reasonsaresimple:

I don’t like how Zakat has been labeled as “charity.” Its a very neo-liberal western view on what Zakat actually is. It is a stabilizing religious tax that is a form of Islamic socialism and reducing it to “charity” makes it sound like Muslims are doing this because we’re so kind and thoughtful. No, we do it (firstly for Allah) to make sure that those of us that were not blessed with wealth will have it. We are not being nice, we are being human. We want people to be able to live.