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Wealth & charityFrom the masjid's own video, Aug 13, 2026.

Zakat can purify wealth or bring punishment

ICCNY Stamford · Ahmed Deifalla

“You can enter paradise with your money and also you can enter the fire with your money.”

The khateeb, at 29:32

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In one sentence

Zakat is an obligatory act of worship that purifies wealth and souls, brings spiritual increase when given sincerely, and can turn wealth into punishment when withheld.

The khutbah in 5 steps

  1. Opens with taqwa, truthful speech, and obligatory acts as ways of drawing near to Allah.
  2. Warns that withholding zakat can turn wealth into punishment on Judgment Day.
  3. Explains that homes, cars, and personal-use jewelry generally are not zakatable.
  4. Distinguishes investment gold from personal jewelry and gives gold and silver nisab examples.
  5. Closes with Quranic reminders about purification, accepted charity, repentance, and accountability.
Try this week
Give zakat sincerely with the intention of seeking Allah's face.
Pay 2.5% zakat on investment gold once it reaches the stated nisab.
Distinguish personal-use homes, cars, and jewelry from assets purchased as investments.
Review silver, crops, livestock, and other relevant holdings under their applicable zakat rules.
Sources the khateeb cited
Quran 33:70-71Used to exhort believers to fear Allah, speak truthfully, and obey Allah and His Messenger.
Quran 3:180Warned that hoarded wealth withheld from zakat will become a burden and punishment.
Quran 30:39Presented zakat as spiritually multiplied, purifying, accepted by Allah, and connected to accountability.
Quran 9:103-105Presented zakat as spiritually multiplied, purifying, accepted by Allah, and connected to accountability.
Quotes

In the khateeb's words

“so you can enter paradise with your money and also you can enter the fire with your money”
ICCNY Stamford · Stamford, CT
Play from 29:32
“there is no zakah in your house whatever is very expensive no zakah in your house no zakah in your car”
ICCNY Stamford · Stamford, CT
Play from 30:47
“so your intention it changes to invest so you must pay zakah 2.5 from 85 grams of gold”
ICCNY Stamford · Stamford, CT
Play from 31:39
Talk about it at home

For the dinner table

The khutbah taught that zakat is an obligatory act of worship that draws us closer to Allah and purifies wealth and souls. Wealth can help us or become a punishment on the Day of Judgment, depending on how we earn and use it. A home, car, and jewelry kept for personal wear were described as not subject to zakat, while investment gold reaching the stated nisab carries a 2.5% obligation. The speaker urged us to give sincerely for Allah and to learn the relevant rules for gold, silver, crops, and livestock.

  1. What is one way wealth can become a blessing rather than a punishment?
  2. Why might intention matter when deciding whether gold is an investment?
  3. What family possessions should we understand better before calculating zakat?
Where it was given

The masjid

Islamic Cultural Center of New York, Stamford1558 Washington Blvd, Stamford, CT 06905Jumu'ah 1:00 PMKhateebAhmed DeifallaMore khutbahsArchiveAll khutbahs at ICCNY Stamford11 khutbahs
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