Zakah how much and who eligible.
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Dear Burhan,
Hope you are fine. May Allah keeps you in His hand for
your struggle. I need the detail criteria (include what condition I’ve to
follow to pay zakat) or terms and conditions of ZAKAT. There is hot cake which
is discussing now a days in my office. All I can understand how much knowledge
they have so that I couldn’t believe on them without any confirmation according
to Quran & Hadeeth
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Answer:
Zakah how much and
who eligible
In the name of Allah, We praise Him, seek His
help and ask for His forgiveness. Whoever Allah guides none can misguide,
and whoever He allows to fall astray, none can guide them aright. We bear
witness that there is none worthy of worship but Allah Alone, and we bear
witness that Muhammad (saws) is His slave-servant and the seal of His
Messengers.
Respected brother, the topic of ‘zakah’ is quite
varied….thus if you have a specific question or query regarding ‘zakah’ you
could post it on the forum, and we would try to the best of our ability to
respond to your question in light of the guidance of the Quran and the Sunnah,
Insha Allah. What we can do for you now
is give you a brief synopsis of who is eligible to pay and receive ‘zakah’…..
Ref: Who
is eligible to pay ‘zakah’
If the total net worth of any believer (man, woman, or
child) is more than the prescribed ‘nisaab’ of 7.5 ‘tolas’ of gold (app. 85
grams or app. Value US$2,100.00), then the person is liable to pay the
obligatory annual ‘zakah’ of 2.5% on their excess wealth which has been in
their possession for a full calendar year.
If the total net worth of any believer is less than the
prescribed ‘nisaab’, he/she is not liable to pay any ‘zakah’ until their net
worth exceeds the prescribed ‘nisaab’.
For the purpose of determining ‘zakah’, the ‘Net Excess
Assets’ would be the current market value of all of one’s assets (properties,
investments, jewelry, cash, etc.) except:
Ref: Who
is eligible to receive ‘zakah’
Allah Says in the Holy Quran Chapter 9 Surah
Taubah verse 60:
60 Alms are for the poor, and the needy, and those employed to
administer the (funds), for those whose hearts have been (recently) reconciled
(to the Truth), for those in bondage and in debt, in the Cause of Allah, and for
the wayfarer: (thus is it) ordained by Allah and Allah is full of Knowledge and
Wisdom.
Allah Subhanah has prescribed that ‘zakah’ should be paid
to any of the above eight listed categories:
Allah Subhanah has Commanded and Guided the believers that
‘Zakah’ must be distributed to any of the above eight categories only; for all
other categories, one may help them through voluntary and supererogatory
charity or ‘sadaqah’ but not through ‘Zakah’ funds.
Whatever written of Truth and benefit is only due
to Allah’s Assistance and Guidance, and whatever of error is of me alone. Allah Alone Knows Best and He is the Only
Source of Strength.
Your brother and
well wisher in Islam,
Burhan