Ilyas & Duck in A Zakat Tale – a story about giving

Name: Ilyas & Duck in A Zakat Tale - a story about giving
Author: Omar S. Khawaja

By Omar S. Khawaja

Ilyas is sorting his money when Duck sees his own savings and questions why he should give any away.
Ilyas explains the importance of zakat—a mandatory form of charity in Islam.
To illustrate, Ilyas tells Duck a story about a fictional kingdom where greed caused problems, which were solved when people began to follow Allah’s guidance to share wealth.
The story concludes by showing how giving zakat benefits the poor, strengthens the community, and is a “win-win situation”.