What is Zakat?
Zakat is a mandatory charitable contribution, the third pillar of Islam. It purifies wealth and blesses the remainder.
Conditions for Zakat
Example: Muslim, Adult, Sane, Free
Complete ownership of wealth
Wealth beyond basic needs
Reaching the Nisab (threshold)
Possession for one lunar year (Hawl)
Types of Zakatable Wealth
Gold and Silver
Cash and Savings
Business Inventory
Agricultural Produce
Livestock
Recipients of Zakat
Zakat can only be given to specific categories mentioned in the Quran (9:60):
The Poor (Al-Fuqara)
The Needy (Al-Masakin)
Zakat Collectors
Those whose hearts are to be reconciled
Freed Slaves
Debtors
In the Cause of Allah
The Wayfarer