioner : There are no taxes imposed on us.
The Shaykh : Listen, may Allah guide you, you are saying the tax imposed on the Muslim, there is no tax imposed, but there is zakah.
The questioner : Zakah is obligatory for the Muslim.
The Shaykh : Yes, but zakah is not a tax; zakah is purification of the souls:
He has succeeded who purifies it, and he has failed who neglects it.
قَدْ أَفْلَحَ مَنْ زَكَّاهَا * وَقَدْ خَابَ مَنْ دَسَّاهَا
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