Holy Prophet of Islam - Hazrat Muhammad Mustafa — Page 239
sa. The Holy Prophet of Islam, Hadrat Muhammad Mustafa. The Holy Qur'ān says that in the wealth is a share of those who are unable to meet their basic needs and are considered deprived in their environment. وَفِي أَمْوَالِهِمْ حَقٌّ لِّلسَّائِلِ وَالْمَحْرُوْمِ 0 wa fi amwalihim ḥaqqullissa'ili walmaḥrūm. And in their wealth is a share belonging to the beggar and the destitute. (51:20) وَالَّذِيْنَ فِي أَمْوَالِهِمْ حَقٌّ مَّعْلُوْم لا لِلسَّائِلِ وَالْمَحْرُومِ 8 0 walladhina fi amwalihim walmaḥrūm haqqumma'lumullissä'ili. And those in whose wealth there is a recognized right for the beggar and the destitute who begs not. (70:25-26). This clearly establishes that it is the right of every person to have certain basic necessities of life provided to him in every land and society, and those made responsible for meeting this obligation are the ones who possess more than their basic needs, leaving it to the. State to decide upon the modus operandi, to ensure that the system is fair, just and equitable and adequately fulfills its basic purpose. follows:. A tradition of the Holy Prophet regarding Zakat is as عَنِ الْحَسَنِ قَالَ قَالَ رَسُوْلُ اللَّهِ : حَصِنُوْا أَمْوَالَكُمْ بِالزَّكُوةِ وَ دَاوُوْا مَرْضَاكُم بِالصَّدَقَةِ وَاسْتَقْبَلُوْا أَمْوَاجَ الْبَلَاءِ 239