Salam All,

Greetings to you all in this last ten days of Ramadan where the Prophet (pbuh) advised us to seek for the night of majesty. Insha Allah, May we receive the ultimate blessings, favors and rewards inherent in these days.

I've been thinking very much in the spirit of fulfillment, accountability and brotherhood/sisterhood, we should come together, pool our Zakat for the year 1430 AH/ 2009 and seek to ensure that our Zakat is well utilized by the needy. If this is not against the teachings of Islam, I think we should nominate credible Nairaland muslims to be collectors (or open an account and make them signatories), put in our Zakat funds for the year and decide what to do with it.

I am suggesting this because i do not really see the benefits of our yearly Zakat to the needy here in Nigeria and we don't seem to have a reasonable Zakat committee. Scholars and students in the house should look into this and see if it falls in line with laid down injunctions (not a bid'ah), make suggestions, give us the "Zakatable" income for the year, time to be paid and we see how it moves.

May Allah reward the typer, readers and contributors for our little effort. Amin

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Though, i intended to attend the Ramadan Iftar organized by Bro. Jarus, i missed it.

I appeal to those who attended that Iftar and saw themselves to help out seriously in the driving of this cause if it is accepted, cos they have seen themselves physically, have phone numbers and other contacts of themselves.

Bro Jarus, Javalove, mukinat, Abuzola etc, help out here

I nominate myself to do the collections and be signatory to the account