By directing zakat to helping the poor and needy people, building and operating hospitals, teahing people, buliding mosques, roads, and other services, providing pure water and electricity to people, ... etc
No you cann't. Not because she is non Muslim but because she is your maid and you are responsible of her living so she doesn't desrve zakat from you. Also, you can't pay zakat to your father or sons.
every Muslim
I m paying zakat almost from fifteen years
because all Muslims are not faithful and paying zakat is hard for them. actually they love money more than God.
zakat
zakat will be obligatory for adult muslim if his money increase some rate for one year , it will changed as your country changed example : if zakat rate is 4000$ so if these 4000$ still with you for one year so you have to pay from them 2.5% - > 100$ .
yes i am a muslim girl and Islam urges us to help the poor and paying the zakat
its not Muslim word ,u cannot hv it ......... but an urdu word .... its called, TOHFA
No, Zakat is not a god. In Islam, we only have one God, and one God only- The Almighty Allah. We worship Him only, no idols. Zakat is one of the Five Pillars of Islam- the others being Sawm, Ramadan, Hajj, Shahadah. Throughout a Muslim's life, they are required to complete all of the Five Pillars- and on The Day of Judgement, Allah will see whether the work is worthy. Zakat means charity or giving, and every year a Muslim is required to give 2.5% of their income to charity, some giving more.
on Muslims it is an obligation to pay zakat ...in other words it purifies our money ...and in this way Muslims also help those who r poor and don't have enough earning to live on ...
The two are synonymous. The difference is that zakat refers both to the act of giving to the poor (same as chairty) and the requirement to do this as a certain percentage of income (2.5% in Sunni Islam, 10% in Shiite Islam).
Zakat is an obligatory duty for every Muslim if he/she is not poor. The purpose of zakat is so that it ensures that the poor are being given money so they can eat and live. Zakat is at least 2.5% of your annual earnings that should be given. Its a blessing because people are being KIND and HELPFULL to those who are poor and blessing them with food, money, etc.Thus their are very little inconsiderate people.