سُوْرَةُ الْمُؤْمِنُوْنَ
Surah Al-Muminoon (23) — Ayah 4
وَٱلَّذِينَ هُمْ لِلزَّكَوٰةِ فَـٰعِلُونَ ﴿4﴾
Translation by Dr. Muhammad Muhsin Khan & Dr. Taqi-ud-Din al-Hilali
And those who pay the Zakât.
Word by Word — Arabic, Transliteration & Meaning
وَٱلَّذِينَ
wa-alladhīna
Those who
هُمْ
hum
[they]
لِلزَّكَوٰةِ
lilzzakati
of purification works
فَـٰعِلُونَ
fāʿilūna
(are) doers
Tafsir Taiseer ul-Quran — Maulana Abdul Rahman Kilani
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4. And who continuously give zakat [4],
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The Literal Meaning of Zakat:
Zakat (zaka, zaku) means growth, development, increase, and becoming excellent, and zaki means to make something excellent, to reform it, and to advance it. And tazkiyah al-nafs means to purify the soul from spiritual impurities, diseases, or evil morals and to develop praiseworthy qualities, as Allah says: ﴿قَدْ اَفْلَحَ مَنْ زَكّٰهَا﴾ meaning, whoever purifies his soul has succeeded. All these meanings are included in the concept of zakat, and the two benefits that accrue to the one who pays zakat are the purification of wealth and the purification of the soul [9: 103]. The benefit that society receives from zakat is that it helps the poor and needy. Class divisions are reduced because, through the payment of zakat, wealth flows from the rich to the poor. And by "fa'iloon" is meant that the payment of zakat has become their constant and firm habit. It is not the case that they pay whenever they wish and refrain whenever they do not wish.
Zakat and Its Benefits:
Here, the question also arises that zakat was made obligatory in Madinah, so what is the meaning of ﴿فاعِلُوْنَ﴾ in this Makkan surah? The answer is that the determination of the nisab, the items on which zakat is due, and the rate of zakat—all of this actually took place in Madinah. However, its legislation had already occurred in Makkah. Thus, zakat and charity are also mentioned in most Makkan surahs.
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The Literal Meaning of Zakat:
Zakat (zaka, zaku) means growth, development, increase, and becoming excellent, and zaki means to make something excellent, to reform it, and to advance it. And tazkiyah al-nafs means to purify the soul from spiritual impurities, diseases, or evil morals and to develop praiseworthy qualities, as Allah says: ﴿قَدْ اَفْلَحَ مَنْ زَكّٰهَا﴾ meaning, whoever purifies his soul has succeeded. All these meanings are included in the concept of zakat, and the two benefits that accrue to the one who pays zakat are the purification of wealth and the purification of the soul [9: 103]. The benefit that society receives from zakat is that it helps the poor and needy. Class divisions are reduced because, through the payment of zakat, wealth flows from the rich to the poor. And by "fa'iloon" is meant that the payment of zakat has become their constant and firm habit. It is not the case that they pay whenever they wish and refrain whenever they do not wish.
Zakat and Its Benefits:
Here, the question also arises that zakat was made obligatory in Madinah, so what is the meaning of ﴿فاعِلُوْنَ﴾ in this Makkan surah? The answer is that the determination of the nisab, the items on which zakat is due, and the rate of zakat—all of this actually took place in Madinah. However, its legislation had already occurred in Makkah. Thus, zakat and charity are also mentioned in most Makkan surahs.
