[51] Surah Adh-Dhariyat [The Winds that Scatter]: Ayat 043-045

৪৩. আরও নিদর্শন রয়েছে সামূদের ঘটনায়; যখন তাদেরকে বলা হয়েছিল, কিছুকাল মজা লুটে নাও।

৪৪. অতঃপর তারা তাদের পালনকর্তার আদেশ অমান্য করল এবং তাদের প্রতি বজ্রঘাত হল এমতাবস্থায় যে, তারা তা দেখেছিল।

৪৫. অতঃপর তারা দাঁড়াতে সক্ষম হল না এবং কোন প্রতিকারও করতে পারল না।  

Ayat 43. And in Thamud (there is also a sign), when they were told: "Enjoy yourselves for a while!"

Ayat 44. But they insolently defied the Command of their Lord, so the Sa'iqah overtook them while they were looking.

Ayat 45. Then they were unable to rise up, nor could they help themselves.

Tafseer of Surah Adh-Dhariyat Ayat 43 to 45. And in the Thamud (was another Sign): Behold, they were told, "Enjoy (your brief day) for a little while!" See the story of the Thamud and their prophet Salih PBUH in 7:73-79. Here the point is the suddenness of their punishment and its unexpected nature. Salih, their prophet, gave them three days' clear warning for repentance (11:65). But they heeded him not. On the contrary they flouted him and continued in their evil courses. 44. But they insolently defied the Command of their Lord: So the stunning noise (of an earthquake) seized them, even while they were looking on. They had already defied the order to preserve the She-camel, which was symbolical of the grazing rights of the common people: see 11:64-65. They continued to flout the warnings of the prophet until the earthquake came on them with a stunning noise and buried them where they were: 7:78; and 11:67. Sa'iqah: a stunning sound like that of thunder and lightning (2:55); such a sound often accompanies an earthquake, (see 41:17, and 7:78). 45. Then they could not even stand (on their feet), nor could they help themselves. They were swept off in the earthquake. 

Hazrat Ibn Umar (May Allah be pleased with him) reported: The Messenger of Allah  [SAWW](PBUH) enjoined the payment of one Sa' of dates or one Sa' of barley as Zakat-ul-Fitr on every Muslim slave or free, male or female, young or old, and he ordered that it be paid before the people went out to offer the Eid prayer. (One Sa' = 3 Kilograms approx.)  [Al-Bukhari Volume 2, Book 25, Number 579]

The Purpose of Zakat-ul-Fitr

Every Muslim is required to pay Zakat-ul-Fitr at the conclusion of the month of Ramadan as a token of thankfulness to Allah (SWT) for having enabled him to observe fasts. Its purpose is to purify those who fast from any indecent act or speech and to help the poor and needy. In addition, it provides for the needs of the poor and the indigent and relieves them from having to ask others for charity on the day of `Eid. The Prophet,  [SAWW](PBUH) said, “Fulfill their need on this day (i.e., the day of Eid).