What does Zakat mean?
The obligatory yearly charity, 2.5 percent of qualifying wealth, the third pillar of Islam.
Zakat explained
Zakat is due on wealth that reaches the nisab and has been held for a lunar year: cash, gold, silver, trade goods and certain livestock and crops. The Quran names its eight recipients, beginning with the poor and the needy. Its root meaning is purification and growth.
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Questions about Zakat
What does Zakat mean?
Zakat (زَكَاة, Zakah) means: The obligatory yearly charity, 2.5 percent of qualifying wealth, the third pillar of Islam.
How is Zakat written and pronounced in Arabic?
It is written زَكَاة and pronounced Zakah.
Where does Zakat come from in the Quran or hadith?
Zakat is due on wealth that reaches the nisab and has been held for a lunar year: cash, gold, silver, trade goods and certain livestock and crops. The Quran names its eight recipients, beginning with the poor and the needy. Its root meaning is purification and growth. Source: At-Tawbah 9:60.
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