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Zakāt" on Livestock or cattle, Al-An'am Arabic: زكاة الأنعام [30] According to Fiqh az-Zakat by al-Qaradawi [31] and other traditional handbooks of zakat fiqh (such as one issued by IslamKotob, [32]) zakat on livestock such as sheep, cows and camels should be paid in-kind according to a detailed schedule.
Zakat al-Fitr is a fixed amount assessed per person, while Zakat al mal is based on personal income and property. [107] According to one source, the Hidaya Foundation, the suggested Zakat al Fitr donation is based on the price of 1 Saa (approx. 3 kg) of rice or wheat at local costs, (as of 2015, approximately $7.00 in the U.S.).
The word sadaqa is interchangeably used with zakat and nafaqa in some contexts, [3] but while zakat is obligatory, sadaqa usually refers to voluntary donations. [ 1 ] Zakat is a required minimum contribution by Muslims in terms of money and property or goods that can help Muslims who need assistance, while sadaqah can be in the form of money ...
As-Sadaqat (zakat) are only for the Fuqara' (the poor), and Al-Masākīn (the needy) and those employed to collect (the funds); and to attract the hearts of those who have been inclined (towards Islam); and to free the captives; and for those in debt; and for Fi sabilillah (Allah's cause), and for Ibn As-Sabil a duty imposed by Allah. And Allah ...
(Zakat purifies the wealth of a Muslim, (according to Surah At-Tawba, Ayat 60 in the Quran [5]), and several a hadith.) In Pakistan Zakat is levied on sahib-e-nisab, i.e. a person who owns or possesses assets liable to Zakat under Shariah equal to or more than nisab, (about US $300, calculated according to the value of 612.32 grams of silver [6 ...
zakat - one of the five pillars of Islam. Only imposed on Muslims, it is generally described as a 2.5% tax on savings to be donated to the Muslim poor and needy. [1] [2] It was a tax collected by the Islamic state.
The Hanafi school applies zakat on all agricultural produce according to the opinion of Imam Abu Hanifa. According to Imam Abu Yusuf and Muhamad bin Al Hasan, it only applies to plants whose produce can last (through storage) for a year. [12] When zakat applies to a plant, the nisab is five Wasaq. Each wasaq is valued as sixty Sa'.
The Kedah State Zakat Board (Malay: Lembaga Zakat Negeri Kedah; abbreviated as LZNK), acts as the trustee for Ulil Amri, the Sultan of Kedah. [1] LZNK is an institution responsible for the oversight of zakat collection and distribution in the state of Kedah, Malaysia. [2]