Establish Prayer and Give Zakat — The Two Pillars Together
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وَأَقِيمُواْ ٱلصَّلَوٰةَ وَءَاتُواْ ٱلزَّكَوٰةَ
— النور 56
Verse: "Establish prayer, give zakat, and obey the Messenger — that you may be shown mercy." (24:56) — Prayer and zakat paired 28 times in the Quran: the individual dimension (prayer) and social dimension (zakat) are two faces of one worship. "That you may be shown mercy" — mercy is the goal of obedience.
Source: Al-Qurtubi (12/258); Ibn Qudama
Question: How many times are prayer and zakat paired in the Quran and what does it signify?
Answer: 28 times — indicating that individual worship (prayer) and social worship (zakat) are inseparable in the Islamic system.