Fiat money, because of its usurious nature, has destroyed the institution of zakat 👇

"It is clear that the present world-dominating kafir economic system of banking capitalism has destroyed the pillar of zakat. This is partly because it has displaced the economic transactions into the arena of the haram by involving them inextricably in a usurious web which it is at present virtually impossible to escape. But it has done it more directly by redefining the nature of wealth and specifically by changing the nature of money in a way which prevents Muslims from paying their zakat in accordance with the conditions laid down by the shari’a"

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I honestly don't quite understand this claim. It's true that both systems, the financial system and the distribution of zakat, are flawed. But I don't quite see how they are connected, especially since the payment of zakat can also be made in kind.

I think if I remember correctly in the booklet is that zakat is supposed to be handled by the state that is on a gold/silver standard, and it's supposed to be paid with the metal itself.

I didn't agree with everything in the book, but I find the quote interesting for an entirely different reason because, since we know that fiat money is basically Riba money, we're paying zakat on riba money. Now I don't want to say that it's haram as I'm not qualified to do so, but it is strangely and sadly poetic that the standard practice today to implement zakat is to pay zakat on riba money.

Ah ok, I see the point. Thanks.