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A: shari'at has fixed a certain quantity or standard of valuables on possession of which zakat becomes fard. Zakat becomes fard when one owns valuables in that quantity or standard. This standard or quantity is called nisab .
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How old should you be to pay zakat?
I m paying zakat almost from fifteen years
Is payment of gratuity under deduction of zakat?
According to two judgments of the Lahore High Court Lahore, Gratuity Fund itself is not liable to zakat. However, when payment is made to its members, it will deduct zakat if the payee is sahib-e- nisab.
What is Nisab District's population?
Nisab District's population is 42,050.
Definition of the Rite of Zakat?
"Zakat" is a mandatory financial rite, and one of the five pillars of Islam. It must be paid by one who owns wealth or valuables of certain kinds whose values is at least to the limit of Nisab."Nisab" means the minimum amount fixed by Islamic shariah for certain kinds of wealth and valuables.The Five Pillars are known in Arabic as ARKAN AL-ISLAM, the five duties incumbent on every Muslim. They are: shahadah , the Muslim profession of faith; salat , or ritual prayer, performed in a prescribed manner five times each day; zakat, the alms tax levied to benefit the poor and the needy; sawm, fasting during the month of Ramadan; and hajj, the major pilgrimage to Mecca.Ref: TheFaithOfIslam.htm
What does Zakat say in English?
In English, Zakat basically means 'Charity' or 'giving'.
What was the medicine Zakat?
I don't know what you mean by medicine, but Zakat is one of the five pillars of Jihad. Zakat means to give to charity usually with money, clothing etc.
How does understanding zakat help you understand Islam as a religion?
One of the most important principles of Islam is that all things belong to God, and that wealth is therefore held by human beings in trust.The word Zakat means both 'purification' and 'growth'. Our possessions are purified by setting aside a proportion for those in need, and, like the pruning of plants, this cutting back balances and encourages new growth.Zakat is the amount of money that every adult, mentally stable, free, and financially able Muslim, male and female, has to pay to support specific categories people.This category of people is defined in surah at-Taubah (9) verse 60: "The alms are only for the poor and the needy, and those who collect them, and those whose hearts are to be reconciled, and to free the captives and the debtors, and for the cause of Allah, and (for) the wayfarers; a duty imposed by Allah. Allah is knower, Wise." (The Holy Qur'an 9:60).The obligatory nature of Zakat is firmly established in the Qur'an, the Sunnah (or hadith), and the consensus of the companions and the Muslim scholars. Allah states in Surah at-Taubah verses 34-35: "O ye who believe! there are indeed many among the priests and anchorites, who in Falsehood devour the substance of men and hinder (them) from the way of Allah. And there are those who bury gold and silver and spend it not in the way of Allah. announce unto them a most grievous penalty - On the Day when heat will be produced out of that (wealth) in the fire of Hell, and with it will be branded their foreheads, their flanks, and their backs, their flanks, and their backs.- "This is the (treasure) which ye buried for yourselves: taste ye, then, the (treasures) ye buried!" (The Holy Qur'an 9:34-35).It is agreed between Muslims in all the centuries the obligatory nature of paying Zakat for gold and silver, and from those the other kinds of currency.Zakat is obligatory when a certain amount of money, called the nisab is reached or exceeded. Zakat is not obligatory if the amount owned is less than this nisab. The nisab (or minimum amount) of gold and golden currency is 20 mithqal, this is approximately 85 grams of pure gold. One mithqal is approximately 4.25 grams. The nisab of silver and silver currency is 200 dirhams, which is approximately 595 grams of pure silver. The nisab of other kinds of money and currency is to be scaled to that of gold, 85 grams of pure gold. This means that the nisab of money is the price of 85 grams of 999-type (pure) gold, on the day in which Zakat is paid. (Current Gold Prices)
What happens if one uses another for zakat when they have other means?
Zakat is a form of worship to Almight Allah. The intent of zakat is to allow those who have resources, which Allah has provided, to share those resources with those not as blessed by Allah. Zakat is a worship to Allah, seeking his good pleasure and blessing. If one is to use zakat when they have other means then they are doing two things incorrectly. First the are subverting their worship of Allah and that is never a good thing to do. Secondly they are dening the zakat that we intended for someone else. We must be careful when you say that a person is using zakat but still has other means, for we may not know the full burden that they carry.
What is the Nisab Limit?
is the amount of wealth that is specified by Islam
What is nisab for qurbani?
its upon 52 tola silver
What you call zakat in English?
Zakat means to cleanse or purify as the person gives up a share of his/hers wealth they become cleansed from selfishness and greed.
Can a wife give Zakat to her husband for finishing loan?
no a wife cant give zakat or money of zakat to her husband under the masarif of zakat.
