ZAKAT

ALMS-GIVING

Made by
Zoeya Ahmad
Zakat is one of the
pillars of Islam. It is a
WHAT IS ZAKAT?
form of obligatory
charity that has a
potentional to ease the
suffering of millions of
people. Muslims
believe that paying
zakat purifies and
increases their wealh.
TO WHOM SHOULD
WE GIVE ZAKAT?
The poor
The needy
Newly converted muslims
Slaves and captives
Those in debts
Collectors of Zakat
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HOW CAN WE GIVE ZAKAT?

Nisab is the minimum amount

of net capital that a Muslim
must possess in order to be
eligible to pay Zakat, which is
prescribed as the equivalent
of 87.48 grams (7.5 tola) of
gold and 612.36 grams (52.5
tola) of silver, respectively.

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 Zakat is an imortant instituation and is mentioned
multiple times in the Holy Quran and Hadith. A form
of obilgatory charity is Zakat. Zakat purifies ones
spirit and wealth. When we each contribute our due
wealth towards Zakat, tremendous good can be done
for society. An example of Almightys mercy on us is
he has put the most mininum burden of monetary
obligation on muslims so that paying Zakat becomes
conveinent for every sahib-un-nisaab muslim.