{"product_id":"scholar-in-need-zakat-sadaqa-eligible","title":"Scholar in Need (Zakat \u0026 Sadaqa Eligible)","description":"\u003cp\u003eA personal message from Muhammad Sattaur: \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA couple of weeks ago, I had a conversation I wasn’t expecting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThrough some awkward moments, I came to understand the personal circumstances of a scholar we’ve had the privilege of working with on a few occasions. He has worked on manuscripts that many of you have personally read and benefited from.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe is a maktab teacher. His full-time salary is the equivalent of $50 USD a month. Every couple of months, freelance work comes in. That work is irregular and never guaranteed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt the present moment, he is facing a genuine shortfall. He is zakat-eligible.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen I understood his situation more fully, I asked him directly whether he would accept a full-time role if I were to offer it. He said he would accept it on one condition: that he be allowed to continue at the maktab, at least as a volunteer, so as not to interrupt the education of his students.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat answer alone tells you the kind of person we are talking about.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIGP does not typically collect zakat. This is a deliberate exception. We want to uplift one of our teachers and place his life on a different trajectory, through the barakah of this community’s support.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe are collecting $3,000 in zakat and up to $4,000 in sadaqah. Alongside that, we intend to offer him a full-time role on our manuscripts and editing team, in sha Allah. This would allow him to do the work he was actually trained for, as a scholar and editor, with consistent income and stability.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOur community can do better for those who carry this tradition. This is one place to start.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Imam Ghazali Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":62724717445279,"sku":null,"price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0459\/4335\/7599\/files\/IMG_1441.jpg?v=1773801750","url":"https:\/\/imamghazali.co\/products\/scholar-in-need-zakat-sadaqa-eligible","provider":"Imam Ghazali Publishing","version":"1.0","type":"link"}