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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.).
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, deeds, property, or salutations. [13] The term sadaqah was used in the Quran and Sunnah for both zakat and charity.
Muhammad said there was an obligation to pay zakat in the second year of Hijrah, marking the division of the practice of zakat into the Mecca and the Medina phases. [7] The initial stage of zakat development spanned 23 years, during which the Badawi community in Mecca implemented a system of contributing properties to support the needy. [8]
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Sadaqat al-Fitr is a duty which is considered wajib (required) of every Muslim, whether male or female, minor or adult as long as they have the means to do so.. According to Islamic tradition (), Ibn 'Umar said that the Islamic Prophet Muhammad made Zakat al-Fitr compulsory on every slave, freeman, male, female, young and old among the Muslims; one Saa` of dried dates or one Saa` of barley.