Effective zakaat system

The present trend of zakaat system is of no use. Most of the people do not give zakaat, or if they do, they buy a lot of cheap clothes to distribute publicly among the poor to show their social status. Unfortunately this helps neither the poor nor themselves. Instead of distributing lots of cheap clothes if they could buy a CNG autorickshaw, a sewing machine etc. and give it to a poor person, it may save that poor man from choosing the path of crime.

And if this trend continues for four to five years, there will surely be a significant change in the crime rate as more people will be able to earn their livelihood without kidnapping businessmen or looting jewellery shops. The choice now lies in front of us: either we can share a small amount of our wealth or we lose all our wealth, even lives of our beloved ones in the hands of frustrated people.