Ḥadīth Lesson: On Giving Zakāt

As-Salāmu ‘Alaykum wa RaḥmatuLlāhi wa Barakātuh. A‘ūdhu BiLlāhi Minash-shayṭāni r-rajīm. BismiLlāhi r-Raḥmāni r-Raḥīm. Wa ṣ-Salātu wa s-Salāmu ‘alá Rasūlinā Muḥammadin Sayyidi l-Awwalīna wa l-Akhirīn. Madad yā RasūlAllāh, Madad yā Sādāti Aṣḥābi RasūliLlāh, Madad yā Mashāyikhinā, Dastūr Mawlana Sheikh Abdullāh al-Fā’iz ad-Dāghistāni, Sheikh Muḥammad Nāẓim al-Ḥaqqānī. Madad.

We have finished the first book, in shā’a Llāh. We have started the second book. We will continue with the beautiful words and ḥadīths of our Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wasallam, in shā’a Llāh.

1Qala RasuluLlah salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam The Messenger of Allāh ﷻ (peace be upon him ﷺ) says:

Our Holy Prophet ﷺ is saying, “When you fulfill your duty by giving the zakāt of your wealth, you have paid the rights upon your wealth.” So it is a trust upon you, and it must be given. Or else it would be as betraying the trust. Giving zakāt is obligatory. It is one of the obligatory duties of Islām. Therefore, once you have calculated and paid it, you no longer have this responsibility upon you. You will receive its reward and barakah.

2Qala RasuluLlah salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam The Messenger of Allāh ﷻ (peace be upon him ﷺ) says:

Our Holy Prophet ﷺ is saying, “When you pay the zakāt of your wealth, you remove its evil from yourself.” So if you don’t pay it, it becomes evil for you; it remains with you as evil, not gain. Evil upon you is not good. To remove evil, one must purify one’s wealth by giving zakāt. This way, you will be freed from evil, and earn reward from Allāh ﷻ and His ﷻ pleasure.

3Qala RasuluLlah salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam The Messenger of Allāh ﷻ (peace be upon him ﷺ) says:

Our Holy Prophet ﷺ is saying, “Indeed, sadaqah increases wealth.” Don’t fear that your wealth will decrease if you give charity; on the contrary, it will increase.

4Qala RasuluLlah salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam The Messenger of Allāh ﷻ (peace be upon him ﷺ) says:

Our Holy Prophet ﷺ is saying, “Indeed, Allāh ‘Azza wa-Jalla has made the zakāt obligatory simply to purify your remaining property.” So when you give your zakāt for your wealth to be cleansed, that wealth becomes pure and ḥalāl. When you eat or drink, it enters your stomach as ḥalāl. It becomes ḥalāl for your family and children. If you don’t do so, then it enters inside you as evil. You would be feeding poison to your family and children. Therefore, zakāt is for purification, to purify your wealth. And don’t fear that your wealth will decrease if you give zakāt. “And He ﷻ made inheritances obligatory so that they may remain for those who come after you.” Inheritance is also a right. Death is a right, inheritance is ḥalāl. The wealth remaining after giving zakāt will be a rizq for the people after you. “Let me inform you about the best a man hoards;” That is, who or what is the best thing a person should accumulate? “It is a it is a virtuous woman” meaning a righteous wife. “Who pleases him when he looks at her, obeys him when he gives her a command, and guards his interests/honor when he is away from her,” says our Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam.

5Qala RasuluLlah salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam The Messenger of Allāh ﷻ (peace be upon him ﷺ) says:

Our Holy Prophet ﷺ is saying, “Perform your prayers correctly.” Perform your prayers on time, in their proper place, without delay. “Give your zakāt.” This is a command from Allāh ﷻ and a command from our Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam. “Fast Ramaḍān. Perform ḥajj and Umrah.” That is, whoever is able to do so, should perform ḥajj and Umrah. “Be kind to your parents.” That is, be kind to your mother and father. “Visit your relatives. Be hospitable to your guests. Enjoin good and forbid evil. Be with the truth wherever it may be.” Our Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam said this. These are beautiful advice and commands. Believers, Muslims should strive to follow them.

6Qala RasuluLlah salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam The Messenger of Allāh ﷻ (peace be upon him ﷺ) says:

Our Holy Prophet ﷺ is saying, “There is something due on property apart from zakāt.” That is, after paying zakāt, it is necessary to pay the other rights as well.

7Qala RasuluLlah salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam The Messenger of Allāh ﷻ (peace be upon him ﷺ) says:

Our Holy Prophet ﷺ is saying, “There is nothing due on wealth other than zakāt.” That is, if your zakāt has been paid, and you haven’t stolen, plundered, or otherwise misused someone else’s property, then that property has a right to zakāt; after it’s paid, it’s ḥalāl for you.

8Qala RasuluLlah salla Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam The Messenger of Allāh ﷻ (peace be upon him ﷺ) says:

Our Holy Prophet ﷺ is saying, “The pillars of Islām are: bearing witness that there is no God but Allāh ﷻ and that Muhammad, ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam, is the Messenger of Allah.” This is the first thing. The second is prayer, “performing prayer, giving zakāt, fasting Ramaḍān, and if you are able, performing ḥajj of the House, that is, the Ka’aba.” These are the pillars of Islām, commanded by our Prophet ṣallá Llāhu ‘alayhi wa-sallam. These are all jewels, treasures, the treasures of the Hereafter. May Allāh ﷻ grant them to all people, in shā’a Llāh.

Sadaqa RasuluLlah fi ma qal, aw kama qal. The Messenger of Allāh ﷻ says the truth in what he ﷺ said or as he ﷺ said.

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Ihda’ – Dedication:

Ziyadatan ila sharafi’ ‘n-Nabi, sallaLlahu `alayhi wa sallam wa Alihi wa Asahabihi l-kiram, wa ila arwahi jamee’i al Anbiya’i wa l-Mursalin wa Khudama’i sharai’ihim wa ila arwahi al ‘Aimmati al arba’a, wa ila arwahi Mashayyikhina fi tTariqati n-Naqshbandiyyati l-Aliyyah, khassatan Imamu t-Tariqah wa Ghawthu lKhaliqah Khwaja Bahauddin Muhammad al-Uwaisiyi l-Bukhari, Sayyidina Abdul Khaliq al Ghujduwani, Mawlana Shaykh Sharafuddin al Daghestani, Mawlana Shaykh Abdullah al Faiz al Daghestani, Mawlana Shaykh Muhammad Nazim Adil al Haqqani, wa sai’ri Sadatina wa s-Siddiqiyun, wa man nahnu fi hadratihim wa jiwarihim. To the souls of all the ones who’d passed away. For the souls of all Shaheeds. For goodness to come and evil to be gone. Li-Llahi Ta’ala, Al-Fatiha.

[(Translation) To the honor of the Prophet, Prayers and Peace be upon Him, and his family, and his companions, and the souls of all the prophets as well as of His messengers and of those who served their Sharia, and to the souls of the four Imams. And to the souls of our Mashayikh of the Most Distinguished Naqshbandi Tariqa, in particular to the soul of the Imam of the Tariqa Ghawth al-Khaliqa (the Help of Creation), Khwaja Bahauddin Muhammad al-Uwaisiyi l-Bukhari, Sayyidina Abdul

Khaliq al Ghujduwani, Mawlana Shaykh Sharafuddin al Daghestani, Mawlana Shaykh Abdullah al Faiz al Daghestani, Mawlana Shaykh Muhammad Nazim Adil al Haqqani, and the rest of our masters and Siddiqiyun, and to whom we are in their presence and near them. To the souls of all the ones who’d passed away. For the souls of all Shaheeds. For goodness to come and evil to be gone. To Allah Almighty. Al Fatiha.]

Mawlana Sheikh Muhammad Adil ar-Rabbani 06 January 2026/ 17 Rajab 1447 Beylerbeyi Dergah, Istanbul