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[quote]http://www.understanding-islam.org/related/text.asp?type=question&qid=149&sscatid=299

Zaka'h, according to the Sunnah of the Prophet (pbuh) is to be collected and distributed by the Islamic state. It is only if the Islamic state is not collecting or distributing Zaka'h, that the individual shall do so on his own.

Comment: Lets call it help in the capacity of being human beings (in absence of other information)

1) The Prophet would give all he would have to the poor. The Hadith are replete with his instances of generosity.

2) Abu Bakr spent enormously to free slaves including Bilal. Not to mention bringing all his wealth at the Prophet's disposal.

3) Omar would live like a commoner despite being the Caliph.

4) Uthman would buy wells, and buy fleets of camels for Muslims.

Same for the others. They did not ask whether it was Fardh or Sadaqah or complained that it ought to be done by others or anything else for that matter. They did not have to ask. Why?

Because they followed the most fundamental command of God, evoked effectively through Jesus 'Love one another'.

Yann Martel's quote from Life of Pi is presented for thought.

There are always those who take it upon themselves to defend God, as if Ultimate Reality, as if the sustaining frame of existence, were something weak and helpless. These people walk by a widow deformed by leprosy begging for a few paise, walk by children dressed in rags living in the street, and they think, ‘Business as usual.’ But if they perceive a slight against God, it is a different story. Their faces go red, their chests heave mightily, they sputter angry words.

Edited by: junaidj on Wednesday, December 22, 2004 7:52 AM[/quote]

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