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I was invited to a podcast called “ The Prophetic MENtality” to discuss zakat. We discuss:
Zakat is not the same as charity. We need to get out of that mindset completely.
Fisabilillah Expansion Zakat: What about the idea Zakat can be used for anything good?
Do your municipal taxes count as Zakat or not? There is a solid argument that it does if you accept the Fisabillillah expansion theory.
We discuss the Council on American Islamic Relations CAIR.
The Muslim Public Affairs Council (MPAC) and how people are wasting their Zakat with them.
Is it a bit harsh to say Launchgood is a parasite in the Muslim community?
How Muslim charities often dislike each other intensely and use the community’s zakat funds to shout over or even attack other Muslim charities.
Islamic Relief is expensive.
My thoughts on UNHCR’s zakat fund.
How wonderful the service of hand-to-hand zakat is. That is the model we should adopt more widely in the Muslim community.
You can hear the podcast here. The youtube video is below:
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Jazak Allah khayran for coming on! We found it to be very beneficial and I believe many of our listeners feel the same