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Summary of Sunni concepts | Concept (326) | Volunteering charity
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A Summary of the Fundamentals of Ahl al-Sunnah
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Voluntary Charity
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When it comes to spending in the cause of Allah, Islam did not limit itself merely to obligatory zakat;
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rather, it also legislated voluntary charity,
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urging it with the utmost encouragement.
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Allah Almighty said:
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“Lo! those who give alms, both men and women, and lend unto Allah a goodly loan, it will be doubled for them, and theirs will be a rich reward.” (57:18)
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And He Almighty said:
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“Believe in Allah and His messenger, and spend of that whereof He hath made you trustees; and such of you as believe and spend (aright), theirs will be a great reward.” (57:7)
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“Believe in Allah and His messenger, and spend of that whereof He hath made you trustees; and such of you as believe and spend (aright), theirs will be a great reward.” (57:7)
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And He Almighty said:
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“The likeness of those who spend their wealth in Allah's way is as the likeness of a grain which groweth seven ears, in every ear a hundred grains. Allah giveth increase manifold to whom He will. Allah is All-Embracing, All-Knowing.” (2:261)
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“The likeness of those who spend their wealth in Allah's way is as the likeness of a grain which groweth seven ears, in every ear a hundred grains. Allah giveth increase manifold to whom He will. Allah is All-Embracing, All-Knowing.” (2:261)
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“The likeness of those who spend their wealth in Allah's way is as the likeness of a grain which groweth seven ears, in every ear a hundred grains. Allah giveth increase manifold to whom He will. Allah is All-Embracing, All-Knowing.” (2:261)
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"And Allah is All-Encompassing, All-Knowing."
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Zakat is an obligatory charity ordained by Allah,
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whereas voluntary spending is unrestricted,
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and righteousness encompasses both of them.
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For this reason, Allah Almighty said:
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“It is not righteousness that ye turn your faces to the East and the West; but righteous is he who believeth in Allah and the Last Day and the angels and the Scripture and the prophets; and giveth wealth, for love of Him, to kinsfolk and to orphans and the needy and the wayfarer and to those who ask, and to set slaves free; and observeth proper worship and payeth the poor-due. And those who keep their treaty when they make one, and the patient in tribulation and adversity and time of stress. Such are they who are sincere. Such are the Allah-fearing.” (2:177)
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"and gives wealth, despite love for it, to relatives, orphans, the needy, the traveler, those who ask, and for freeing slaves,
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and establishes prayer and gives zakat..."
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to the end of the verse.
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Thus, He mentioned voluntary spending first,
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and then conjoined the payment of zakat to it.
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Therefore, voluntary spending does not waive the obligation of zakat,
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nor does obligatory zakat render society free of the need for voluntary spending;
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indeed, a sound communal life must incorporate them both.