{"id":20003,"date":"2019-02-22T11:27:48","date_gmt":"2019-02-22T11:27:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mezquitadesevilla.com\/the-difference-between-zakat-and-sadaqa\/"},"modified":"2019-02-22T11:27:48","modified_gmt":"2019-02-22T11:27:48","slug":"the-difference-between-zakat-and-sadaqa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mezquitadesevilla.com\/en\/the-difference-between-zakat-and-sadaqa\/","title":{"rendered":"The difference between Zakat and Sadaqa"},"content":{"rendered":"

The difference between Zakat<\/a> and Sadaqa<\/a> lies in the nature of these actions.
\nWhile Zakat is a tax obligation for every eligible Muslim, Sadaqa is a voluntary gift that any Muslim can give in any situation and can range from a smile or a good word, as the Hadith tells us, to any other kind of help, financial or otherwise.
\nThe word Zakat in Arabic has the meanings of growth, blessing and purification.
\nZakat is a fixed percentage of the wealth accumulated during a year that has exceeded a minimum and which the Muslim is obliged to pay<\/a>.
\nIn this sense, the payment of Zakat is a purification of our wealth so that it can grow in a healthy way, like the tree that is pruned every year, and be a blessing for us in this life and the next.
\nThe obligatory nature of Zakat is specified in the Qur’an, and its importance is demonstrated by the fact that it appears almost thirty times, connected with the command to perform the prayer: <\/p>\n

And establish salat, give Zakat and obey the Messenger so that mercy may be given to you.
\n(Surah of Light, 24:56) <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Zakat has its own jurisprudence that defines how to do it in order for it to be valid and accepted.
\nIn addition, Zakat has a number of categories defined by Allah in the Quran of who can receive it.
\nThe difference between Zakat and Sadaqa is like the difference between the five obligatory prayers, which are a pillar of Islam and have their times, requirements and conditions, and the voluntary prayers, which can be done at any time of the day and night.
\nThe fact that we perform many voluntary prayers does not exempt us from the obligation to perform the five obligatory prayers.
\nThe word S\u00e1daqa comes from the root s-d-q, which is the same as sidq<\/em>, sincerity.
\nSadaqa is a sign of the sincerity of the believer.
\nS\u00e1daqa is something that everyone, regardless of economic status, can give, and is not limited to monetary or other wealth.
\nHelping a person with our time or effort is Sadaqa, teaching someone something useful is S\u00e1daqa, removing an obstacle from the path is S\u00e1daqa, even having intimate relations with our spouses is S\u00e1daqa.
\nEvery action that is done with sincerity seeking to please Allah is S\u00e1daqa.
\nDoing good with sincerity has no conditions, no time, no circumstances, any of them is good, nor is it specified who is to receive it.
\nIn these verses of the Qur’an Allah does not speak of Sadaqa: <\/p>\n

(262)
\nLos que gastan sus bienes en el camino de Allah y luego no lo echan en cara ni lo acompa\u00f1an de ning\u00fan agravio, tendr\u00e1n su recompensa junto a su Se\u00f1or y no tendr\u00e1n que temer ni se entristecer\u00e1n.
\n(263)
\nUna palabra conveniente y perd\u00f3n, es mejor que una limosna acompa\u00f1ada de agravio.
\nAllah es Rico e Indulgente.
\n(264) \u00a1Creyentes!
\nNo hag\u00e1is que vuestras limosnas pierdan su valor porque las ech\u00e9is en cara o caus\u00e9is un perjuicio por ellas; como aqu\u00e9l que da de su riqueza por aparentar ante la gente, pero no cree en Allah ni en el \u00daltimo D\u00eda.
\nEs como una roca sobre la que hay tierra y le cae un aguacero dej\u00e1ndola desnuda.
\nNo pueden beneficiarse de nada de lo que obtuvieron.
\nY Allah no gu\u00eda a la gente incr\u00e9dula.
\n(265)
\nLos que gastan sus bienes buscando la satisfacci\u00f3n de Allah y siendo una confirmaci\u00f3n procedente de s\u00ed mismos, se parecen a un jard\u00edn frondoso y elevado sobre el que cae un aguacero y da sus frutos multiplic\u00e1ndose por dos; y si no le cae el aguacero tiene el roc\u00edo.
\nAllah ve lo que hac\u00e9is.
\n(266) \u00bfAcaso le gustar\u00eda a uno de vosotros tener un jard\u00edn de palmeras y vides por el que corrieran r\u00edos y en el que hubiera toda clase de frutos y que siendo ya viejo y con una descendencia a\u00fan d\u00e9bil, viniera un torbellino de fuego y le quemara el jard\u00edn?
\nAs\u00ed os aclara Allah los signos; ojal\u00e1 reflexion\u00e9is.
\n(267) \u00a1Vosotros que cre\u00e9is!
\nDad de las cosas buenas que hab\u00e9is obtenido y de lo que hemos hecho salir para vosotros de la tierra y no escoj\u00e1is intencionadamente lo que, de ello, sea despreciable para darlo, cuando vosotros mismos no lo aceptar\u00edais a no ser con los ojos cerrados.
\nY sabed que Allah es Rico, en S\u00ed mismo alabado.
\n(Sura Al-Baqarah, 2) <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The content about the general meaning of giving generously in these verses can be applied to both Zakat and Sadaqa, because in a way it can be understood that giving Sadaqa has so much benefit that it could be contemplated that Allah has made Zakat obligatory to ensure that we receive a minimum share of this benefit.
\nBut we must be clear that Sadaqa, no matter how much it is or how it is formed, will never take the place of Zakat nor can it be used as a substitute for it.
\nIt would be like saying that because we get up to perform voluntary prayers at night, we do not have to perform the five obligatory prayers during the day. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The difference between Zakat and Sadaqa lies in the nature of these actions. While Zakat is a tax obligation for every eligible Muslim, Sadaqa is a voluntary gift that any Muslim can give in any situation and can range from a smile or a good word, as the Hadith tells us, to any other kind …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11149,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[78,294],"tags":[540,543],"class_list":["post-20003","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","","category-conocimiento-en","category-knowledge-on-zakat","tag-zakat-en","tag-sadaqa-en"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mezquitadesevilla.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/zakat-vs-sadaqa.jpg?fit=1375%2C688&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mezquitadesevilla.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20003","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mezquitadesevilla.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mezquitadesevilla.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mezquitadesevilla.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mezquitadesevilla.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20003"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mezquitadesevilla.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20003\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mezquitadesevilla.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11149"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mezquitadesevilla.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20003"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mezquitadesevilla.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20003"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mezquitadesevilla.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20003"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}