
Ep. 98: Wealth in Worship Part 2: Zakat as a Pillar of Business -Yasir Fahmy
Feb 23, 2026
01:08:57
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?
