Explanation

Zakat is a financial kind of worship.

It is the third pillar of Islam.

It involves giving a fixed portion of one's wealth to those in need.

Explanation

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.

Explanation

A related question about Zakat

Zakat is the 3rd fundamental pillar of Islam.

Zakat was made compulsory in 2 A.H but its complete system was imposed in the year of 8th hijrah.

The word Zakat occurs 32 times in the Holy Quran.

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How many camels render are to par Zakat? 5

How many goats render are to pay zakat? 40

How many cows render are to pay Zakat? 30-40

How many bulls render to pay Zakat? 30-40

How many buffaloes render to pay zakat? 30-40

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Zakat is payable on gold of_________7.5 tolas

Zakat is payable on silver of_______52.5 tolas

How many times word Zakat is used in Makki Surahs? 22 times

Who is not entitled to get Zakat? Parents, Husband, wife, and children

Explanation

Surah Tooba describes 8 heads of Zakat.

List of Head of Zakat

 1. Al-Fuqara (The poor)
2. Al-Masakin (The needy)
3. Zakat collectors
4. Who converted to Islam
5. Freeing captives
6. Debtors
7. In the path of Allah
8. Wayfarers (Travelers)

32 times the word Zakat occurs in the Holy Quran

22 times word Zakat is used in Makki Surahs

Zakat was made compulsory in 2 A.H.

but its complete system was imposed in the year of 8th hijrah.

Explanation

The Federal Shariat Court may, on the application of any person, decide the

question whether a declaration such as is referred to in the first or second proviso to

subsection (3) made by any person is valid according to the fiqh he professes to follow; and,

if the Federal Shariat Court decides that the declaration is not valid, such person shall,

without prejudice to any other action that may be, taken against him under any other law, the

liable to pay Zakat or Ushr as the case may be, in the manner laid down in this Ordinance.

Explanation

Ushr is collected on compulsory basis at a rate of 5 percent of the produce from every landowner.

unless they fail to meet the definition of sahib-e-nisab,

producing more than 849 kilograms of wheat, or its equivalent in value.

Explanation

 The produce from his land is less than five wasqs (=948 Kilograms) of wheat.

Or its equivalent in value in the case of other crops liable to Ushr. 

Explanation

Under Zakat and Ushr Ordinance 1980, Istehqaq for treatement through public hospital is determined by District Zakat and Ushr committee 

Explanation

 proceeds of Ushr to be deposited  in the PLA of District Zakat Fund;. (iv) transfers, if any, from the Local Zakat Funds

Introduction Zakat: One of the five pillars of Islam.

Only imposed on Muslims, it is generally described as a 2.5% tax on savings to be donated to the Muslim poor and needy.

Ushr: A 5% tax on the harvests of irrigated land and 10% tax on harvest from rain-watered land

Explanation

The Arabic term sadaqa (plural: sadaqaat) is used in the Quran to denote the funds meant to assist the poor and the contributions collected by the Islamic Authority to be spent for the purposes defined in the Quran.