(Requirements For Attaining God’s Mercy
The Importance of Zakat)
“And decree for us righteousness in this world, and in the Hereafter. We have repented to You.” He said, “My retribution befalls whomever I will. But My mercy encompasses all things. However, I will specify it for those who (1) lead a righteous life, (2) give the obligatory charity (Zakat),* (3) believe in our revelations, and
وَاكتُب لَنا فى هٰذِهِ الدُّنيا حَسَنَةً وَفِى الـٔاخِرَةِ إِنّا هُدنا إِلَيكَ قالَ عَذابى أُصيبُ بِهِ مَن أَشاءُ وَرَحمَتى وَسِعَت كُلَّ شَىءٍ فَسَأَكتُبُها لِلَّذينَ يَتَّقونَ وَيُؤتونَ الزَّكوٰةَ وَالَّذينَ هُم بِـٔايٰتِنا يُؤمِنونَ
waktub lanaa fee haazi hid dunyaa hasanatanw wa fil Aakhirati innaa hudnaaa ilaik; qaala ‘azaabee useebu bihee man ashaaa’u wa rahmatee wasi’at kulla shai’; fasa aktubuhaa lil lazeena yattaqoona wa yu’toonaz Zakaata wal lazeena hum bi Aayaatinaa yu’minoon
*7:156 The importance of the obligatory charity (Zakat) cannot be over emphasized. As instituted in 6:141, Zakat must be given away upon receiving any income – 2.5% of one’s net income must be given to the parents, the relatives, the orphans, the poor, and the traveling alien, in this order (see 2:215).