Who receives it?
۞ إِنَّمَا ٱلصَّدَقَٰتُ لِلۡفُقَرَآءِ وَٱلۡمَسَٰكِينِ وَٱلۡعَٰمِلِينَ عَلَيۡهَا وَٱلۡمُؤَلَّفَةِ قُلُوبُهُمۡ وَفِي ٱلرِّقَابِ وَٱلۡغَٰرِمِينَ وَفِي سَبِيلِ ٱللَّهِ وَٱبۡنِ ٱلسَّبِيلِۖ فَرِيضَةٗ مِّنَ ٱللَّهِۗ وَٱللَّهُ عَلِيمٌ حَكِيمٞL’aumône légale est réservée aux pauvres, aux nécessiteux, à ceux chargés de la collecter, à ceux dont les cœurs sont à gagner, à l’affranchissement des esclaves et au rachat des captifs, aux musulmans incapables de rembourser leurs dettes, à ceux qui luttent pour la cause d’Allah et aux voyageurs démunis. Voilà ce qu’Allah, Omniscient et infiniment Sage, vous impose.
Nisab and rate
- Cash, gold and trade goods: 2.5% once they reach the nisab and a lunar year passes.
- Crops: 5% if irrigated by effort, 10% if rain-fed.
- Livestock and minerals have their own thresholds detailed by jurists.
Use the zakat calculator on this site for an estimate.
Its effect
It purifies wealth and the soul and builds solidarity. It differs from voluntary charity (sadaqah), which is encouraged at any time.
بُنِيَ الْإِسْلَامُ عَلَى خَمْسٍ ... وَإِيتَاءِ الزَّكَاةِIslam is built upon five ... and paying zakat.
Questions fréquentes
Is zakat due on my wife’s jewellery?
Scholars differ: Hanafis require it, while others do not for permissible jewellery in use. Ask a scholar.
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