Author
Sahibzada Hafiz Ali Ahmad Jan Naqshbandi Peshawari
Author Original
صاحبزادہ حافظ علی احمد جان نقشبندی پشاوری
Publication Date
1943
Publication Place
Publisher: Peshawar (Pakistan) / Peshawar (Pakistan) Printer: Peshawar (Pakistan) / Peshawar (Pakistan) -
Khuddam Majlis Taʿlim Tarjumat al-Qurʾan Hakim / Khuddam Majlis Taʿlim Tarjumat al-Qurʾan Hakim
Subject
Zakat | Jurisprudence (fiqh) | Islam; Hafiz ʿAli Ahmad Jan Naqshbandi; Pakistan | Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Type
Document
Language
ara,urd
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Pages Count
32
Physical Dimensions
18 cm x 12 cm
Library
UCLA Digital Library
Library Asset ID
5826
Record ID
z18q62ms
Library Location
Sufi Shrine Libraries of the Afghan-Pakistan Frontier - Shah Mohammad Ghous Academy, Peshawar
Date
1943
Notes
This booklet addresses the subject of zakat (alms). The author, Sahibzadah Hafiz ʿAli Ahmad Jan Naqshbandi, was a distinguished scholar from Peshawar. He initiated a series where booklets on various topics were published and distributed free of charge to the public, with the aim of spreading knowledge. The first page suggests that an effort was made to provide an English translation for those who find it easier to read in English, so they too could benefit. The booklet begins by discussing the importance of prayer (salah) and zakat. It then warns those who do not pay zakat, encouraging the affluent (sahib-i nisab) to fulfill this obligation. The booklet explains what zakat is, when it becomes obligatory, and its nisab (the minimum amount of wealth on which zakat becomes due). It differentiates between nisab nami (wealth with growth potential) and ghayr nami (non-growing wealth), as well as the conditions for the obligation of zakat, such as being Muslim, legally responsible (mukallaf), and free (since zakat is not obligatory for slaves). The booklet also covers the concept of hajat asli (essential needs) and which items are exempt from zakat. Additionally, it discusses the concept of mal dimar (inaccessible wealth), the difference between ibahat (permission) and tamlik (ownership transfer), the categories of zakat recipients (mustahiqin), and the distinctions between a faqir (poor person) and a miskin (needy person). It clarifies on who and where zakat cannot be spent, addresses the issue of giving zakat to Sayyids (descendants of the Prophet), and specifies the set amounts for different scenarios, such as for camels, sheep, and goats. | For the complete biography of Sahibzadah Hafiz ʿAli Ahmad Jan Naqshbandi Peshawari, refer to Tadhkirah-i ʿUlama wʾa-Mashayikh-i Sarhad, Volume 1 (reference number 01948 in this collection). | Digitization for the Sufi Shrine Libraries of the Afghan-Pakistan Frontier collection was sponsored by the Modern Endangered Archives Program with funding from Arcadia. | public domain
