no, zakat is not obligatory, if u can afford it then its obligatory on you to pay it
I think in the month of ramdan Prophet Muhammad made zakat compulsory.
zakat is not compulsory on poor people.... but if you are rich and you dont pay zakat out of arrogance than its a sin
Hajj and Zakat .
following is the difference between Tax and Zakat 1. A tax is levied on all the citizens of the state while Zakat is levied only on the Muslim members of the society. 2. Zakat is a compulsory payment which must be paid by the Muslims and tax is also a compulsory payment but it is remittable by the government of the state. The Zakat is not remit tenable. 3. Zakat has a religious sanctity behind it because it is one of the five pillars of Islam. But a tax is a compulsory contribution to the state to cover the cost of services rendered by it for the general benefit of the people. 4. The rate of Zakat (i.e. 2.5%) is fixed by the God in the Holy Quran and cannot be changed by the government of the state from time to time to meet its requirements. 5. The nature of the sources of Zakat is fixed but the sources of a tax are variable. The sources of a tax can be diversified in accordance with the need of revenue requirements. 6. The income collected from Zakat can only be spent on deserves of Zakat. The specified items of deserves are laid down by the Holy Quran but taxes can be spent on various requirements as determined by the government of a state.
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After adoption of Islam by Hazrat Muhammad (SM). Zakah (zakaat) is one of the basic pillars of Islam. Imaan, Namaz. Roja, Hazz, Zakaat
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It is not compulsory to vote in any election.In Australia, compulsory voting for federal elections was introduced in 1912.
Zakat means to cleanse or purify as the person gives up a share of his/hers wealth they become cleansed from selfishness and greed.
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