Is Zakat Fard On Every Muslim Regardless Of Income?
This is Prophet Muhammad (sws) telling Muslims about their attitude towards charity to reach pinnacle of morality. This is something encouraged over and above the bare minimum i.e. Zakat, which comes with its own sharia through Sunnah. Charity over and above Zakah has been encoraged in Quran at many places, but it is not an obliatory act, rather an opportunity to reach higher levels of morality and ultimately higer levels of Jannah. وَ يُؤثِرُوْنَ عَلَى أنْفُسِهِمْ وَ لَوْ كَانَ بِهِمْ خَصَاصَة Those who, in spite of being needy, give preference to the needs of others (59:9)