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EPISODE · Mar 24, 2025 · 57 MIN

Can Islam ELIMINATE Wealth Inequality? | Imam Aarij Anwer

from The Caretakers Podcast · host Basil Al Hatoum

Imam Aarij Anwer previously served as Director of Religious Affairs at the London Muslim Mosque. Currently, he sits on the board at the London Muslim Mosque and on the board of SPFunds (North America’s largest family of Sharia-Compliant funds). He also serves as a Zakat advisor for National Zakat Foundation. He has a background in Computer Science and Education, and has studied Islamic Sciences at Al Madinah University in Malaysia.Link to Imam Aarij's zakat calculator: https://bit.ly/zakat4canadians To use the zakat calculator, make a copy of the original and customize it.0:00 - Introduction2:23 - What is Zakat?9:17 - How should we view Zakat?13:54 - Omar ibn Abdul Aziz18:50 - What if Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos paid zakat?28:05 - Who is eligible to receive zakat?40:23 - What is the most effective use of our zakat?46:40 - Zakat as Dawn50:19 - Due Diligence54:11 - Resources for Calculating Zakat

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