Eid Mubarak one and all!

[Fuzz]

1 minute ago, OZCUBAN said:

Said super tall FUZZ 

I'll have you know, I'm of average height.... in Asia.

[LordAnubis]

Never ever judge a mans thongs!! How dare you!!! I wondering if I can temporarily ban moderators :rofl:

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[Fuzz]

Dude, if you are going to wear that jacket, put on a decent pair of designer pluggers!

[Abdullah]

Thanks a lot for your post sir! Eid mubarak to you too.

There was a slight error on your post which I feel obliged to point out because you may have been unknowingly paying zakat incorrectly! There are two zakats, and Muslims often get confused about this.

First, there is the main zakat, which as you say is a tax on personal wealth and trade goods. This is only paid if it reaches the nisab (minimum amount) of 20 dinars or 200 dirhams, and it has been in your possession for one whole lunar year. This can be due at any time; as soon as the person has had it for one year then it is immediately due. We do not wait for ramadan or any other event- when its due its due!! It should, according to tradition, be taken by the Amir/Sultan or his collectors and it should be paid in 'ayn (commodity) not dayn (paper money/debt). The Amir/Sultan should then dispense the zakat to the poor and needy (the categories mentioned in the Qur'an) within 48 hours.

Then there is a second zakat, "zakat al-fitr". This is completely separate to the zakat mentioned above. This is obligatory for every Muslim, not just those who have the means. It is obligatory for poor Muslims as well as rich Muslims, and it is to be paid for every person under the man's care (e.g. a man with a wife and 3 kids pays on behalf of 5 people). It should be paid in the local staple food before the 'eid prayer (as close to the 'eid prayer as possible is recommended).

 

Hope that clarifies it!

[Fuzz]

Local staple food? Over here in Mount Druitt (western suburb of Sydney, aka Woop Woop), it would be McDonalds!

[Abdullah]

Just now, Fuzz said:

Local staple food? Over here in Mount Druitt (western suburb of Sydney, aka Woop Woop), it would be McDonalds!

lol!

[LordAnubis]

Thanks abdullah for pointing that out. Perhaps it was a bit of an oversimplification. Personally I pay my other zakaat during ramdhan also. The zakatul fitr is hard for us in Aus. Traditionally it's supposed to be for the purpose of the poor to be able to enjoy the day of Eid. We generally donate money to organisations before hand that arrange that sort of thing.

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[Warren]

On ‎7‎/‎6‎/‎2016 at 9:34 AM, MIKA27 said:

Eid mubarak, Mus! Very nice for you to share some insight, I love cultures no matter where from, very rare one hears anything from the Muslim faith and perhaps it's just that you have done so. This is the issue with current trends, people judge without understanding. Have a great day mate.

Is that guy overly tall or are you overly short...?

He's just a mini Mus is our lad.

[Dara]

Eid Mubarak Mus!

I've experienced a few ramadhans over the years travelling for work. Generally if I was on site in a client office, rather than torture everyone in the office by bringing lunch with me (as local bars cafes etc would often be closed during daylight), I would either go back to the hotel for lunch or else wait it out like everyone else (and often the staff in the office would break their fast at the end of work depending on when in the year ramadhan fell and invite me to join them).

On the occasions where I followed the fast because of logistics, the first few days were a killer with no energy but by the end of the week I would actually notice a energy increase and a kind of detox affect.

 

it would be interesting to see if any studies have been done comparing practicing Muslims who observe ramadhan and fast to see does the fasting have any beneficial detox'ing effect on the body.

 

What happens with sportspeople Mus, like say athletes who are preparing for the olympics? Can they defer their fast or pay some kind of extra Zakaat to make up for it as I'd imagine the fasting would play havoc with an athletes energy levels and thus ability to train & compete.

 

 

Its probably a good thing that Zakaat isn't calculated on tobacco Mus or you'd be screwed ?