11-27-2003, 06:53 PM
NMU there are two basic sects (what I say 'outshoots' of Islam, cause I dont think having a difference or 'sects' is wrong, its wrong when u cant tolerate those differences, but that's another issue)
for one of those sects, they think that zakat is not obligatory (or so I think) (even some of the people from this sect, I have heard them say they dont let the govt. deduct zakat cause the govt. would use it in unIslamic ways so they spend zakat by themselves.)
for the other sect, zakat is obligatory.
so as you should expect in a 3rd world country the govt. was more interested in grabing funds out of the people to make way for their own luxuries they thought zakat could prove to be very handy, so what they did , they imposed zakat deduction on bank accounts and on dividend payments (while majority of this deals with 'artificial persons' and zakat is on real persons and not on business entities).
and as many people have said here that now the govt. has made the deduction on bank accounts optional cuz there was an unrest among public that was dividing them and besides its a tradition that people here pay zakat themselves.
As far as reconsidering zakat's position in Islam is concerned, it wont change cause it is mentiond in The Holy Quran, so nobody can change that. (this u can quote your friend to if u like)
You say that 'you dont understand Islam' BECAUSE 'WE are leting go Islam infront of capitalism'???? I cant see how can our behaviour should affect your undersanding of Islam??? I mean if a muslim is doing something unislamic or stupid (like giving up Islam) this doesnt mean that Islam is wrong.
If you want to understand Islam , you should consult The Holy Quran, and other Islamic books and scholars (dont look at what muslims are doing cause if they were following Islam they wouldnt be in such mess)
Me rulz
for one of those sects, they think that zakat is not obligatory (or so I think) (even some of the people from this sect, I have heard them say they dont let the govt. deduct zakat cause the govt. would use it in unIslamic ways so they spend zakat by themselves.)
for the other sect, zakat is obligatory.
so as you should expect in a 3rd world country the govt. was more interested in grabing funds out of the people to make way for their own luxuries they thought zakat could prove to be very handy, so what they did , they imposed zakat deduction on bank accounts and on dividend payments (while majority of this deals with 'artificial persons' and zakat is on real persons and not on business entities).
and as many people have said here that now the govt. has made the deduction on bank accounts optional cuz there was an unrest among public that was dividing them and besides its a tradition that people here pay zakat themselves.
As far as reconsidering zakat's position in Islam is concerned, it wont change cause it is mentiond in The Holy Quran, so nobody can change that. (this u can quote your friend to if u like)
You say that 'you dont understand Islam' BECAUSE 'WE are leting go Islam infront of capitalism'???? I cant see how can our behaviour should affect your undersanding of Islam??? I mean if a muslim is doing something unislamic or stupid (like giving up Islam) this doesnt mean that Islam is wrong.
If you want to understand Islam , you should consult The Holy Quran, and other Islamic books and scholars (dont look at what muslims are doing cause if they were following Islam they wouldnt be in such mess)
Me rulz
