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Five Pillars of Islam, is the giving of a small percentage of one's possessions (surplus wealth)
to charity, generally to the poor and needy. It is often compared to the system of tithing and
alms, but it serves principally as the welfare contribution to poor and deprived Muslims,
although others may have a rightful share. It is the duty of an Islamic community not just to
collect zakat but to distribute it fairly as well.
As a mandatory requirement of Islamic faith, every year 2.5% of one's wealth is given away
to the poor. Zakāt is sometimes referred to as
and its plural,
. Generally the
sharing of wealth is called , whereas the
could mean the sharing of wealth as
well sharing of happiness among God's creation, such as saying kind words, smiling at
someone, taking care of animals or environments, etc.
Zakat or sadqah is worship as means of spiritual purification. It is the only tax sanctioned to
the state according to Islamic law or sharia.
Muslim jurists agree that zakat is obligatory on the Muslim who has reached puberty, who is
sane, who is free, and who owns the minimum assigned, nisab throughoutIslamic history;
denying Zakat equals denying the Islamic faith. However, Muslim jurists differ on the details
of zakat, which may include rate, the exemptions, the kinds of wealth that are zakatable.
Zakatable refers to assets subject to zakat according to Islamic examples and directives. Some
scholars consider the wealth of children and insane individuals zakatable. Some scholars
consider all agricultural products zakatable, others restrict zakat to specific kinds only. Some
consider debts zakatable. Similar differences exist for business assets and women's jewellery.
Some require certain minimum nisab for zakatability. The same kind of differences also exist
about the disbursement of zakat.[2]
The Qur'an does not provide the definition of zakatable wealth nor does it provide the
required percentages in zakat. It is left to Sunnah to give, by example or by directives. It must
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Ummah´s future.
The Ummah cannot look upon Zakat only from the perspective of accumulating wealth
and property. The Ummah cannot also look upon Zakat as an act or deed that can
develop financial strength or the economy of the Ummah only.
Zakat needs to be viewed in the context being a model of Islam in totality, not only
involving wealth and property, but also including the loyalty of the Ummah; its
sustainability which depends on the closeness of the Ummah, just as it has been
mentioned in the eight points above.
It is not the result of modern management or the introduction of all kinds of new
institutions emphasizing the collection of Zakat or its distribution, but the return to the
original teaching of Islam concerning Zakat, including its mechanism, which is capable of
determining its impact upon th e Ummah.
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