"Abolishing ALL Interest, Was Mary A Prophet? + Overcoming Resistance to Prayer" 🌱 QLP Discussion #9

[@wombat1309]

These sessions are healing my trauma from growing up in my muslim community. Does this mosque accept zakat? I want to send it here instead of zaytuna college next year!

[@sulaimanrosid1538]

@@6786-b6k and @wombat1309 Zakat is one of the five pillars of Islam, which Muslims who are able are required to give in order to help ease the burdens of those in need. In Islam, there are eight categories of people who are entitled to receive zakat, known as **asnaf zakat**. These eight categories are outlined in Surah At-Tawbah (9:60), as follows: 1. **Fakir**: A person who is extremely poor and unable to meet their basic needs. They live in poverty with no work or means of income. 2. **Miskin**: A person who is in need and lacks sufficient wealth, but not to the extent of being considered a fakir. They may have some income or assets, but it is not enough to meet their basic needs. 3. **Amil Zakat**: Individuals who are appointed or tasked with collecting and distributing zakat. They are entitled to receive a portion of the zakat as compensation for their work in managing the zakat. 4. **Mu’allaf**: A person who has recently converted to Islam and requires assistance to strengthen their faith. Zakat can be given to help them live a better life in Islam. 5. **Riqab (Slave)**: A person who is enslaved and wants to free themselves. Zakat can be used to help purchase their freedom or to assist with their emancipation. 6. **Gharim**: A person who is in debt and unable to repay it. Zakat can be given to help settle their debts, as long as the debt is not for illegal or impermissible purposes. 7. **Fisabilillah**: Those who are striving in the way of Allah, whether in battle, spreading the message of Islam, or engaging in educational or other activities that support Islamic missions. Zakat is given to assist them in their efforts. 8. **Ibnu Sabil**: A traveler who is on a journey and has run out of funds to return home. Those who are in need during their travels, such as for temporary living expenses or to get back to their home, are eligible to receive zakat. Therefore, zakat must be given with consideration to these groups, and not to those who are wealthy or do not require assistance. The distribution of zakat should be carried out wisely and in accordance with religious guidance to ensure that its benefits reach those who truly need it.

[@zionchar11]

@@6786-b6k to give money to the mosque is charity, which still is good.

[@womensmosque]

@wombat1309 Alhamdulillah we are so glad to hear you are benefiting from our programming. InshAllah we encourage you to sign up for our Qur'an Literacy Program next year so that you can benefit even further by reading the Qur'an for yourself! Our sign-up & donate links are in our video description above! May Allah reward you and grant you abundant blessings for your beautiful intentions, and may Allah grant you complete spiritual healing that fully nourishes you and everyone who comes in contact with you. Ameen!

[@hanoonahh]

May Allah guide you all

[@MunsirAbdulla]

Quran 35:8”Are those whose evil-doing is made so appealing to them that they deem it good ˹like those who are rightly guided˺? ˹It is˺ certainly Allah ˹Who˺ leaves to stray whoever He wills, and guides whoever He wills. So do not grieve yourself to death over them ˹O Prophet˺. Surely Allah is All-Knowing of what they do.”

[@womensmosque]

@hanoonahh Thank you for your beautiful du'a. May Allah grant you everything you wish for others, and even more. Ameen!

[@womensmosque]

@MunsirAbdulla Alhamdulillah, we love that verse, too! May Allah bless you for elevating the Qur'an, always. Ameen. InshAllah we hope you join our Qur'an Literacy Program next year so that you can read through the entire Qur'an for yourself from cover to cover -- with important historical footnotes and full context for how each verse was revealed. Sign up link in bio!

[@cawilabdirahman279]

maryam (as) was not a prophet

[@womensmosque]

Thank you for sharing your views with us! We are a middleground space that encourages a diversity of views within our discussions, so that we may get to know one another (Qur'an 49:13). We hope you will sign up for our Qur'an Literacy Program next year so that you can read the entire Qur'an for yourself from cover to cover -- with important historical footnotes and full context for how each verse was revealed. Sign-up link in bio!