Charity, preached by every religion of the world, is a way of bringing justice to society. And justice is the essence of all ways and religion. Islam has therefore made spending in this way optional upon all those who embrace the faith; it has been made into an institution in order to give in permanence and regularity. All human beings, according to Islam, have been created by one and the same God, and for this reason they belong to one great brotherhood.

All being descendants of the same progenitor, Adam and Eve, they should naturally be each other's well-wishers. They must willingly come to one another's assistance, like members of the same large family. Islam has, therefore, laid the greatest of emphasis on the support of destitute and disabled members of society. It is a sacred duty of the wealthy to give part of their possessions to fulfill the needs of the deprived sections of the community. A society can flourish only when its members do not spend all their wealth on the satisfaction of their own desires but reserve a portion of it for parents, relatives neighbors, the poor and the incapacitated. As the saying goes: Charity begins at home. A true believer is thus always prepared, after meeting the needs of his family, to assist other people in need of his help.

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