Ep. 98: Wealth in Worship Part 2: Zakat as a Pillar of Business -Yasir Fahmy

What lesson about business does the Divine intend for us through zakat? In part 2 of the Wealth in Worship series, Umar Moghul sits at the feet of Shaykh Yasir Fahmy to explore re-centering trade and commerce in the socioeconomic justice of zakat. Listen as they reorient our businesses and wealth towards social welfare. CHAPTERS: 0:00 - Introduction 2:39 - What Zakat Tells Us About Wealth 4:22 - Purification and Proactive Auditing 7:06 - Social Welfare 8:22 - The Challenge to Spend on the Dispossessed 10:42 - Feeding People: A Core Prophetic Quality 15:00 - Thinking About Giving: Charity Vs Interest in the Qur'an 16:51 - Morality Embedded in Wealth Generation 18:03 - No Giving, No Gains 22:00 - The Prayers of Angels 24:30 - How Much Wealth Did the Prophet Give Away? 28:32 - Giving Reduced to Only Zakat? 35:27 - Sadaqah: The Space for Civilizational Growth 39:53 - Wealth as a Tool, Not as a Purpose 41:35 - Role of Endowments 45:42 - Tazkiyah as Collectives and Businesses 56:23 - Who Prays For You?