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Zakat Information
Zakat Information
Information about Zakat has been collected by Hidaya Foundation. Please feel free to read, print and distribute this resource.

 

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1.0. What is Zakat (Alms)?
2.0. What is the meaning of Zakat?
3.0. Why should I pay Zakat?
4.0. What if I don't pay Zakat?
5.0. Why is paying Zakat beneficial for me in this world?
6.0. Why is paying Zakat beneficial for me in the hereafter?
7.0. What about the Zakat that I have not paid over the years?
8.0. Who is required to pay Zakat?
8.1 What is the Principle of Joinder of Acquisition in the Same Class during the Lunar year?
9.0. Who is entitled to receive Zakat?
9.1. Who cannot be given Zakat?
9.2. Miscellaneous
10.0. When is Zakat due?
11.0. What are the important principles in identifying assets subject to Zakat?
12.0. What kinds of things require paying Zakat on them?
12.1. Gold and Silver
12.2. Cash
12.3. Stocks
12.4 Mutual Funds
12.5. Stock Options
12.6. Business Merchandise Inventory
12.7. Private Companies, Corporations and Partnerships
12.8. Retirement Plans (401K, IRA, etc.)
12.9. Real Estate Investments in Property Owning Companies
12.10. Accounts Receivable
12.11. Profits from Investments
12.12. Trusts
12.13. Long-Term Insurance (Life Insurance)
12.14. Lump Sum Payments in Terms of Compulsory Pension and Provident Funds
12.15. Severance Package
12.16. Income Tax
12.17. Liabilities which may be deducted
12.18. Buried Precious Metals or Minerals (Rikaz)
12.19. Livestock, Animals, Cows, Sheep, Camels
12.20. Agricultural Produce
13.0. What kinds of things do not require paying Zakat on them?
13.1. The Money that does not reach the amount of Nisab
13.2. Servants, Horses, Mules and Donkeys
13.3. Any Property that is not used for Business Purposes
13.4. Products not of productive nature
13.5. Deposits and Pledges
13.6. Other assets exempt from Zakat
14.0. How should I Calculate Zakat?
15.0. What is the method of giving Zakat?
16.0 How is Zakat to be distributed?
17.0 How does Hidaya Foundation distribute Zakat?
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