Honorable Muslims!
In the verse I have recited, our Lord Almighty (swt) states, “Establish prayer, and pay alms-tax. Whatever good you send forth for yourselves, you will certainly find its reward with Allah. Surely Allah is All-Seeing of what you do.”1
In the hadith I have read, our Prophet (saw) says, “Allah has made zakat obligatory simply to purify your remaining property.”2
Dear Muslims!
For wealthy Muslims, zakat is a mandatory act of worship, not a choice. Giving zakat brings blessings to one’s wealth, fosters peace of mind, and paves the way for a believer to enter paradise. Withholding zakat, on the other hand, causes one to miss the barakah of their wealth, to become a slave of stinginess, greed and avarice, and leads them to a painful punishment in the Hereafter.
Dear Believers!
Allah the Almighty states in the Holy Qur’an as follows: وَف۪ٓي اَمْوَالِهِمْ حَقٌّ لِلسَّٓائِلِ وَالْمَحْرُومِ “And in their wealth there was a rightful share fulfilled for the beggar and the poor.”3 By giving zakat, a wealthy Muslim fulfills the obligation to pay the rightful share of those in need.
Dear Muslims!
Zakat is to sow the seeds of goodness all around the world. It is to extend our helping hand to those in need of a morsel of bread and a sip of water wherever they are in the world. Zakat is to instill hope in all those who are oppressed and victimized, enduring hardship and striving for survival under difficult circumstances.
Zakat is to provide our brothers and sisters with the joy of iftar and suhoor during Ramadan, the month of mercy and forgiveness. It is to protect and care for the orphan, who are entrusted to us by our Lord (swt), and to share with them the joy of ‘eid. In one of his hadiths, our Prophet (saw) promised a great reward by gesturing his index finger and middle finger close together, “I and the caretaker of the orphan will be together in paradise like this.”4
Dear Believers!
Our Tokyo Camii Diyanet Foundation, with the motto “May Our Brotherhood Be Blessed with Zakat”, distributes the zakat and sadaqah al-fitr entrusted by generous people to our brothers and sisters worldwide. We invite you to support this caravan of brotherhood. You can easily contribute to this mobilization of benevolence, with a receipt, under the guidance of our staff, as well as through the bank accounts of our Tokyo Camii Diyanet Foundation.
I would like to conclude this Friday’s khutbah with the following verse, “You will never achieve righteousness until you donate some of what you cherish. And whatever you give is certainly well known to Allah.”5
[1] Baqarah, 2/110.
[2] Abu Dawud, Zakat, 32.
[3] Dhariyat, 51/19.
[4] Bukhari, Talaq, 25.
[5] Al-i ‘Imran, 3/92.
Friday Khutba Of Tokyo Camii “Adding Barakah To Our Brotherhood Through Zakat”