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ABLUTION IN ISLAM BY YASIR YAQUB ALHASSAN

ABLUTION IN ISLAM BY YASIR YAQUB ALHASSAN Department of Sociology (Criminology and Security Studies),Faculty of arts and social science, Federal University Dutse, Ibrahim Aliyu Bye-Pass P.M.B. 7156, Jigawa State, Nigeria. INTRODUCTION The minor ritual purification performed before prayers, circumambulation of the Kaʿba, recitation of the qur’an, and the prostration expressing gratitude after reciting the qur’an. According to the qur’anic injunction which states “O you who believe! When you stand up for prayer, wash your faces and your hands up to the elbows, and wipe your heads and your feet up to the ankles. And if you are unclean, purify yourselves” (qur’an 5:6), ablution is a prerequisite to performing the prayers. Its importance is also stressed in the Traditions ( aḥādīṯ). A Tradition states that being purified is half of faith. Another says that prayer without purification will not be accepted. Wuḍūʾ (Arabic: الوضوء‎ al-wuḍū ʼ [wʊˈdˤuːʔ]) is the Islamic procedu...

THE IMPACT OF ZAKAT ON CRIME PREVENTION IN NIGERIA BY YASIR YAQUB ALHASSAN

THE IMPACT OF ZAKAT ON CRIME PREVENTION IN NIGERIA BY YASIR YAQUB ALHASSAN Department of Sociology (Criminology and Security Studies),Faculty of arts and social science, Federal University Dutse, Ibrahim Aliyu Bye-Pass P.M.B. 7156, Jigawa State, Nigeria. Study Background It is a popular and well-known idea that people are the products of their environments. Poverty is viewed by many writers as the cause of crime especially in the urban populated societies. Such statements are directly implying that poverty is the environmental economic stratification symbol and crime is the individual's reaction to deficiency of the symbol. The wide question to answer is whether people behaviour are the consequences of their economic perceptions of survivals our alternatives of survival. It is pertinent to examine whether social aspect of lacking resources is a factor of public criminal behavior. It is not just a question of environment, but the bountifulness of that environment, the...

THE IMPACT OF ZAKAT ON CRIME PREVENTION

THE IMPACT OF ZAKAT ON CRIME PREVENTION WRITTEN BY: YASIR YAQUB ALHASSAN Department of Sociology (Criminology and Security Studies), Federal University Dutse, IbrahimAliyu Bye-Pass P.M.B. 7156, Jigawa State, Nigeria. ABSTRACT The prevalence of crime in the world today is a cause for serious concern. It undermines the social fabric by eroding the sense of safety and security. Crime is a phenomenon that is bedeviling various countries across the globe in varying degrees as it affects policies and development. Crime rate in Nigeria has assumed a worrisome dimension; it takes place in forms of theft, drug-abuse, rape, burglar cases, corruption, assault etc. This paper will investigate the Impact of Zakat on Crime Prevention with. The results showed that poverty, unemployment, drug/substance abuse, poor socialization, lack of central committee that will regulate the system of Zakat is one of the major causes of crime. The paper emphasize that if wealthy people are giving out ...