Is zakat the dirty part of the goods?
Sometimes, zakat is described wrongly. The expressions like zakat is the dirty part of the goods because it purifies the goods of the rich are not right and they are contrary to Islam. Zakat is the right of the poor. It is given to the people described in the Quran. The following is stated in the Quran: ” And in their wealth and possessions (was remembered) the right of the (needy), him who asked and him who (for some reason) was prevented (from asking)..” (see adh-Dhariyat, 19-24). The cleanest thing in Islam is the thing that is the right. It is ugly and nonsense to call the right as something dirty. Zakat is the cleanest and most legitimate thing for the poor, if the person receiving it is really poor. A person who does not give zakat eats the right of the poor; so, he eats haram. Thus, haram mixes into his property. When a rich person gives zakat, he will protect his goods from haram since he gives the right of others. Seen in this light, zakat cleans the goods. Otherwise, the zaka
