Riyad as-Salihin, 1206
Ibn 'Umar (May Allah be pleased with them) reported:
The Messenger of Allah (ﷺ) said, "(The structure of) Islam is built on five (pillars): Testification of 'La ilaha illallah' (none has the right to be worshipped but Allah), that Muhammad (ﷺ) is his slave and Messenger, the establishment of Salat, the payment of Zakat, the pilgrimage to the House of Allah (Ka'bah), and Saum during the month of Ramadan." <b>[Al-Bukhari and Muslim]</b>.
وعن ابن عمر رضي الله عنهما، أن رسول الله صلى الله عليه وسلم قال:
بني الإسلام على خمس: شهادة أن لا إله إلا الله وأن محمدًا عبده ورسوله، إقام الصلاة، وإيتاء الزكاة، وحج البيت، وصوم رمضان
((متفق عليه)) .
References1 variant
- In-Book Reference
- Book 8, Hadith 216
Sharh · explanationclick to expand
<b>Guidance from the Hadith:</b><br>
1) Giving Zakah is one of the five pillars of Islam. Without it, Islam would be incomplete and unsound.<br>
2) Zakah is coupled with prayer in the Qur’an and the Sunnah, for prayer is a right of Allah and constitutes the link between a servant and his Lord; whereas Zakah is a link to people.