Definition

Zakat is a mandatory form of almsgiving in Islam, constituting one of the Five Pillars. Linguistically, it means purification and growth.

Conditions for Obligation

• Being Muslim
• Being free (not enslaved)
• Possessing the nisab (minimum amount)
• Complete ownership of wealth
• Completion of one lunar year (hawl)

Types of Wealth Subject to Zakat

• Gold and Silver
• Trade Goods
• Livestock
• Agricultural Produce
• Money and Monetary Assets

Recipients (Asnaf)

• The Poor (Al-Fuqara)
• The Needy (Al-Masakin)
• Zakat Collectors (Al-Amilin)
• Those whose hearts are to be reconciled (Al-Muallafat Qulubuhum)
• Freeing of Slaves (Ar-Riqab)
• Those in debt (Al-Gharimin)
• In the cause of Allah (Fi Sabilillah)
• The Wayfarer (Ibn As-Sabil)