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Q: 93 – Title: i want to know difference between lillah ,sadkah and zakat according to hanafi masail.

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asalamualykum

i want to know  difference between lillah ,sadkah and zakat according to hanafi masail.

please reply me..

Answer

In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful

Assalaamu `alaykum waRahmatullahi Wabarakatuh

In brief, zak?h is one of the five pillars of Isl?m and a means to cleanse one’s wealth.  For those who possess nis?b, it is an obligation to pay 2.5% of their wealth, minus any expenses due, at the end of each lunar year.  Zak?h has to be given in the ownership of needy Muslims who are non-Sayyids (those from the Ban? H?shim lineage).

On the other hand, sadaqah is any amount of money donated for the pleasure of All?h and intended for the poor.  However, the term sadaqah also applies to money donated for any noble cause, as well.  It is not necessary to give sadaqah in the ownership of the poor and both, Sayyids and non-Sayyids, are valid recipients of it.

As for lill?h, it simply means “for [the pleasure of] All?h.”  It is any good act done with the intention of seeking the pleasure of All?h Ta’?l?.

And Allah knows best

Wassalaamu `alaykum

Ml. Abrar Mirza,
Student Darul Iftaa

Darul Iftaa, Madrassah In'aamiyyah