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DEFEAT CHILDHOOD CANCER INDUS HOSPITAL 5TH ANNUAL GOLF TOURNAMENT

The Indus Hospital Golf Tournament is an annual event which serves to raise funds for various initiatives and endeavors at The Indus Hospital. This year TIH held its 5th Annual Golf Tournament at Karachi Golf Club on February 9, 2020, where 132 distinguished golfers played to help Indus Hospital to provide free-of-cost treatment for the children who are being treated for cancer and blood diseases.

The Indus Hospital’s Pediatric Oncology services started in the year 2014 when the Children Cancer Hospital merged with The Indus Hospital. The dedicated 85-bed Pediatric Oncology unit at TIH comprises of out-patient clinics, general wards, oncology day care unit, dedicated emergency unit, a covered outdoor play area, psycho-social and counseling services and a hospital based school ‘Indus Kay Sitaray’. With a dedicated team of healthcare professionals and volunteers – including students, artists and many other supporters from various walks of life, to-date more than 10,500 have benefitted from the free of cost quality treatment at the Hospital.

In 2019, TIH collaborated with world’s premier pediatric cancer research center – St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital (SJRCH) – as one of their partner to work towards SJRCH’s global efforts to increase access to healthcare services and improve quality of care to improve childhood cancer survival in Pakistan. TIH will also play an important role to influence and develop national policies to ensure the availability of better facilities to serve children affected with cancer.

Speaking at the occasion, Executive Director Medical Services and leading Pediatric Oncologist, Dr Muhammad Shamvil Ashraf said, ‘Cancer is now one of the world’s biggest healthcare challenges as every year millions of people die worldwide due to cancer.’ In developed countries cancer is curable in 80% of children but In Pakistan almost 50% have no access to cancer treatment and majority cannot afford treatment expenses. To improve childhood cancer survival in Pakistan we need support of people from every walks of life.

CEO Indus Health Network, Dr Abdul Bari Khan, delivered vote of thanks to the participating golfers for making the event successful. Executive Director, Communications and Resource Development, Mr Mashhood Rizvi, also addressed at the event.

The game was played in Texas Scramble format. Winners-net were Nasrullah Sheikh and Abdullah Nasir. Winners- Gross were Daniyal Khan and Omar Khalid. Rashid Ahmed and Yaqoob Ahmed followed as runners up net. TIH Cancer survivors, Zainab and Laiba, presented the prizes to all the winners.

This year’s annual golf tournament not only highlighted the efforts of The Indus Hospital’s Pediatric Oncology services but also acknowledged the support of many influencers and supporters who have joined hands with Indus as the official ambassador for the Hospital.

 

Renowned actor Junaid Khan were presented the i-Indus Ambassador shield by Paediatric Cancer survivors, Dr Abdul Bari Khan, CEO Indus Health Network and other senior members of the management. The guest of honor presented the awards to the winners of the tournament.

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Zakat is one of the five pillars of Islam. It is the specific amount of wealth that a mature Muslim, who is Sahib-e-Nisaab, gives to the poor with the intention of Zakat, upon the completion of the Zakat year.
“And those in whose riches there is a specified right. For the one who asks and the one who is deprived.” (Qur’an 70:24-25)

The meaning of Nisab is a specific amount of four types of wealth, which if owned by a mature Muslim, Zakat will be compulsory upon. The four types of wealth are:

  • Gold (7.5 Tolas, 87.48 Grams)
  • Silver (52.5 Tolas, 312.36 Grams)
  • Business wealth (value of which equals 52.5 Tolas Silver)
  • Currency/Cash (value of which equals 52.5 Tolas Silver)

Zakat is not just a fundamental pillar of Islam. It is also a revolutionary concept with the potential to ease the suffering of millions around the world.
As Allah (SWT) tells us in the Holy Qur’an:
“And be steadfast in Salah (prayer), and give Zakah. Whatever good you send forth for yourselves, you will find it with Allah. Certainly, Allah is watchful of what you do.” (Qur’an 2:110)
It is also a right that the poor have over us.
“And those in whose riches there is a specified right. For the one who asks and the one who is deprived.” (Qur’an 70:24-25)

Zakat is 2.5% of the wealth one possesses above the Nisab.

If someone is a Muslim, non-Sayyid, and they do not possess 52.5 Tolas silver, or its value in gold, currency, business wealth, or wealth surplus to their needs, they are eligible to receive Zakat.

No, Zakat is only obligatory upon Muslims.

There are eight categories of people who are eligible to receive Zakat:
  1. The poor
  2. Needy
  3. Administrators of Zakat
  4. Those whose hearts have been recently reconciled
  5. Those who have been enslaved
  6. Those in debt
  7. In the cause of God
  8. Travellers (including refugees)
As Allah (SWT) tells us in the Holy Qur’an: The Sadaqat (prescribed alms) are (meant) only to be given to the poor, the needy, to those employed to collect them, to those whose hearts are to be won, ¹⁹in the cause of the slaves and those encumbered with debt, in the way of Allah and to a wayfarer. This is an obligation prescribed by Allah. Allah is All-Knowing, Wise.

‘Hawl’ refers to a lunar year. E.g. When a person achieves the Nisab for the first time, then from this date till the same date in the next lunar year his ‘Hawl’ is complete.

For Zakat to be due, it is a condition for one lunar year to have passed. If one lunar year hasn’t passed on someone’s wealth, then Zakat is not due.

Yes, Zakat will be due at the time of Zakat due date for this amount. Even though a year hasn’t passed on having the amount. This is known as ‘Maal-e-Mustafaad’ in Shariah terms, as in wealth received midway through a year.

The midway of a year is not taken into consideration, but the zakat due date is considered. For example, you Zakat due date is the first of Ramazan , and before the first of Ramazan, your wealth decreased to below the Nisab, but on the coming of the first of Ramazan, your wealth met the Nisab criteria, then Zakat will be due. The drop earlier in the year beneath the Nisab criteria will not be considered

Yes, you will still be required to pay Zakat of 2.5%. For the payment of Zakat, ‘intention’ or ‘Niyyat’ is mandatory and common charity/donation cannot be considered as Zakat. Therefore, you are required to calculate your Zakat on your Zakat calculation date and then the calculated amount may be given to the identified Mustahiq-e-Zakat either in full or in tranches throughout the year, with the intention of that amount being considered as Zakat only.

For every year that you owe Zakat, take 2.5% from the total wealth you had at the end of that year and pay that in Zakat. If you are not sure how much wealth you had, you must estimate it to the best of your ability. For example, it is now Ramazan 2022. You have not paid Zakat for the last 5 years. You need to work out how much wealth you owned every Ramadan for the last five years and pay 2.5% of that.

The best way for you to do this would be to take the jewellery to a jeweller and ask them to value just the gold and silver parts of the jewellery. The valuations they give will be the total on which you have to pay Zakat. Precious stones are not liable for Zakat.

If money for Hajj has been paid and the place has also been confirmed, then there is no Zakat on this amount. But if the Zakat date falls before payment, then there will be Zakat due on this amount.

Yes, Zakat is due on this amount. But it is up to you – you can either pay Zakat on the amount each year, or when the money is received, you can pay for the previous years.

If your friend accepted that he had the debt and did not deny it, then Zakat is due on this amount. Calculate your zakat here

In this scenario, there is no Zakat due on the house value. However, whatever rent was received, add this to your other wealth on which Zakat is due and pay the total due Zakat amount for the Zakat year. Also, there is no Zakat on the house until you sell it. Once you have sold the house and received the money, then there will be Zakat payable on that amount, if it remains in your possession till your Zakat due date.

Every year at the time of paying Zakat, you would need to calculate the total selling price for all the goods for sale in your shop. For example, all the clothes for sale in your shop add up to a total selling value of a particular sum of money. You would add this to your other wealth when calculating your total payment.

If you haven’t received the funds, then Zakat isn’t due. But if you have received the funds, Zakat is due.

This amount is the group’s collective ownership. Thus, each participant will pay Zakat on his/her share, or permission can be given to one person who will pay Zakat from the fund on behalf of everyone.

In Shariah terms, poor and needy is classified as someone who does not have the Nisab amount in their ownership. The meaning of Nisab here is 52.5 tolas silver or the equivalent of that in cash/gold, or extra to what is needed.

Zakat cannot be given to ‘Usool’ and ‘Furuu’. ‘Usool’ is parents, grandparents and so on. ‘Furuu’ is children, grandchildren and so on. Similarly, Zakat cannot be given to husband or wife. Besides this, Zakat can be given to other relatives.

If the orphan doesn’t possess the ‘Nisab’, and he isn’t a ‘Sayyid’, then he can be given Zakat. If he possesses something of the value of nisab, he cannot be given Zakat.

Zakat can only be given in those projects wherein possession is achieved of the Zakat amount. This means the person who can claim Zakat and is eligible for Zakat payment becomes the owner of the amount. Thus, to give food, clothing, medicine etc. to a poor person from the Zakat money is permissible. And those projects wherein ownership of the Zakat money is not achieved, Zakat cannot be given for example, spending in Masajid, digging wells etc.

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